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Sema: Suit and Tie edition
“VIP” has grown as a style from the days of big black, mostly stock-bodied Japanese sedans slammed on static suspension and big expensive wheels. Nowadays, pretty much any color and any make is fair game, as well as crazy body kits and loud details.
The new, “Imported from Detroit” Chrysler 300C looks natural dropped on flashy wheels.
The new Hyundai Genesis sedan sitting mean in a dark grey is another example of the new VIP.
Another Genesis sedan.
Fitment being on point is still a big part of the VIP trend as demonstrated on this VIP Y50, or Infiniti M45 as it is more commonly known.
Another Infiniti M45. What are your thoughts on these wheels?
The Lexus LS is a staple of the VIP trend.
A little more traditional style here!
Elvis Skender, founder of Stancenation had his brilliant Lexus LS400 on display in the excellent Toyo Tires Treadpass.
The new Lexus LS.
Sema: S197 Mustangs
I’m looking at buying a car soon, and I keep gravitating back to the S197 Mustang. So, here are a few from my week in Vegas:
A few of the V6 rental car, which served us well as we put 1800 miles on the clock in a matter of days:
Meaty fitment on this Shelby:
Saleen’s take on the 2014:
Trufiber designed this conversion kit, where you can swap on the front end of the 11-12 onto the 05-09 model. Trick!
You look’ at me?
I much prefer the Gotta-have-it greenthis car originally was.
Galpin Auto Sports wicked widebody Cobra!
Bagged, boosted and blue.
The rear of the G.A.S. Cobra. Those hips!
Justin Pawlak’s “Sideways S197”. Those Weld wheels are cool.
Hotwheels demo Mustang, such a wild look!
Details of the Vorshlag built track hound.
The Instagram famous @dirtychamba lookin’ good out front.
Sema day three highlights:
Day three:
Sema day two highlights
Day two:
Stanced 6th Gen Ford Mustangs
Import Alliance 4-16-2010
Import Alliance Atlanta 4/21/13 v.3: The VIPS
Some of these are less than traditional, but all have a VIP flavor!
Acura CL painted Laguna blue from a E46 M3, rocking BMW 7 Series wheels:
Non traditional wheel color choice, but it works on this stanced Acura RL:
Luxury Abstract wheels work wonders on this blacked out toucan-beaked Acura TL:
This mask was on the dash of the red-wheeled Acura TL above!
Good looking Honda Accord on some wheels I don’t know the name of:
Luxury Abstract mesh makes another appearance on this blacked out Honda Accord:
Black not your style? How about white on white like this Honda Accord?
The BMW 7 series wheels are very popular for VIP on a budget due to their availability and wide 19″ sizes, as shown in chrome on this Infiniti M45:
Some really nice custom work on the back bumper of this Infiniti M45:
Burgundy paint and bronze lips make this wheel choice pop on this G35:
Infiniti M45’s are a staple in the VIP ethos of tuning, and it’s not hard to see why!
G35’s are making their mark too, as this example on Weds Kranze Bazreia proves!
The lighting wasn’t very good in this shot, but BMW 7 series wheels make a third appearance. Check out the JDM front bumper on this Infiniti M45.
G37 looking aggressive!
Another Infiniti M45:
Another, with a ton of custom bodywork:
G37 coupe rolling through:
Mustang Cobra wheels work well on this Lexus GS300:
The blacked out accents make this Lexus GS430 look menacing:
Some rarely seen Work VS-MX on this Lexus SC300:
Simple styling and color matching sets this Lexus GS430 off!
BMW 7 series wheels on this Nissan 300ZX give it a little VIP style!
Still more to come from Import Alliance!
Cool wheels that work on everything, v.2.2: BBS LM
BMW E39 on BBS LM:
GE8 Honda Fit on BBS LM:
Honda Odyysey JDM on BBS LM:
Loving the bodywork on this S2K widebody:
Race ready or pavement scraping, BBS LM go well on everything, just check out this slammed Infiniti Q45:
This FD3S RX7 has been all over the internet lately, and for good reason: BBS LM’s, slammed stance, clean aero!
Bayside Blue R34 on BBS LM: A match made in heaven.
The ill-loved RWD Porsche 944 works on BBS LM’s too!
Slammed Subaru Legacy making the BBS LM’s work!
The little Suzuki Cappuccino with big BBS LM’s!
Toyota Chaser on BBS LMs:
Volvo 850’s just don’t get enough attention.
This Beetle has all kinds of Porsche mechanicals: engine, trans suspension brakes, etc. 
The BBS LM works so well on Euro’s like this Audi TT.
Feature: Nathan Benton’s 2009 Chevy Cobalt SS
Pics and words: Nathan Benton
I posted a pic of this car for Cool wheels that work on everything v.4: BBS LM
and the owner contacted me with some more info. So, without further ado, Nathan Benton’s 2009 Chevy Cobalt SS.
Nathan has owned his Cobalt for two years, and started modding it as soon as he got it home.
Currently it’s equipped with a Hahn Intercooler, Cold Air Intake with Injen charge pipes with the stock K04 on it but Nathan was able to get 324hp 421tq with AEM water/meth and a 30psi spike tune. He is still utilizing the stock clutch, along with the stock internals which have been known to withstand up to 500hp!
Originally Nathan was running 18×9.5 Varrstoens es2.2.1 but wanted to get away from the extreme stance look and get something more functional so after performing a hub swap and ditching the 5×110 with 5×114.3 hubs, he was able to put on the 17×8-front 17×9-rear BBS LMs.
Additionally, Nathan added some other goodies like a Powell Raceshop Tow hook and Harness bar as well as a very stiff rear sway bar. He has autox’d the car a few times and have actually placed in his class recently.
Nathan says the Cobalt has been awesome, and he plans on getting ZZP’s EFR 6758 kit which is a direct bolt on, and he’d like to rebuild the LMs to 18s. Check out his flickr page for more pics:
www.flickr.com/photos/natebauss/
Nathan gets much respect from me, and if anyone else out there has a cool car they would like to see on the site, send me some pics and info to safety.stance@yahoo.com
