The Hello Kitty exhaust pipe attachment

So if you've already got a cellphone, Xbox, MP3 player, and SD card that's been adorned with that precious Hello Kitty smile, there's still a few more aspects of your life that could use a little kawaii. Some, um, creative (read: obsessed) minds have apparently crafted a steel exhaust tip that will show those pesky tailgaters just what you adore. If you need just one more bolt-on to complete the pimping of your ride, and blowing flames seemed a bit too extreme for your 4-banger, this should fit the bill nicely. While it's unlikely these will show up anytime soon in your local automotive store, we're sure someone in Japan can give you the scoop on this fantasmical add-on, and something tells us he's acquainted with Bubb Rubb.

[Via BoingBoing]

[Prime @ Sep 7th 2006 4:38AM]

Funny, I only just heard about Bubbrubb today on a Joystiq article, weird!

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/06/wow-players-set-up-memorial-service-for-croc-hunter/#comments

Comment 7 makes the connection

[Lin @ Sep 7th 2006 5:25AM]

it's very nice idea

[Oddmanout @ Sep 7th 2006 5:35AM]

Before I embarked on my year abroad in Japan, I got a bunch of my female Japanese friends together and asked them for advice. This of course included advice on meeting and interacting with Japanese women. One of them said I should get a bright pink shirt and iron on a huge Hello Kitty with along with the slogan "I [Heart] Kitty-chan !!!" (Kitty-chan of course being what they call it here). It might not scream masculinity, she reasoned, but it would get me noticed, and would make it virtually impossible for me to seem threatening...

Yeah...right...

Despite the fact that she was probably joking, remind me to thank her for that advice...it actually turned out to be some of the most effective stuff I got that night...

Just thought I'd share (and it's almost on topic...)...

[Teddy-O @ Sep 7th 2006 6:04AM]

I like that alot. Definitely the coolest exhaust tip I've seen in a while.

[Teddy-O @ Sep 7th 2006 6:07AM]

Oddmanout, have you ever heard of Charisma Man? Maybe you don't need a pink hello kitty t-shirt. *laugh*

http://www.charismaman.com/

[timetex @ Sep 7th 2006 6:28AM]

I, for one, welcome our kitten-toting, fume spewing overlords.

[iptydafu @ Sep 7th 2006 6:49AM]

I think Hello Kitty's hungry for a banana.

[Prince @ Sep 7th 2006 6:51AM]

That must be an addition to my wonderful Vespa. 8D

[Rusty @ Sep 7th 2006 7:46AM]

The thing I don't understand about these tail pipe do-dads is this......are you really trying to make your car sound like an outboard boat engine? Have you ever heard a V8 engine in a vintage muscle car? I guess it is a generational thing. I don't get it why you would want the engine in your car sounding like it is a boat out of water?

[Clayfoot @ Sep 7th 2006 7:53AM]

*checks date*

Is it April first already?

[strider_mt2k @ Sep 7th 2006 7:56AM]

If that bow doesn't spin then no deal.

[Tek @ Sep 7th 2006 8:21AM]

I don't think Hello,Kitty promotes car exhaust... But I could be wrong, ha. I've met many Hello,Kitty lovers, but most draw the line at toasters. I mean...honestly.

[alex @ Sep 7th 2006 8:41AM]

i can't see hello kitty fangirls tricking out their cars like this. aren't custom exhausts supposed to make you bold and rebellious or something? hello kitty is just too cute.

its like making a grenade that not only explodes into shrapnel, but spews out flowers and bubbles and plays music too.

[Vince @ Sep 7th 2006 9:25AM]

Strider, I was thinking the same darned thing. Yup, that'd be pretty cool, all I need is a car to go with it.

Rusty, you don't get behind your car much, do you. It's just the muffler tip, not the resonator. This won't make your car sound like an outboard engine? heh-heh.

[Kim @ Sep 7th 2006 9:25AM]

Actually, I'm severely disappointed at Engadget and its readers now. This is, like, old. I've seen it posted on some imageboard on 2005-09-13 - that's almost a freaking year. And it might date even further back...

So, engadget, no cookie for you.

[Perrey Z. @ Sep 7th 2006 9:45AM]

Oddmanout: That's the funiest thing i've read this morning.

This is the strangest Hello Kitty item i've seen. What's next, pregnacy kits?

[dyna @ Sep 7th 2006 12:37PM]

"..adorned with that precious Hello Kitty smile"

Hello Kitty is mouth-less.

[kosmic @ Sep 7th 2006 4:47PM]

http://clubfield.blog.ocn.ne.jp/dora/2006/01/post_7010.html
(in Japanese)

Double Kitty...

[Dull @ Sep 7th 2006 7:18PM]

It looks like it's time for a Engadget Hello Kitty site, or Hello Kitty Fanboy (Fangirl?)

[tekdroid @ Sep 8th 2006 8:56AM]

the whiskers look like they could do some damage to a passer-by. Hello Kitty lawsuit?

[Enrique @ Sep 10th 2006 10:00PM]

Why?

[KKyuubi @ Sep 14th 2006 7:36AM]

The whistles go WHOOOOOO!

But still, a Hello Kitty exhaust tip...neat idea to add to the 100's of Hello Kitty products also out there!

[bob @ Sep 14th 2006 10:26PM]

this is retarded i mean who would want this its for little kids in like kindergarden not people driving!!!

[katina @ Sep 17th 2006 4:10PM]

this doesn't actually surprize me, i once saw an ENTIRE STORE filled with ONLY hello kitty (and friends)!!! way too much pink! (and this was in the u.s. , i don't want to see the obsession in japan)

[carol @ Apr 10th 2007 10:37PM]

I'm in...just tell me how much and how to order.

For reals...

[mizzmaine28 @ Jul 25th 2007 10:16AM]

ummm, i sooo want one!!! where do i get it?!?!

[Emily Naugle @ Aug 31st 2007 12:57PM]

How can I get one of these Hello Kitty exhaust pipes?

[karissa @ Mar 13th 2008 3:01PM]

i need this. i will pay $200.