Brought to my attention by Mr. John Choi, this Mercedes ad only sees air time in the UK. No one would appreciate it here anyway, right John? If you don’t understand the meaning behind this commercial, you’re not into motorsports. Go Alonso!
Can someone tell me why some show cars have air jacks in them? Potentially for rapid application of tire shine before judges roll by? Or perhaps they’re there because of the LCD screens on the bottom of the car that need watching. I know rice takes inspiration from race, but can you believe this? Blasphemy. Please leave air jacks for those who make use of them.
Thanks to Charlie over at Dynamic Autosport in Irvine, Jimmy from ATTIC copped a set of Diamond Cut AX’s for his CLS. ATTIC is quite the large concept apparel boutique in Buena Park right near Knott’s Berry Farm. And thanks to David over at Status, the CLS is sittin’ tight.
Our 3D Chrome and Diamond Cut finishes are incomparable. You must step your wheel game up if you have a high-end ride such as this..+25 F/R Dubs!
Peep them here:
Dynamic Autosports
Status Auto Design
Peep them here:
Attic I
8010 Beach Blvd.
Buena Park, CA 90620
phone 714-220-3116
Attic II
920 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
phone 619-234-1534
Photo courtesy of Antonio SureShot. Tee courtesy of Schikane for Original Made. Idea courtesy of Dominic.
Okay, we’re not completely sold out, but we hardly have any left. Most are going to our dealers and a few are being saved for GRYMRKT.
Is that Dom in there?
Thanks to Glenn over at Turn 3. I love super soft tees. That’s the AME FS01, a ZEAL Coilover, and Endless Caliper.
We’ll be ordering some more. If you want one, e-mail jin[@]endlessusadotcom, but be nice and bribe him with fake parts for his G35.
Their videos are always.. different. Absolutely love them.
When Ken told me about this FISM Block Party, I had to see what was up. From the backside..
From the frontside..
I’m not even gonna front like I know anything about this except that it looks so gangster. Imagine rollin’ up in one of these..anywhere. Ford T-Bird. Flat black with 2 tones of blue and whitewalls. Not something you’d normally see here on OG.
Great location. For grown folk.
Ken’s Crown. Classic. Also something you normally wouldn’t see on OG.
A touch of VIPxJDM..Freddie always comes through makin’ sure VIP is repped correct. A/F GS430 on AME’s and Endless.
Jin and I were in and out early, but it seemed to be a good turn out.
Thank you for being someone who drives his shit.
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Wow. Never thought the guys at OG Made would ever let someone like me get on the soapbox. But to cut to the chase, some of you know me as “A Spec Logan,” and I’ve got the green light to waste some of their precious bandwidth. This is a long read, so my apologies, but waa waa boo hoo (let Mommy know you’ll be late for dinner). A lot of you NEED to read this. |
| I’m no genius, but as a result of showing up to work everyday, I have noticed that there is a way of being a “successful” customer, and a way to being a bad one. Our market is one of the only ones where the customer AUTOMATICALLY assumes the price is negotiable and as a result doesn’t see the bigger picture. Here’s a few tips that have been marinating in my brain: | |
| 1. Don’t be an asshole: Although cliché, as your moms told you, treat others as you want to be treated. If you call me and act like an ass and give me attitude, I have even less reason to give you good pricing or preferential treatment. Don’t be a brown noser either, cause I can see right through that. And don’t take your bad day out on the salesman, cause that’s just being selfish. | |
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2. People make mistakes: Sometimes there will be mistakes made, and regardless of who’s fault it is, attempt to be understanding about it. If you are understanding, the seller will try to FIND a solution, rather than waste time fighting it out with you. |
| 3. Be patient: Special orders take time, shipping takes time, deliveries take time, picking up parts takes time, so be understanding rather than upset at every little thing that isn’t going your way. | |
| 4. Don’t ask me for sponsorships: This isn’t a handout contest. Earn your way to the top with your OWN hard work, money, and elbow grease. Then get OFFERED sponsorships or help with your project, rather than beginning with nothing to show for it. You gotta EARN respect, you can’t expect it from the get go. And don’t get braggadocious about it…if you need to brag to me about why you should have sponsors, then maybe that’s why you don’t have any. | |
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5. Asking about price matching: A lot of shops offer “price matching” and as a result customers try to use this as leverage while hitting other shops up for price quotes. There is a way to be tactful about it, and immediately telling me “wow that’s expensive I can get it at ABC Motors for $XXX” is not a good way to go about it (see #1). If you can get a cheaper price than what I can do, then by all means do it, but don’t cry to me when the shop doesn’t come through on their end. Cliché alert! If its too good to be true then…yeah. |
| 6. Don’t be a lowballer: If you ask me “can you go any lower” when I’ve already given you a price break, that just becomes irritating (yet again, see #1). I am more than willing to hook it up on price, but goddamn this isn’t a haggle contest. You don’t go into the supermarket and ask for half off on the creamed corn, do you? | |
| 7. Don’t believe everything you read: The internet has a wealth of good information. The internet also has a wealth of CRAP ASS information. Use your brain and choose wisely, and learn from real life experience. | |
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8. Be loyal: A lot of my customers buy from me time and time again, and this is probably one of the best feelings to see a returning customer. They might not always get the lowest price, and might have been able to save a couple bucks going elsewhere, but the fact that they come back and shop with me makes me even more willing to help them out the next time around. |
| 9. Running my stickers won’t change a damn thing: Running a shop’s sticker shouldn’t be some kind of exchange for discount. You should run it because you WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOP. | |
| 10. Buy QUALITY products: Demand the best! Do it right the first time! So many mottos run through my head, but it’s so true. You wonder why the current market is being bombarded with low-priced shitty quality controlled crap? If you don’t buy quality products (as featured by OG Made), then you’ll be left without any good choices, and all the great Japanese companies who have come to the USA will have to pack up and take it home. | |
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Crap, I wanted to make it an even 10, but: |
| 11. BUSINESSES NEED TO MAKE MONEY TO OPERATE: Gasp! Are you seriousss!? You need profit to operate a business? YOU SHARKS! LOL. Let’s get real folks…if you want GOOD shops to stay around, then you need to support them, so stop trying to squeeze every fricken penny out of us to YOUR benefit. Paying cash doesn’t mean no sales tax! Shipping to a business address doesn’t magically cut freight cost in half! Good service costs money too. You gotta eat, and so do we. | |
| And on that note, I needed to throw some pictures up, cause I guess it’s the thing to do with blogs. Just a few pics of friends (who double as great customers) who have influenced me and helped me a great deal since I was rocking sunk ass Watanabe RS-8’s five years ago. Holy shit I was so lost back then. Pics credit to Speed Lounge / Larry Chen / Auto Otaku. | |
| I can’t include em all, but shouts out to all the supporters, and all those who have the right attitude and make my job worth doing. Thanks to the haters too, cause like Katt Williams says, you let me know I’m doing something right. One love. |
If you’re into cars and clothes..come peep this Block Party. Although I see most of this from an outsider’s perspective, I definitely follow what’s going on as much as possible within the streetwear culture. Certain brands, people, styles and work continue to interest me. I even see certain parallels with what’s going on within both worlds (car culture and streetwear) as well as a bit of crossover (more on that later). Personally, I think those interested in cars should also take more of an interest in apparel and vice versa. But then again, to each his own. Some of my favorite and very revered brands/companies/shops lie within this vicinity that the Block Party will be held at. I believe there’ll be some custom rat rods as they call ‘em, hot rods, VIP platforms and some tuners as well. Hopefully we’ll be able to see a clean and balanced selection of whips. Should be an eclectic mix. Oh, and let’s not forget, there’s a huge sale (apparel, not car parts) so bring cash. I’ll try to post some pics in the near future for those that can’t make it (hopefully you’ll be at the Fatlace grand opening up North!)
Where: SLB 501 Fairfax Ave., LA 90036 When: Noon - 5PM
I thought about this a few weeks ago but haven’t had time to share it with anyone except with Kent who, after explaining all this to, looked up from what he was doing and said “sorry, what?”
For those of you old enough to remember when drag was popular, you know that it was pretty easy to get into the scene. You’d get a Honda, put some “power mods” on it like an intake, exhaust or home depot piping, and go street racing. Done and done.
If you had a car and you did something to it, then you could take part in everything that was car culture back then (which was essentially just cruising or racing in the street).
These days it’s a little different. With the bandwagon activity being drifting for some time now, it’s not as easy to be a part of everything as it was before when it was drag. With drifting, you have to have the right platform, some form of LSD and a little bit of talent. Yes, a little bit of talent. Initiation of the drift, maintaining the drift, coming out of the drift vs. “when his hand drops, get on the gas.”
So because of all this, I feel as though there are less getting into tuning cars. It takes a little bit more cash and dedication than it did before. The average budget for a drifter going to Drift Day is $300. Compare that to driving around in the street for free and it’s easy to see why there’s a large portion of eager kids out there ending up discouraged.
By no means am I saying that everyone should street race instead. On the contrary, don’t do it. What I’m saying is that the scene and industry are slowly changing towards being more motorsports oriented (grip fanatics: I know, but leave it alone for now so I can prove a point) and while it alienates some due to these aforementioned barriers, it elevates the remainder of everyone else to the next tier. It’s my hope that this progression continues and someday everyone’s involved in motorsports somehow whether it be grip, drift or both. But for now I believe it will bring some hard times to us all while everyone decides whether they really want to be a part of it or not.
I was planning to go surfing this morning, but got caught up with other things and ended up surfing the net instead. At least I found a few blog sites that I thought were cool..Peep them here, here and here. Clean SC..