FMIC - Grill or no grill?

[Petrina Polo]

I have FMIC on my Polo Gti..

Do I take lower grill out and expose FMIC? looks ok...

Or do I put in grill and go stealth?

What is general consensus and what are fellow FMIC people doing?

Bra or no bra?

[Blitzen]

Grill = Stealth...
No Grill = Rice...

[Gti Dave]

I've got the Forge FMIC installed and I still have the grill . Gives it a stealth and factory look but if you look hard enough and kneel down a bit, you'll see the Forge logo. So overall in my opinion, its modded with a bit of taste, looks good and doesn't look ricey one bit. Another positive is the grill would prevent anything large from hitting the intercooler and causing any unsightly damage.

[VW GTI]

I've got the Forge FMIC installed and I still have the grill . Gives it a stealth and factory look but if you look hard enough and kneel down a bit, you'll see the Forge logo. So overall in my opinion, its modded with a bit of taste, looks good and doesn't look ricey one bit. Another positive is the grill would prevent anything large from hitting the intercooler and causing any unsightly damage.

You can order the Forge FMIC without the logo so you don't look like a skyline or WRX driver.

[mikepologti]

gotta go with dave on this one, showing a little bit of presence for the keen eyed can never be a bad thing. though i think for myself showing the intercooler off is maybe trying a little hard.

[Petrina Polo]

I took my grill off.. My car is black so you dont really see the little holes etc where the grill clips into..

The FMIC is very prominant with no grill... yeah maybe a little rice..

Do I have to pull off the bar again to put the grill back in...

I hate pulling off the bar..

What is the definition of rice anyway??

[mikepologti]

"riceing it up" or "ricer" are derogitry terms, used for people who put modifications on there car to make it "appear" faster or better then what it really is. usual suspects are huge spoilers or wings,decals advertising features that the car just does not have and over sized exhaust tips.

the word "rice" in ricer, is used because this particular phenominon, supposedly originated from people who owned japanese cars, though any car can theoretically be "riced up".

correct me if im wrong guys,......thats what ive always thaught riceing was anyway.

[JCM308]

correct me if im wrong guys,......thats what ive always thaught riceing was anyway.

100% correct IMO

[Petrina Polo]

So how can a FMIC showing be rice? It is what it is? Its not overstating anything?

It doesnt look too bad unobstructed and possibly functionally better as there is nothing in front of it..

Isnt RICE basically claiming more than it is?

[JCM308]

So how can a FMIC showing be rice? It is what it is? Its not overstating anything?

It doesnt look too bad unobstructed and possibly functionally better as there is nothing in front of it..

Isnt RICE basically claiming more than it is?

Basically cause it can be hidden so to speak without effecting the efficiency of the part it is considered rice to not try and do it.

Rice can also be anything that is outlandish or a look at me option (ie 1million inch chromies on a starlet etc).