I think Angel eyes are already starting to become a bit ricey. I have seen kids with their little civics covered in stickers with unpainted body kits just bolted on and the aluminum wings - and some of them do have the angel eye headlights. It's a kewl looking thing, no doubt there.
For the most part, I would say that just about any mass produced mod will become "rice". I'd guess 60% of ricer kids are lazy, and will buy anything that looks kewl that is off the shelf. At least that is what it seems like to me. So when the angel eyes become available as a kit, which I believe they are already, you can count on lots of people running out and buying them. Pretty soon you see them on all the typical "ricer" cars, and now it's a "rice" mod.
Altezza's didn't look bad until I saw them all over the damn place. On a clean white or silver car, I still think they look good. But on a Blue Lexus IS300, with Blue Tinted windows, I think it looks pathetic. Some of these people who mod their cars have some really nice cars, but they mostly seem to just go too far.
That's why I am staying away from appearance mods. I'm half Puerto Rican, so it's in my blood. It would start off with new paintjob(same color, just better paint and some clearcoat - maybe a little metal flake) and a kit from Corksport, then move on to a carbon fiber hood, maybe the Eibach Pro Kit, then a set of 17 or 18 inch rims. Then I'm looking at color matching the interior to the outside of the car. Soon I've got Carbon Fiber Altezzas and every cop following me looking to write me a ticket. Every little Johnny Ricer following me looking to race. I end up getting tickets, people try to break into or steal my car, and I come on the forum bitching about how I want to find these punks and kill them. Now I'm working to pay for my car, and I'm totally obsessed. Barely making bills, my family and friends laugh at my car and wonder what I'm trying to compensate for. NEXT THING YOU KNOW I'M LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!
Yep, beware the path that leads to the darkside.
I'll stick with my sleeper.