HF Spotlight: @po Crew
VDMTOM and I met up with the @po Crew this past Sunday in Daly City. Let me tell you, these guys roll DEEP! From rolling into Skyline Plaza, to cruising down 280, to arriving at our shoot location, they were turning heads left and right. If you never heard of the @po Crew, I am sure you will see alot more of them in the future. Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce to you…….the @po Crew
Vennis Luk, owner of his 2006 Subaru WRX, rolling on 18×10 +35 Work xsa-03cs
Carson Luk, owner of his 2005 Mazda RX8, rolling on 19×9.5 +12/19×10.5 +19 Volk GT-Fs
Alan Ho, owner of his 2001 BMW M3 Convertible, rolling on 19×9 +22/19×10 +10 Advan RS-Ds
Joe Tam, owner of his 1986 Toyota Corolla GTS, rolling on 15×8.5 -9/15×9 -3 Work Equip 03s
Liam So, owner of his 2005 Subaru STi, rolling on 18×9.5 +22 Volk CE28s
Jeffrey Cheung, owner of his 2003 Mitsubishi Evo8, rolling on18×10.5 +10 Volk TE37s. We also have Vincent Chen, owner of his 2006 Mitsubishi Evo9, rolling on 18×10.5 +15 Volk RE30s.
Wyman Lu, owner of his 2005 Infiniti G35, rolling on 19×9.5 +4/19×10.5 +5 Volk GT-Fs
Stephan Lau, owner of his 2006 VW GTi, rolling on 19×8.5 +26 BBS RS-GTs
You can view more pictures from myself here
Also, more pics from VDMTOM here
Hey look, more pics from @po Crew themselves here
I want to thank VDMTOM again for making the trip up from San Jose to give me a hand with this shoot. Be sure to catch the @po Crew at HellaFlush III, November 14th @ BlackTrax Performance.
Do you think you and your crew have what it takes to have a HF Spotlight feature? Post up in the Fatlace Forums and let us see what you got.
Nice cars guys. Pretty sure the wheels on the white mk5 are 19×8.5 et46, not 18×8.5 et26.
Thanks Andy and Tom for all the efforts!!
Everything looks great! Good job everyone!
Thanks Andy.
the MKV is running 19X8.5 et26 after spacers!
it is a hard fit.
oh wow, that def has to be a hard fit. Looks good.
dammn, Rx-8 and Vincent’s car looks sickk
Awesome pics! Worth the wait.
Is it bad of me that I seem to favor the AE86 over the rest…? (I am a sucker for those boxy-esque body lines of the late 80’s Jap cars.)
I love that RX-8 and the AE86. Wish I could see a side shot of the AE86.
+10 on love for the boxy-esque body lines of the late 80’s Jap cars. (^_^)v
-Ant|N/Aontherun
All of the rides are A+… and +1 for all of them rocking proper fitting wheels!
Mad props to @po crew!! + 1 for all of them rocking legit wheels!!!
LOVE that EVO with the orange wheels!
the Evo on TE37s is pure seks O_O
Crews out of hand..all the cars are LEGIT!
all of those are dirty. i love them. but i feel poor now. :[
Real nice clean cars . But damn , that AE86 is fucking sexy !
these guys need to make a blogspot and start posting up!
we’re working on that
Nice cars!!!
Sick crew!!!
The EVO’s are super fresh.
86 is dope too.
A shame that these dudes don’t actually drive though…but hey, car shows would be empty without guys like this; I suppose.
But seriously, what’s up with that Carson dude and his RX-8?
Dude has ends for 19″ volks but is rocking soo obviously fake BRIDE buckets1?!
Also, I noticed none of them are rockin GarageInc stickers anymore. Hahaha
That is hilarious!
haha sounds like you know everything about them? you should start saying no homo after your posts because you sound like an angry lover.
its ok haters, if you say i don’t drive my car around. come on, if you really know us, you’ll see our car everywhere.
I rock FAKE BRIDE seats? I’m 100% sure that mine is legit, come prove to me that im wrong, I really want to know why you think my seats are fake, cause they are not gradation? lolz…
Stop being a hater, i dont know how you know me, i dont know what i did to make you hate me so much, i have no problem with Garage Inc, i am still good buddy with Andy, so don’t say nothing.
Because he doesn’t even know what a real Bride looks like
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Why it doesn’t say Real Bride on the seat?!?!? OMGWTFBBQ!!!!!
Sick cars! wish people have the same taste in my area!
Been following hellaflush for awhile now, this is the sickest crew yet.
Re: bobby86
show me ur car
and what u mean by these cars don’t drive? Please enlighten me.
I would be willing to bet bobby’s car isn’t even worth showing.
He’s just looking for any and everything to try to take away from how legit your guys crew is. There’s always going to be a hater or two if you are doing it right.
Damn I wish there are fake seats looks such real LOL
I also wish I can have a DD so I don’t have to drive my evo to school everyday…..
What does buckets1 mean?… A screen name?
I said ” Nice cars, SICK crew ”
I’m SO not hating on your crew, I think your cars are cool.
Maybe you ALL should read my post again?
I like them all and I’m sure you are nice people as well.
And no, I don’t know any of you; so I can’t literally hate any of you dudes.
But seriously Carson, your seats are HELLA fake.
Like Adidas with FOUR stripes fake.
The authentic BRIDE embroidery is always level.
DUH!
The embroidery on your seats is HELLA curved, super bowed if you will.
Your crews photobucket that is linked here has photos of your SE3P interior that CLEARLY shows this.
Maybe you didn’t know they were fake, if that’s the case…well, you’ve been had.
Pointing out that people are supporting knock offs is not hating.
Knock offs hurt the industry, this should need no further explanation.
There’s been a lot of comments on here saying your crew is legit, which is mostly true.
But the bottom line is that legit individuals/crews wouldn’t even think of using fake anything.
How did you get the rim’s to fit on the evo’s? any problems? are those stock fenders on the IX? Please let me know. thanks! love the orange rims.
Wait till you c my “Recalo” that I got from Japan. I’m guessing the Japanese sells fake as well, not just China, lol. Hm guys, do you think it’s too much that I spent 2g on my fake one. Pls don’t flame me when you c my Recalo, pls pls pls.
Hey Bobby thanks for all your compliments on our cars.
You can tell our crew got loads of real Brides seats in different models (FYI we have 4 Ergo II, 3 Brix II, 2 Xax II, 4 Vios III, 2 Cuga, 1 Stradia, 1 Digo R), and we have bought some fake Brides for video games at home, even the letter on our fake one is not curved, I guess we should know how to tell better than you.
Let me know if you want to sit in Carson’s Bride and hopefully you could be able to tell they are REAL, I can arrange for you.
Peace.
Like I said, I like your cars. I’m not claiming that anyone else in your crew is rocking fake seats or anything else.
But people, even the casual observer can clearly see the curved embroidery in the photos YOUR CREW posted of CARSON’s seats.
In person, it’s plainly obvious.
**I’m not trippin, go look at the photos for yourselves. Or better yet, when you see this RX8 check the embroidery for yourselves.***
Your eyes ARE NOT deceiving you.
please show me who told you that curved bride logos are fake bride seats?
please update your knowledge, please search before you get flamed, some authentic bride seats do have curve logos.
you’re just making yourself looking dumber and dumber! lolz
Alright if you still don’t get it, I will just make it simple, FYI curved embroidery doesn’t mean fake, go do some research and enrich your knowlegde before you are claiming somebody’s seats are fake, else you are just gonna put yourself to shame by your ignorance……
We were all in Tokyo Auto Salon this year, and we saw some of the embroidery on seats at the Bride booth are also curved, so you think Bride were showing the fake seats in the TAS?
And FYI again, Carson’s seats are directly from Tee’s USA, so I would be speechless if they were fake.
I understand you are not trying to fxxk around or be hater or what, but you really pissed us off because you hurt Carson’s feeling by saying his real seats are fake.
Peace.
FYI Bobby,
http://www.civicforums.com/forums/2-other-honda-civic-parts-products/290938-fyi-fake-real-bride-racing-seats.html
check it out….
and here,
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4075905
people said the one with gradation is the only authentic bride seat, and it has curved logos.
i really dont want to laugh at you, but you’re making me too……. LOL
You’re so in denial.
BRIDE would never release one of their seats with a curved logo…
It’s called quality assurance.
And you point us to a Honda forum for knowledge?
Yea, those dudes that rock rotas like it’s cool really know what’s up.
Why don’t you do this, all of your other crew member’s appear to have legit seats…
Compare yours to theirs, the difference will be obvious.
You claim I’m wrong, that’s cool. But park your car at a show and most passersby will be able to spot your “fake” seats.
Are you going to have this type of conversation with them? No, it’d be too late.
You’re going to be that guy that WOULD HAVE had a cool car, except for his fake seats.
The authenticity of your seats is questionable at the very least.
There’s a couple way to see if a Bride is Authentic or Replica.
First of all, the material, a real Bride always use good material and it won’t fade and wear like a Replica, and appears to us, Carson’s seats has been holding up pretty well and the material is just as good as our seats if not better, while our Replica seats already show tons of wear even though we only use them as a TV game seats once in a while.
Here is a material shot on a Replica Bride
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk12/subygdb36/DSC_0078.jpg
And the other way to identify an Authentic Bride is to look under the seat for the factory sticker.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/3431027472_a7d04a023b.jpg
An Authentic Bride will always have this sticker while I have never seen a Replica comes with one. This is by far the easiest way to identify a Replica seat, and of cause Carson’s seats do come with the stickers just like every other real deal Bride
Here is a reference photo of a fake Bride
http://images41.fotki.com/v1244/photos/6/671239/3050628/bride_3-vi.jpg
And one more way to identify a Replica Bride is to look at the adjusting lever.
The plate that hold the reclineable knob on a real Bride is always plain and straight.
While the Replica Bride will have three plastic konbs to cover the screws on the plate.
Here is a reference picture
http://images40.fotki.com/v1239/photos/6/671239/3050628/Bride_2-vi.jpg
And sometime they even have this kind of handle…
http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/post-a235017-
About the curved logo, that is a really common thing that happen on a aged Bride.
Bride does have a quality control on their seats but they can never guarantee the fabric on their seats will never tend to wear. And the way Carson put his Bride headrest pillow also make the curve look more exaggerated. In fact, I’ve seen a lot of authentic Bride in person and the curve that tend to happen on the front logo is common because of the shape of the seat, and it’s definitely not a fair way to justify the seat is fake or real.
There’s nothing we can stop people think if one Bride is fake or not, but we all know that Carson rocks on the most legit stuffs on his car and he will definitely not be happy if someone trying to bad mouth his car after all the hard work he put into it.
No hating here, and hopefully the above information can help others to identify an Authentic Bride in the future
I’m absolutely in love with that RX-8, and the white EVO w/ the white TE-37’s is sex too!
Bobby,
whatever you say man, I have owned this seat for about more than 3 years, been to so many shows, i really don’t need to prove it to you. For you never been to anywhere else (Japan), i’ll forgive you for your knowledge. You have to open you eyes up to the world, don’t just sits in front of the computer and talk shit about others car, I know you’ve been around. Before you judge someone, judge youself first. Get out of the BOX.
Did I tell you my Volks are fake too? Cause they don’t come in that color, also my rotoras BBK are fake, the Logo looks funny. And my car….shameful, my car is not a Rx8 cause i don’t have the Mazda emblem. WAKAKAKAKAKA.
Bobby, what you are saying just make no sense, i guess you really never owned an Authentic Bride seat before, but its okay, We’ll all forgive you.
As i said you are just making yourself look very very STUPID!! LOL
damn, you are just one of the most stubborn guy i ever met…
can’t you read?
“seats are directly from Tee’s USA”
okay????
Yea.
I read that.
But do I believe that, hell no!
Tee’s USA doesn’t push fake versions of their product.
I may be the only one mentioning all of this, but guaranteed after I did; others noticed as well.
You can go through all of the other HF featured cars on here, none of them have curved embroidery on their BRIDE seats.
I’d have my feelings hurt if I was you too, Carson.
Not only do you have fake seats, they’re not even GOOD fakes. LOL
to prove that my seats are legit, I am not going to change it forever even though i was thinking about it. Anyone is more than welcome to come check out and examine by youself.
I was feeling hurt as first, but not anymore. Cause you’re just a Stubborn guy who never listen and thinks you know all your stuff. So why would I care. I feel hurt when I see a homeless guy sleeping on the street out there, but if i know there is a chance for him to change or work but he still wouldn’t too….i won’t be hurt cause of him anymore. Same case for you. LOL
As i said, I already Prove to you that my seats are legit, its your turn to Prove to me that my seats are fake others than just looking at other seats. Get out of the BOX, don’t just stay in HF and Speed Hunters. HAHA
The rx-8 actually won 2 hin awards and some other shows with his what u claim fake seats. Now where’s ur hin award and ur real bride?
Sorry forgot to post the link! lol
http://my.is/forums/f90/fake-bride-seats-307119/
Peace.
just to proof it.
I should be studying but oh well….
http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k276/c41250n/?action=view¤t=IMG_2064.jpg
http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k276/c41250n/?action=view¤t=IMG_2065.jpg
http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k276/c41250n/?action=view¤t=IMG_2067.jpg
This feature turned from a positive post of recognition to a shit talking bitch fest. Both parties just need to STFU and let it go. If there is that much drama, keep it off HF and handle it elsewhere. Thank you
Damn, your car’s turned out great! Especially yours Carson! I liked it before, but now; it’s crazy dope! Your new wheels are so SICK! And Jeffrey’s EVO…is like whoa, shit’s ILL…Love how the rear pull worked out, overall it’s super, super clean! All of your machines are crazy nice…props!
@po Crew is ON POINT!!!
-Daren
Personally loving the STi and Evo…..everyone else is just reppin’ it hardcore..
G35 needs more low, and offsets aren’t cutting it
decent at best