Rice is pretty much anything needless and untasteful done to a car. In general, it is form over function.
Examples:
- most headlight conversions (because people do some crazy shit that doesn't even look GOOD: Lincoln Towncar on Eclipse)
- Supra style super wings. If you are not a Supra, you cannot wear that Supra wing (i refer to the super high stock wing from a Supra, not veilside crud)
- Veilside knockoffs: why? Veilside looks great on Supras, RX-7's, and the like, but c'mon peopple the kit doesn't look good on EVERYTHING. At least pick a kit who's lines match the body of your car...and get stuff that lines up, instead of sporting fat gaps.
-Chrome Rims: please, no...Honda 4 cyls have enough torque problems, why add the dead weight.
To clarify: My beef is with the folks who see the civic as the end-all, be-all supercar, and the altezza as a glorious modification that makes their car the sh!t. News flash: Your stock civic is nothing. Altezzas look good on some cars, horrible on others, and moreover, EVERYONE has them. If u want to be part of the mindless flock, well, the cliff awaits you.