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Ever Seen Stupid Mods? REALLY Stupid Mods?
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Posted On: 11/8/2010 9:23AM
SouthernGuy8503

Are you ever bugged by the sight of a vehicle with just plain stupid mods on it? Like a ton of Autozone plastic-chrome or cheap eBay junk on it? I'm not talking about a type of "car culture" that you're not into, I'm more talking about the kind of stuff that makes you think the owner is on drugs.

The reason I'm posting this is because I first saw a 10th Generation ('89-'97) Ford Thunderbird a few years ago with just "chrome" wing-dings stuck to it. But now, each time I see it I swear it seems to have more crap on it than it had the last time. In fact, I most recently saw it yesterday and it seemed to have sprouted a cheap oversized "ricer"-style Boeing 747 wing out the back. What's worse, everything on it is installed so half-assed as to make already garbagey parts look even worse.

The car isn't mine and I know I can't tell someone what they should do with their money. But you need to draw a line somewhere. The picture below isn't the car I'm talking about of course (still hoping to get a chance to photograph that T-Bird), but it's definitely along the same lines.

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Avatar By: 66Mope
11/8/2010 11:05 AM

The funny thing is that even stupid mods aren't cheap...

 
Avatar By: usnrocker
11/8/2010 11:55 AM

yeah stupid mods are far from cheap.... like 15-20 bucks for a set of port holes.... all them little letters are 5 bucks a pop... but yeah i see all the stupid mods here in an army town... anywhere from riced out everything to the infamous YooHoo donk

 
Avatar By: SouthernGuy8503
11/8/2010 12:00 PM

Maybe I should have said "cheap looking".

 
Avatar By: ___nes___
11/8/2010 12:43 PM

I just saw one http://autoholics.com/2010/11/08/Lamborghini-Murcielago-Recreation-on-Craigslist-330086

 
Avatar By: cknarf
11/8/2010 1:30 PM

"chrome" trim. Ya know, the stuff old people trace EVERY crease with? What the fuck?

 
Avatar By: SouthernGuy8503
11/8/2010 1:42 PM

cknarf - What I meant by "chrome" trim was that fake stick on stuff people put around the windows and door edges. Not talking about actual metal chrome trim on cars that actually looked good ro decent with it, like classic cars and other cars up to the 80s. Basically I say if it has a plastic bumper cover and not a real metal bumper then it doesn't look right with chrome stick on trim all over it.

 
Avatar By: cknarf
11/8/2010 2:45 PM

No, I got you the first time. The plastic 'chrome' people line the door edges with nowadays. Its terrible! I LOVE the loads of chrome on classics, 'cause it looks right. Now chrome strips on a taurus? No. HELL no.

 
Avatar By: iroczguy15
11/8/2010 3:02 PM

sooo stupid i see ricers with the gay spoilers on the back and coffee cans all the time. people seriously need to spend more time in there cars making them look respectable. the car in the pic would look perfectly fine with just those rims but he had to screw it up with the rest of the crap.

 
Avatar By: FRSGUMP
11/8/2010 3:43 PM

I love chrome, and wished the "real" stuff would return, but this chrome-plated plastic crap is rediculous. Another attention whore. LOOK AT ME !!! LOOK AT ME !!!

 
Avatar By: retroman
11/8/2010 5:29 PM

The gay purple tint job on my Fiero. The previous owner did it himself and it showed. I had it removed today though thankfully. He also installed what I like to call a "hot air intake". It's like a cold air intake, except he put it in the hottest part of the engine compartment and didn't bother to seal it off. I have plans to remove that very soon along with the one remaining ricer boy sticker I have left.

 
Avatar By: ___nes___
11/8/2010 5:46 PM

Oh got one. Just saw a couple of days ago a brown '04 Altima with the chrome trim around all of the door, all of the windows, wheel wells, back bumper, front bumper, fake port holes and a caddy style soft top.

 
Avatar By: GTwildfire
11/8/2010 7:50 PM

There should be restraining orders issued for those with bad taste.

 
Avatar By: bestmalibu
11/8/2010 8:00 PM

yea that car does look real bad, but crome dont always look ugly on a car u gota know how to put it on there, to not make it look tacky or overdone, but i dont think crome looks bad on certain cars, check mine out i think it looks better than that poor altima lol

 
Avatar By: M45lover
11/8/2010 8:30 PM

I have a couple Mexican friends and employees, they love doing this to their cars....

 
Avatar By: monkyfart13
11/9/2010 3:26 AM

I think we can add the Blue Hummer from the SEMA coverage to the list of horrible mods

 
Avatar By: Mbeezy3405
11/9/2010 9:44 AM

LOL @ M45lover, if anyone watches East Bound

 
Avatar By: tavares86
11/9/2010 12:30 PM

What does the chrome on the side say? "YOU NEVER MET A CHRISTIAN MAN _____ LIKE ME". Is what I can read.

 
Avatar By: Youngdeezy
11/9/2010 3:05 PM

x2 lol at m45lover but its true

 
Avatar By: retroman
11/9/2010 4:51 PM

I used to pass by this Vette everyday. It had bull horns strapped down on the hood and horseshoes and lassos on the doors. I'm not talking graphics either. This guy had the real deal clinging to that poor Vette. It was also chromed way beyond reason too.

 
Avatar By: BigMike3023
11/9/2010 5:29 PM

66Mope said it! All these crazy lookin mods that you see on peoples rides are not cheap! Poor parents must be ashamed ;P

 
Avatar By: Seventy-Six
11/9/2010 8:35 PM

Tavares86- it says You Never Met a Christian Man Quite Like Me

 
Avatar By: Seventy-Six
11/9/2010 8:36 PM

Mirror says Big daddy

 
Avatar By: slabryda05
11/10/2010 2:12 PM

autozone strikes again!!!!! lol

 
Avatar By: robpurifoy
11/10/2010 4:23 PM

Sometimes Less is More!!

 
Avatar By: guitarpicker05
11/10/2010 7:03 PM

dumb as hell

 
Avatar By: lue23
11/10/2010 8:55 PM

texas loves chrome and ridiculous big stickers and and the worst things u could waste their money on

 
Avatar By: Shmak1982
11/23/2010 10:27 AM

There's a 1998ish Cadillac Deville around here that has bull horns on the nose like a Caddy from the 60's or 70's. Looks horrible.

 
Avatar By: vtechcivicrazor
11/24/2010 5:06 PM

o my god !! auto zone is right !!!

 
Avatar By: JDMTurboMR2
11/24/2010 6:22 PM

didnt you know that gives you at least 100 extra hp

 
Avatar By: olilegarsdechar
11/28/2010 7:56 AM

Oufff, ridiculus car with too many skulls... How could you be proud on road with that car ? Oli le gars de char!

 

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