The 'Q' Car...

greenhorn · 14th September 2008, 06:46

What initially looked like this

Minus One turbo logo

some rubbing and oil later

Indica DLS Lookalike

Kept the Hertz sticker on because I like it too much, and some might mistake it for a rental cab because of that !

I'm wondering whether to swap the taillamps to the black indicab ones , but then I'll lose the rear foglamp functionality...

Sankar · 14th September 2008, 08:30

Greenhorn. don't stop with the "turbo" badge. Remove the other chrome badges from the rear leaving only the accessories sticker.

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Originally Posted by greenhorn

I'm wondering whether to swap the taillamps to the black indicab ones , but then I'll lose the rear foglamp functionality...

Are you crazy?! It's the fugliest tail lamps i've seen on a car!

phamilyman · 14th September 2008, 09:25

+1 to that.

Lovely thread. Makes alot of sense, esp for Palio 1.6 walas

meghan · 14th September 2008, 10:12

Replying to an old thread, but I had too.
I also just love Q-cars because of the 'surprise' element when others realize how fast the car can go!
Moreover, why spend money on 'spoilers' (pun intended) and body kits when you can get better engine mods done with that. That's why I love cars like the M5 which just have minor external mods but performance to die for.

trrk · 14th September 2008, 13:18

Hi Sankar,

> Are you crazy?! It's the fugliest tail lamps i've seen on a car!

Even I like the Indicab rear lights!

When I had the Indica I never even had to change a bulb in the rear cluster. I would have have used the Indicab cluster if I needed to change the cluster.

greenhorn · 14th September 2008, 14:12

Even I like the black cluster. Dad likes them, and so do some of my friends. A lot of people blacken their taillamps. Why bother when tata gives you the real deal

About all the chrome stuff, naah, I want the car to retain its sense of identity ( the wrong one

)

salilpawar1 · 14th September 2008, 18:31

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Originally Posted by greenhorn

Even I like the black cluster. Dad likes them, and so do some of my friends. A lot of people blacken their taillamps. Why bother when tata gives you the real deal

About all the chrome stuff, naah, I want the car to retain its sense of identity ( the wrong one

)

The black taillamps were actually meant for the Indica Sport!

Sankar · 14th September 2008, 19:59

Dudes, black round tail lamps are economical, thats what it is. If one breaks replace that one and not the entire set. Works well with the Taxi crowd.

People blackening their taillamps are a different deal and in some case it the smoked lamps looks good. It's not the same as having a black piece of plastic covering a hole meant for a full sized tail lamps and having red, amber and transparent lenses dotting it like pimples

Smoke your existing tail lamps it will look good black indicab lamps look cheap!

Torque-ative · 14th September 2008, 22:20

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Originally Posted by greenhorn

What initially looked like this
Attachment 49202
Minus One turbo logo
Attachment 49203
some rubbing and oil later
Attachment 49204
I'm wondering whether to swap the taillamps to the black indicab ones , but then I'll lose the rear foglamp functionality...

To be honest I think you are taking this too far. A Q Car needs to look stock, classic and elegant and perform like the devil !! No one said it needs to look ugly !! What's with turning your otherwise neat ride into a common cab !?
Your best bet is to work on your engine and keep the exterier slick and STOCK. That way when you blow bigger cars into the weeds, people admire with awe not disgust!!

Cyrus43 · 14th September 2008, 22:24

Another thing, NEVER EVER put a big exhaust tip on your car! If needed, make your freeflow look and appear stock. Or, else, put in a half pipe setup.

Torque-ative · 14th September 2008, 22:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenhorn

What initially looked like this
Attachment 49202
Minus One turbo logo
Attachment 49203
some rubbing and oil later
Attachment 49204
I'm wondering whether to swap the taillamps to the black indicab ones , but then I'll lose the rear foglamp functionality...

To be honest I think you are taking this too far. A Q Car needs to look stock, classic and elegant and perform like the devil !! No one said it needs to look ugly !! What's with turning your otherwise neat ride into a common cab !?
Your best bet is to work on your engine and keep the exterier slick and STOCK. That way when you blow bigger cars into the weeds, people admire with awe not smirk and ridicule!!

greenhorn · 14th September 2008, 22:29

Thing is , me and some of my friends actually like the indicab taillamps. And i was planning to put them on also because we felt it looked better and meaner. well, never mind then.
there isnt much to be done on this engine - pete doesnt like it. trrk says K&N's are no good, and no FFE since it sounds loud enough already, been told not to touch the headers in a turbodiesel, so figured instead of making it be faster, I'd make it look slower, a sleeper in the sense that it would be an anti-ricer

Only thing I'm considering is 185/60R14 tyres when the current ones begin to give up the ghost

Torque-ative · 14th September 2008, 22:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenhorn

What initially looked like this
Attachment 49202
Minus One turbo logo
Attachment 49203
some rubbing and oil later
Attachment 49204
I'm wondering whether to swap the taillamps to the black indicab ones , but then I'll lose the rear foglamp functionality...

To be honest I think you are taking this too far. A Q Car needs to look stock, classic and elegant and perform like the devil !! No one said it needs to look ugly !! What's with turning your otherwise neat ride into a common cab !?
Your best bet is to work on your engine and keep the exterier slick and STOCK. That way when you blow bigger cars into the weeds, people admire with awe not smirk and ridicule!!

Samurai · 14th September 2008, 23:14

The title is misleading, I thought you were talking about sending the car to junkyard for crushing, as in killing the car. The term putting to sleep is usually used in reference to mercy killing pets.

I can think of changing the GV logo to Big Swift or Swift Wagon. People will actually believe it.

greenhorn · 14th September 2008, 23:57

It was intended to be a pun on putting a car to sleep = your car becoming a sleeper. I guess its not very obvious then

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14th September 2008, 06:46	#151
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,746 Thanked: 4,403 Times View My Garage	What initially looked like this Minus One turbo logo some rubbing and oil later Indica DLS Lookalike Kept the Hertz sticker on because I like it too much, and some might mistake it for a rental cab because of that ! I'm wondering whether to swap the taillamps to the black indicab ones , but then I'll lose the rear foglamp functionality... Last edited by greenhorn : 14th September 2008 at 06:47.
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14th September 2008, 09:25	#153
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,968 Thanked: 4,642 Times	+1 to that. Lovely thread. Makes alot of sense, esp for Palio 1.6 walas
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14th September 2008, 10:12	#154
meghan BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountain View Posts: 114 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Replying to an old thread, but I had too. I also just love Q-cars because of the 'surprise' element when others realize how fast the car can go! Moreover, why spend money on 'spoilers' (pun intended) and body kits when you can get better engine mods done with that. That's why I love cars like the M5 which just have minor external mods but performance to die for.
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14th September 2008, 13:18	#155
trrk Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Alleppey, Kerala Posts: 2,114 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	Hi Sankar, > Are you crazy?! It's the fugliest tail lamps i've seen on a car! Even I like the Indicab rear lights! When I had the Indica I never even had to change a bulb in the rear cluster. I would have have used the Indicab cluster if I needed to change the cluster.
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14th September 2008, 14:12	#156
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,746 Thanked: 4,403 Times View My Garage	Even I like the black cluster. Dad likes them, and so do some of my friends. A lot of people blacken their taillamps. Why bother when tata gives you the real deal About all the chrome stuff, naah, I want the car to retain its sense of identity ( the wrong one ) Last edited by greenhorn : 14th September 2008 at 14:14.
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14th September 2008, 19:59	#158
Sankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Location Posts: 5,766 Thanked: 9,060 Times	Dudes, black round tail lamps are economical, thats what it is. If one breaks replace that one and not the entire set. Works well with the Taxi crowd. People blackening their taillamps are a different deal and in some case it the smoked lamps looks good. It's not the same as having a black piece of plastic covering a hole meant for a full sized tail lamps and having red, amber and transparent lenses dotting it like pimples Smoke your existing tail lamps it will look good black indicab lamps look cheap!
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14th September 2008, 22:24	#160
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 221 Times View My Garage	Another thing, NEVER EVER put a big exhaust tip on your car! If needed, make your freeflow look and appear stock. Or, else, put in a half pipe setup.
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14th September 2008, 22:29	#162
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,746 Thanked: 4,403 Times View My Garage	Thing is , me and some of my friends actually like the indicab taillamps. And i was planning to put them on also because we felt it looked better and meaner. well, never mind then. there isnt much to be done on this engine - pete doesnt like it. trrk says K&N's are no good, and no FFE since it sounds loud enough already, been told not to touch the headers in a turbodiesel, so figured instead of making it be faster, I'd make it look slower, a sleeper in the sense that it would be an anti-ricer Only thing I'm considering is 185/60R14 tyres when the current ones begin to give up the ghost Last edited by greenhorn : 14th September 2008 at 22:33.
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14th September 2008, 23:14	#164
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,832 Thanked: 45,639 Times View My Garage	The title is misleading, I thought you were talking about sending the car to junkyard for crushing, as in killing the car. The term putting to sleep is usually used in reference to mercy killing pets. I can think of changing the GV logo to Big Swift or Swift Wagon. People will actually believe it.
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14th September 2008, 23:57	#165
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,746 Thanked: 4,403 Times View My Garage	It was intended to be a pun on putting a car to sleep = your car becoming a sleeper. I guess its not very obvious then
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