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recent small car coverage

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:18:41 +0000

At the latest HellaFlush 4 show in Hawaii, there were a few good examples of tuned subcompacts. Above is the Eight08Customs xB with Forjworks eyelids, alongside a pretty cool RS 5.0 xB.

I really like this new Honda Fit with Takata Green wheels and a good stance. It is hard to pull off colored wheels but I think this Fit does it swimmingly well.

It’s rare to see a Toyota Yaris tuned up, but this owner in Hawaii knows what’s up. Perfect daily driver!

Also recently was the Wek’Fest 2010 in San Francisco. Here’s a few pics of the sub-compacts I found, taken by Canibeat…

Nice stance on this xB and I like how monochromatic it is. It definitely has a presence that sets it apart from other xB’s I have seen.

A lot of style going on here with rare JDM body pieces and painted BBS wheels.

One of the first things I noticed about this xB was the wheel studs that are poking out. They look good on a set of baby blue widened steelies!

Lastly, I thought that the wheel fitment was right on with this tC. Must be tough to drive this on the hills of San Fran!

Bean Garage now dealing SSR wheels

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:26:07 +0000

A bit of a cool update here… Bean Garage is starting to move in to dealing wheels for your sub-compact. We are starting by offering the SSR SP1R wheel, as seen on our SEMA Nissan Cube with ATI. The specs on these wheels are : 16×7 +26 in front, 16×8 +26 in the rear. The staggered look on the Nissan Cube fits well with its large wheel arches. If you are interested in further information for this set of wheels, view our listing on NissanCubeLife.com.

SSR makes a variety of timeless wheels, using their Semi-Solid Forging process for a strong, lightweight wheel. Made in Japan, SSR has a long history of designing and manufacturing wheels since 1971, with active involvement in motorsports such as JGTC, Time Attack, and Drift series. SSR is also beginning to develop Hybrid spec wheels for the best combination of looks and better gas mileage.

streets on fire

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:37:54 +0000

One car that stood out to me at Toyota Land, Tokyo, was the Toyota Mark X. The specific name for this concept is the “Toyota Mark X ZiO TGDA Concept”. It is shaped similar to the US Toyota Venza, but with a bit sportier stance and shape. Thanks to Motormavens for the awesome pictures. This is a specially prepared race version of the small van/hatchback car by Mooncraft. This vehicle can be viewed live at Toyota Technocraft facility where the guys at Toyota prepare specialty vehicles. With aggressive aero pieces and thick BBS wheels, this would be a blast to take for a lap. I love the DTM influence on this car.

the Cube says… keep those SSRs clean

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:29:30 +0000

And today we have some close up pics of the Cube up on our blog to showcase the beautiful SSR SP1R wheels. They are 16×7″ in front and 16×8″ in the rear. We will soon offer SSR wheels to you in this exact size and offset so you Cube fans out there can rock this style! Get excited people…

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Rear

it’s a good FIT

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:13:11 +0000

Thanks goes to RA64FREDDY for showing off a couple pics of this very nice Honda Fit from Indonesia. With a staggered wheel setup, low stance, and Noblesse aero kit, you can’t go wrong on this Fit.

if the glove fits...

Here’s Logan from iputinWORK showing that the new Fit can look sporty and slick on a set of Work wheels. sporty and slick!

bBsquad does Vegas

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:01:37 +0000

The bBsquad strikes again with its highly tuned squad of xB’s, this time in the City of Sin. These pictures were taken by Yogi at hellaflush, all credit goes to him! These just had to be posted. Enjoy the air rides, camber, and unique modifications done to these xB’s.

K-Spec Silk JDM aero

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:59:52 +0000

Suzuki Wagon R

Came across this Japanese company, K-Spec, that produces aero parts/body kits and exhausts/mufflers for Japanese vans and K-cars. Their aero parts division goes under the smooth name of “Silk”. They go along a bit with the VIP theme with the large bumpers and huge muffler tips. I love the fog lights they add to the front!

Honda Odyssey

Their kits aren’t too over the top and the dual tip muffler works nicely with the SILK kit.

Honda Life Dunk

Source: http://www.kspec.co.jp/contents/silk/aero/index.html

Mobile U Nissan Cube in Super Street Magazine

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:08:37 +0000

In the most recent edition of Super Street Magazine, one of the largest tuner magazines, is our sponsored Nissan Cube! Check out the build-up of this Cube here.

now an Ark Performance distributor

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:55:27 +0000

Bean Garage is proud to announce that we are a new DIRECT distributor with ARK PERFORMANCE, known for their high-quality exhausts, strut bars, coilovers, and other fine aftermarket parts. This will result in some of the best performance aftermarket parts around at a great price. Keep tuned to our store for their parts.

We have been privileged in being the exclusive ScionLife dealer for their new OEM-style CAT-BACK exhaust for the Scion tC. This is a brand new design and release from ARK Performance. No short-cuts have been taken with this exhaust. ARK’s history of 15 years producing aftermarket parts means for continuous improvement and superior products.

“Extreme Quality makes Extreme Performance”

If you are looking for a full CAT-BACK exhaust for your tC, check our our group buy here.

SSR Vienna wheels on Cube

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:30:52 +0000

Owner “Hobaud” on NissanCubeLife forums posted up some recent pictures of his White Pearl Nissan Cube. He has recently added some coilover suspension and clean SSR Vienna Kreis wheels in 18×8 +37 offset. Props to you for starting the wave of VIP styled Cubes!