Rat & Retro Style Mk1's...

[Water Boy]

Ok Dubbers,

Lets get some hardcore rat style happening... Im talking surface rust, white walls, crazy offset, roof racks, dumped on their bellies... Any thing goes...

Love to hear what you guys think... Like, dislikes, what's kool and what's just plain tacky...

Post pics too... Even better if its your car too...

Cheers James

[Spyda]

I dont like rat stylz, imo it a load of crap.

I understand that some people take a great deal of time and effort to make there car look rusted and rubish but at the end of the day...their car still looks rusted and rubish. I just don't like.

Just my opinion, dont hate me for it.

[Water Boy]

I dont like rat stylz, imo it a load of crap.

I understand that some people take a great deal of time and effort to make there car look rusted and rubish but at the end of the day...their car still looks rusted and rubish. I just don't like.

Just my opinion, dont hate me for it.

No probs mate... I think i still profer a nice clean looking euro Dub...

But i do have a soft spot for ratters...

keep those replies coming...

James

[syncro]

I dont like rat stylz, imo it a load of crap.

I understand that some people take a great deal of time and effort to make there car look rusted and rubish but at the end of the day...their car still looks rusted and rubish. I just don't like.

Just my opinion, dont hate me for it.

I'm with you.

[intensem1]

Its an interesting look, hasnt quite taken off in aus yet, my golf was white with few rust runs etc from under the chrome, seemed to attract strange people, But would have been cheaper to got rat style.

That said its a cheap style to produce, and i must say i like the roof racks with leather suitcases fitted or spares.

[JP-009]

hehehe...

I took my current (and first) Mk1 to the Nats earlier this year, only to be disappointed that there was no ‘Water Cooled Rat’ class

Still saving for a decent lowered suspension set-up and wheels to suit, with engine mods on the way – but the body will remain pretty manky as is

But intensem1 is right, not a commonly accepted look in Oz at the moment, but maybe we can educate the world

[Satanstoenail]

It's a strange style, but I'm oddly intrigued by it...

[XXX-1.8T]

i dig em but Oz still don't understand the "rat" look. I think it will become more popular in 3 years time!

[reborn]

I guess it is a matter of what you have to work with. You wouldnt get something pristine and rat it right up but if you had a 'work in progress' why acheive a temporary rat look! Any car looks better on its back side, rims dissapearing inside the guards...

I reckon the rat look is better acheived with an old holden myself... I tried it on an LX Torana once and dropped it so low (angle grinded springs) it failed the crushed coke can test! It looked great... You can sacrafice a $400 car like that if you want...

[Satanstoenail]

[rayray086]

There's quite a few aircooled with the "rat-look". Saw some at VW Nats It's really a modifying style in my eyes, and like big chrome wheels and 6" exhaust tips, not everyone will like it.

[GoLfMan]

i personally like rat style i recon it just looks the business and there is something nostalgic in leaving a car just how you found it with a few visual enhancements that does it for me

[bsting]

aircooled nz rat



we will click over here sooner or later and do it to mk1s and 2s
must have is the roofrack!

[Satanstoenail]

There's quite a few aircooled with the "rat-look". Saw some at VW Nats It's really a modifying style in my eyes, and like big chrome wheels and 6" exhaust tips, not everyone will like it.

I like it

[86gti]

i think the rat look can look awesome on Aircoolers...
but still a bit hesitant on the W/C dubs..
ive seen a couple that look good..allot depends on how its done i guess