diff --git a/flow-state/src/venues/ride.js b/flow-state/src/venues/ride.js
index e3a65f1..0a8a6d8 100644
--- a/flow-state/src/venues/ride.js
+++ b/flow-state/src/venues/ride.js
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ function vizEnvMaterial(mat, instance, strength) {
                 vec3 vDir = normalize( vViewPosition );
                 vec3 rDir = reflect( vDir, normalize( normal ) );
                 // Mirrored azimuth shared with the sky dome (see sky.js):
-                // folds ±π onto the same texel so neither surface shows a seam.
-                float sU = atan( rDir.z, rDir.x ) * 0.15915494 + 0.5;
-                sU = 1.0 - abs( 1.0 - 2.0 * sU );
+                // quarter-turn offset puts the fold lines fore and aft.
+                float sU = atan( rDir.z, rDir.x ) * 0.15915494 + 0.5 + 0.25;
+                sU = 1.0 - abs( 1.0 - 2.0 * fract( sU ) );
                 vec2 sUv = vec2(
                     sU,
                     asin( clamp( rDir.y, -1.0, 1.0 ) ) * 0.31830988 + 0.5 );
@@ -578,11 +578,27 @@ export const ride = {
                 bumperF.position.set(0, -0.35, -2.05);
                 const bumperR = add(new T.Mesh(new T.BoxGeometry(1.8, 0.22, 0.3), trimMat));
                 bumperR.position.set(0, -0.35, 1.62);
-                // Side skirts between the wheels.
+                // Side skirts between the wheels, tall enough to meet the
+                // door bottoms so no daylight shows under the doors.
                 for (const side of [-1, 1]) {
-                    const skirt = add(new T.Mesh(new T.BoxGeometry(0.12, 0.14, 2.0), trimMat));
-                    skirt.position.set(side * 0.93, -0.5, -0.15);
+                    const skirt = add(new T.Mesh(new T.BoxGeometry(0.12, 0.5, 2.0), trimMat));
+                    skirt.position.set(side * 0.93, -0.32, -0.15);
                 }
+                // Front side panels: fill between hood edge and wheels, where
+                // the engine bay showed straight through to the ground.
+                for (const side of [-1, 1]) {
+                    const panel = add(new T.Mesh(new T.BoxGeometry(0.25, 0.35, 1.0), paintMat()));
+                    panel.position.set(side * 0.825, -0.08, -1.5);
+                }
+                // Rear quarter panels between doors and rear arches.
+                for (const side of [-1, 1]) {
+                    const quarter = add(new T.Mesh(new T.BoxGeometry(0.25, 0.35, 0.9), paintMat()));
+                    quarter.position.set(side * 0.825, -0.08, 1.1);
+                }
+                // Floor pan: closes the see-through under the cabin between
+                // the wheels. Overlaps skirts, bumpers and doors all round.
+                const floorPan = add(new T.Mesh(new T.BoxGeometry(1.78, 0.16, 3.5), trimMat));
+                floorPan.position.set(0, -0.52, -0.25);
             // Fenders: half-torus arches over each wheel. Torus arc 0..π
             // spans the upper half in XY; yawed 90° it arches across the
             // wheel in the rolling plane.
@@ -592,9 +608,10 @@ export const ride = {
                     fender.rotation.y = Math.PI / 2;
                     fender.position.set(wx, -0.62, wz);
                 }
-                // Grille + headlamps proud of the nose so no face z-fights.
+                // Grille + headlamps seated INTO the bumper face (not floating
+                // above it): both overlap the bumper top edge.
                 const grille = add(new T.Mesh(new T.BoxGeometry(0.9, 0.16, 0.06), trimMat));
-                grille.position.set(0, -0.12, -2.21);
+                grille.position.set(0, -0.2, -2.21);
                 const lampMat = new T.MeshStandardMaterial({
                     color: new T.Color(0.1, 0.1, 0.12),
                     emissive: new T.Color(0.75, 0.82, 1.0),
@@ -603,7 +620,7 @@ export const ride = {
                 });
                 for (const side of [-1, 1]) {
                     const lamp = add(new T.Mesh(new T.CircleGeometry(0.09, 16), lampMat));
-                    lamp.position.set(side * 0.55, -0.05, -2.22);
+                    lamp.position.set(side * 0.55, -0.16, -2.22);
                     lamp.rotation.y = Math.PI;
                 }
                 // Taillight bar set into the bumper's rear face.
@@ -616,12 +633,13 @@ export const ride = {
                         roughness: 0.4,
                     })));
                 tail.position.set(0, -0.28, 1.78);
-                // Mirrors on stalks at the cabin front corners.
+                // Mirrors on stalks at the cabin front corners, stalks rooted
+                // in the cabin wall (not floating beside it).
                 for (const side of [-1, 1]) {
-                    const stalk = add(new T.Mesh(new T.BoxGeometry(0.04, 0.12, 0.04), trimMat));
-                    stalk.position.set(side * 0.9, 0.72, -0.95);
+                    const stalk = add(new T.Mesh(new T.BoxGeometry(0.06, 0.12, 0.04), trimMat));
+                    stalk.position.set(side * 0.88, 0.72, -0.95);
                     const mirror = add(new T.Mesh(new T.BoxGeometry(0.14, 0.09, 0.07), paintMat()));
-                    mirror.position.set(side * 0.94, 0.8, -0.95);
+                    mirror.position.set(side * 0.92, 0.8, -0.95);
                 }
                 // Rear spoiler: blade on two mounts over the trunk.
                 for (const side of [-1, 1]) {
diff --git a/flow-state/src/venues/sky.js b/flow-state/src/venues/sky.js
index eb3f249..3222d27 100644
--- a/flow-state/src/venues/sky.js
+++ b/flow-state/src/venues/sky.js
@@ -56,10 +56,13 @@ export function buildSky(THREE, { radius = 90 } = {}) {
             // Mirrored spherical projection shared with the ride's paint
             // (see vizEnvMaterial): direction to sphere UVs, with the azimuth
             // folded into a triangle so the ±π wrap lands on the same texel
-            // instead of a visible seam.
+            // instead of a visible seam. Offset a quarter turn (shared
+            // constant with ride.js): the fold lines sit fore and aft, where
+            // a mirrored join never faces the chase camera head-on — on the
+            // flanks it mirrored the world at the viewer.
             vec2 skyVizUv(vec3 dir) {
-                float u = atan(dir.z, dir.x) * 0.15915494 + 0.5;
-                u = 1.0 - abs(1.0 - 2.0 * u);
+                float u = atan(dir.z, dir.x) * 0.15915494 + 0.5 + 0.25;
+                u = 1.0 - abs(1.0 - 2.0 * fract(u));
                 float v = asin(clamp(dir.y, -1.0, 1.0)) * 0.31830988 + 0.5;
                 return vec2(u, v);
             }