"VIP Style refers to the modification of Japanese luxury automobiles to make them more fashionable and even more luxurious. VIP Style are typically large, expensive, rear-wheel drive sedans, though automotive enthusiasts use other cars like minivans and Kei cars. Once associated with the Yakuza, VIP Style modifications now are a subset of automotive modification.

History

VIP Style modifications and history have often been linked to the Yakuza. It is claimed that VIP Style came to be due to the risk of gangsters riding around in high-profile European sedans like the Mercedes S-Class or BMW M-Series. The attention could either bring about police action or retaliation from rival gangs. By using Japan domestic market cars with modifications associated with the creation of limousines, gangsters could avoid detection by the police and rival gangs.[1]

Both Osaka street racers and Kanto area Bosozoku gangs adopted VIP Style in different ways. Osaka street racers, after suffering numerous police crackdowns on the Hanshin Expressway in the early 1990's, turned to sedans after police targeted sport compacts as a way to cruise while remaining incognito. Many design cues were taken from Mercedes-AMG cars. Kanto area Bosozoku gangs took a somewhat different approach, by modifying sedans with cut coils and mufflers and were often bold and loud. They also drove recklessly, such as causing traffic jams and avoiding paying tolls. To mimic their Yakuza counterparts, "Bos Bippus" used large black sedans.[2]

Automotive enthusiasts adapted beyond luxury sedans, utilizing minivans and Kei cars. One advantage presented to enthusiasts is that such modifications can make a car luxurious without being expensive.[3]

Characteristics

Cars associated with VIP Style usually have common characteristics; usually large diameter rims (usually broad faced designs) with low offsets that sit flush with the fender, exhausts that stick out past the rear bumper (although not so much emphasized these days), a full body kit or lip kit, glossy paint and a lowered ride height (usually with air ride or coilovers). It is not uncommon to see extreme negative camber on many VIP cars. Traditional colors of VIP Style cars are usually black, white, grey and silver.

Cars

Most VIP Style cars are Japanese luxury cars like the Nissan President, the Toyota Celsior, the Toyota Aristo, and the Nissan Laurel, although many European cars are also known to be modified in such ways (most of them German luxury sedans such as the Mercedes S-Class). As automotive enthusiasts began to do their own versions of bippu, everything from minivans like the Toyota Estima and Honda Odyssey, to Kei cars like the Suzuki Cappucino and Toyota bB have received similar modifications.

United States enthusiasts use USDM equivalents, such as the Lexus GS and LS series and Infiniti Q45.

Notes

1. Scott Tsuneishi, Keepin' it Gangsta Homie-san, Import Tuner, December 2006 (#93).
2. Carter Jung, VIP: Our Scene's All Grows Up, Super Street, June 2007 .
3. Chris Chase, VIP Very Important Passion, Modified Luxury & Exotics, November/December 2006."

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on the real
you WILL not call yourself VIP if a few things ARE NOT DONE:

Pulled fenders, you cannot achieve superflushness on non pulled fenders, deal with it
If you have a nissan, negative offsets. If you run positives your a *****, tire wear isnt an excuse, like pancakes says, charge it to hte game

i dont *****, you cant

at least a 10j in the rear, if you have a 9 in the back, UNLESS if you run a 10 it will hit your shock, you are wrong

Aero is NOT MANDATORY
if you are riding hella low, then you dont need aero
Stock aero add ons are fine
some people drive that low (like me) that they rip aftermarket aero off, OEM aero still is clean and a bit higher so you can be lower

If your exhaust isnt modified to be tucked up higher, your not low enought, your not VIP.

if you have arguments with those, then deal with it

YOur VIP STYLE

not VIP

Thanks for the clarification, blunt as it was, it was rather true to the style, and informative.

Glad to see ya posting again!

find me some meat, and il be glad ot post

their g50 build was ****ty too. i think it was an g50...i don't remember

Modified by red_vert at 2:22 PM 4/18/2008

hte Cedric/Gloria is borederline too sporty to be VIP

BUT that gloria is what made me get one when i get back....but im getting an F50 instead

way to double post there buddy

rolls royce phantom IV

people that owned this car:

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Quote, originally posted by pflicht »

I also noticed that you have very nice, how should i put this delicately, bewbs.

Those cars from Import tuner are very mildly modified. EXE styling maybe. Still nice cars though.

Quote, originally posted by Damicci »

What camber? Those cars from Import tuner are very mildly modified. EXE styling maybe. Still nice cars though.

honestly thats as far as I see it going in America. people here just aren't readily accepting the jdm side of vip.

I was actually referring to the camber thing

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With the first choice, I get to keep myself broke and slowly see VIP progress over time.

With the second choice, I can buy a turbocharged VIP Monster and just change it to my liking...BUT I will have to wait much longer...
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Quote, originally posted by jltibbs »

Trust me, I know. Your ride is sweet. Whenever you get tired of it, just ship it to me bro.

Geez Grant, do you give anyone a break?

Quote, originally posted by AUDIOphyle »

little bit of a noob but i wanna build a vip of my own guidance will be greatly appreciated

Welcome to NICO!

We have quite a few threads that you can read through and get quite a bit of info. Many of the basic questions have been addressed, so look around first. I think some people (VIP) actually gather in AZ every once in a while. Also, be sure to post some pics up in our Members Ride thread!

jltibbs, thanks for the info from what i hear i just missed the last AZ gathering i'll keep and eye out for the next one and as far as my ride..........it got stolen about a month ago and after bumming rides i finally got a first gen altima and i'm almost ashamed of it

2nd all you need to know is no knockoffs and fitment of wheels is key.
3rd make sure get some vehicle that suits the VIP styling. (Preferably a platform vehicle)

Modified by Damicci at 1:11 PM 10/2/2009