Who are they trying to fool?

I”m not even sure why this is newsworthy. These customizers always SUCK!! They ruin everything. I have yet to see a customized car grace these pages that is actually cool (aside from the commissioned Enzo a while back.)

the mazda and 350z looks better than the g35

interesting, but doesn’t look good. Especially that 350Z, yuck

Oh Lord. I’m sure the guys at DAMD think it looks really cool. I’ll bet the guys at Infiniti are horrified.

The quality of the “nose job” looks significantly lower than that of the rest of the car; that’s suprising, considering that DAMD is a Japanese company.

Between this car and that ridiculous blue and orange Hummer from Germany, I’m glad to see that Americans aren’t the only ones capable of gross lapses in good taste.

They all look like they have braces.

That would be a nice collection of cars if they didn’t have those front ends on them.

I like the Mx-5 a lot the other ones seem a bit to chop and glue on.

The real G35 grill is a thing of understated beauty. This is a thing of overstated horror. Only trashy people would want this.

A4, this car’s for you – instead of driving around town pretending your A4 is an S4, you can drive around in this G35 pretending its an Aston….

^lol!

I have to say I agree with most everybody here. The DB9 and G35 Coupe are quite possibly the nicest looking cars on the road today. Unfortunately, melding the two does not produce a desireable result. I suspect the problem is that the Aston has the mouth of a fish and the G35 (and the 350Z, for that matter) has the eyes of a fish. Now, instead of something that has fish-esque design cues, we have a fish. And not a good looking fish, either. It’s very bottom-feeder-ish.

The Miata isn’t horrible, but it’s certainly not good.

DAMD should team up with Geiger to put the Aston grille on a Hummer. Or a Hummer grille on an Aston. Wait, how about a Lada Samara with the Spoiler/Airbrake setup from the Veyron.

/no

I retract; they all look like they are wearing braces with head gear.

To LLN,

News about people customizing cars is NOT news. Its simply a waste of time.

-Bert

To Egbert Souse,

If news about customizing cars is NOT news, then simply don’t click on the link.

-BAMF

Remember that “bass” mouth that was on the front end of the mid-90’s Camaros? That’s what these look like to me…U-G-L-Y.

Barf! I shudder when I see things like that.

awful rims

Nowei—love your comments!

I wonder how many, if ANY, of these conversions DAMD is going to sell. I suspect not many, at least not to THIS group!

All japanese vehicles are copies of the originals anyways..

I like what they did with the G35 except for the grill (which was the whole pont). But I think I just fell in love with that MX-5. I don’t care what anyone says. Still, the grill isn’t what makes me feel that way about the MX-5 either. Which sort of makes this whole project pointless in my eyes.

Anyone driving one of those better have a strong self esteem because a lot of people will be laughing.

“Mbuku”, what original is a G35 trying to copy?

hey, i think its pretty good

Like a 1940 Ford “grill” or a RR “gril” on the original VW bug some 35+ years ago.

This is why asian cars and anything coming from the West don’t mix. That thing looks horrible.

Hey, LLN!!! STOP POSTING THIS NEWS CRAP!!! Nothing ever looks good! Keep it to spy pics, new 2008 models pics, GM going down the crapper, anything!

LLN, you’re boring us to death with this customized cars and crap!!!

I do not care for this particular design, but I would be interested in seeing the quality of this product as most aftermarket kits in this category are not done well.

The miata actually looks decent… It’s a cheap car that can kinda get away with this sort of stuff… And they actually made it a bit different than an actual aston. however the G looks bad, and the Z looks worse…

Nowei that is the funniest post I’ve read to date, definetly not feeling the G but the miata ain’t all that bad. A hummer grill on an aston would be the hot ****!! J/K lol

That is DAMD ugly (yuk, yuk )

I would have sex with that Miata if I could.

The Miata does have a hole in the back for you to use.
Please make sure the engine has been off for 30 minutes before attempting.

OUCH!!!

My Eyes Hurt….

More typical racist comments from that prick 1c3d0g…what’s new?

Oh, and the Miata and 350Z look the best, especially the Z. The grille just doesn’t fit with the G35. If you look at only the front of the Miata, it looks like a Chrysler Sebring Convertible, lol.

Why does the hood not close all the way?

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to BAMF,

I usually dont, but I happen to like the G35 a lot so I was curious.

Tootles

i prefer the understated and hidden approach to smoking you rather than bloating the actual numbers under the hood, theres no point to it, and if i really wanted to, id buy a civic and pretend it was a ferrari. thats the thing about audi buyer you knob gobbler, they buy them because they dont turn heads, not so they can pretend theyre something better.

While I’m not a huge fan of these kits, I would like to say that I love the rims they picked for all the cars. Very tasteful. That said, I don’t mind the kit on the Miata too much, and if I could see some more pics of it, I might even be able to say I like it. I’d also be curious to see how much better the kits would look on the Nissans if there wasn’t that gap between the kit and the hood. But with the gap, I definately wouldn’t ever consider getting it.

uhhhh…..

not you

*phew*

Hey, not *totally* relevant, but how about a G35 Convertible? That would be a thing of beauty. I’m surprised there haven’t been any one-offs or anything… I just looked on some automotive posts and there are rumors that a drop-top version will be unveiled at the Frankfurt before summer 2007. Anyone know anything about it?

To BAMF: http://www.damd.co.jp/products/mazda/roadster01_bm.html

They even changed the interior, and I love the color they use. I seriously want that car, but I’d seriously want it with the original grill. Not because it looks horrible, but because – like with the G35- who wants a nice car pretending to be another nice car?

in fact, heres a photoshop of one:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p46851f76a87efa1da99602154c162726/fc9be538.jpg

I dont love it though… it should have a useless backseat, you know? Like in all those other luxo convertibles (ie, 3 series, jag xk, even the lexus sc430….). Anyway. What do you guys think about the idea?

Oooo… Good link man. Yeah, nice interior. I also like those things behind the headrests… the streamliney kinda things, not sure what they are called. Yeah, I like the Miata kit enough, but yeah, again, its not like you’d be fooling anyone… you’re basically just saying “I wish I could afford an Aston Martin”

it’s nice to be appreciated.

on that note, i laughed heartily at rey323’s post.

/no

To BAMF:
Yeah exactly, it won’t fool anyone. I’d take it without the grill though. I’ve always wanted them to throw a convertible G35 into the mix, even though I would still go for the coupe if they did (unless maybe it was a hardtop). That’s a pretty nice photoshopped version there. I haven’t heard any rumors but I don’t suspect they’ll be unveiling any convertible outgoing models, they’ll probably wait for the new ones. Does Infinity have ONE convertible?

nope… i’ve also heard that Infinity will never do a convertible because its against their brand image or something… But I seem to recall this discussion taking place in the movie Three Kings (badass movie, with George Clooney, Ice Cube, Mark Wahlberg, etc… Gulf War movie… anyone know it?)

btw that oldschool roadster look given to the 6 series bmw was actually tasteful imho so sometime LLN does have some sweet custom cars on here!

I you want an Aston Martin, you buy one. If you can’t afford one, you don’t buy one.

I shouldve bought the Fiero that looked lick a Countach… if it looks the same, it’s obviously the same.

If you recall about 10-15 years ago at the early stages of Infiniti, they already HAD a convertible, so it musnt be against their brand image. I believe it was called the M30.

Yeah, that was what I was talking about from that movie Three Kings… they were talking about the Infiniti convertible that was out.

But their brand image has definately changed since 15 years ago. Who knows whats in store… (I hope its a convertible!)

Oh hi there A4! Sorry to not respond sooner but I just saw your 3-post rant. Glad to hear your A4 is bone stock and badged accurately – thanks I’m truly sorry just a few words made you freak out so badly. I really suggest some laxitives or at least some professional counseling to help relieve the stress in your life so you dont have to continue to snap and freak out over just a few words…

I’d understand customizing your car to make it look better, more unique. But this is totally trying to be something you’re not which makes you look like a poor fool to everyone else.