Questions about drift cars.

[P1E]

1. What's with the v-opt.co.jp sticker? Every car seems to have it and every car seems to have it in the same place. Who are v-opt.co.jp?

2. I've noticed a lot of drift cars have only a single front windscreen wiper. Is it an expensive conversion? Why would they bother? Would this be illegal in Australia for road use?

[ae86drift]

1. What's with the v-opt.co.jp sticker? Every car seems to have it and every car seems to have it in the same place. Who are v-opt.co.jp?  

2. I've noticed a lot of drift cars have only a single front windscreen wiper. Is it an expensive conversion? Why would they bother? Would this be illegal in Australia for road use?

1. http://www.d1gp.co.jp/

they make option and tengoku videos!

its put there because its stuck there on the D1 GP cars

2. not entirely sure on that. maybe less weight?

[P1E]

Less weight sounds fair. It looks pretty mean too. Can you buy conversion kits in Australia, or is it too ricey?

And why do the D1 GP cars have that sticker? If they just sell videos, it doesn't make sense.

[Laurence]

Option run the D1 series, part of your entry will be that you have to the sticker on the car.

It is like the Konica stickers on the Konica V8 Supercar series cars. No matter who your sponsors are if you enter the series you have to have those stickers on it.

[Kaido_RR]

Who are v-opt.co.jp?

D1 is option basicly.

[GTS_DUY]

another question, is there anyone in australia that sells the v-opt stickers?

[Cake]

www.v-opt.co.jp = video option

[someonestolecc]

V opt is the sponsor sticker.

Single wiper is illegal as far as I know.

Proper conversions I think MAY be ok but may require engineering.

I know people who take both off, then put their wiper at a different angle on the stock driver side bolt that turns the wiper.

This results in the wiper being in the middle of the passenger side screen most of the time - i think its stupid.

I would spend the money on doof doof or power

[funkymonkey]

Option is a car mag for enthusiasts in japan. They've been goin since like 80's.

Dai is one of the guys who runs Option. They publish Option, OPtion2, Option3 etc, each one is for a different type of car. Option2 is a tuning mag sorta (which is what I collect). Option3 I think is for Kei cars and so on.

v-opt are video option, the AV part of option. They are the major sponsors of the D1 competition.

[lwells]

another question, is there anyone in australia that sells the v-opt stickers?

Please, don't put one on your car: it looks povo and try-hard

LW.

[seraphyn_r33]

exactly right lwells. no offence man, but DO NOT put a v opt sticker on your car, it is definitely "povo and try hard"

[Evo_Lee]

children!!!...been watching too many Japanese motoring videos have we...

funky you forgot Option Wagon

[ae86drift]

another question, is there anyone in australia that sells the v-opt stickers?

i sell them amongst other decals for all JDM bits and pieces

$40 posted

[Tosh]

I'd say do whatever you want to your car

it's yours and who cares what anyone else thinks?? you like it and that's all that matters

[P1E]

I want a single wiper. If anyone finds a conversion kit or finds out how to legally do it, let me know.

[Evo_Lee]

I'd say do whatever you want to your car

it's yours and who cares what anyone else thinks?? you like it and that's all that matters

Yes this is true, and we will all laugh at you...nobody does it here bar the small % of try hards. For the plain and simple fact it's only for race cars involved in D1...do you see anyone going around with F1 logos/decals or touring car decals!

[Tosh]

laugh all you like....

I'm sure there are people who would laugh at your car and my car as well but I don't care.... it's my car

[Evo_Lee]

there isn't much to laugh at my car...and the post was advice to the thread starter...or have you decided to have one too.

[Tosh]

nah my car's not a drift car so no v-opt.co.jp sticker for me.

[P1E]

I'm not planning to put a v-opt.co.jp sticker on my car, I was just wondering why the D1 cars had them.

The single wiper on the other hand...