Little modifications that really annoy you...
Little modifications that really annoy you...
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kayzee

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3,388 posts

211 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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And you have no real idea why?

For me it's different coloured Ford badges! In my opinion they should be blue. And they are blue, so just leave them that way. It's a lovely, subtle way of telling people you're a chav imo...




DanielSan

20,054 posts

197 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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fking Viper stripes.

RacingBlue

1,456 posts

194 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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cornet

1,471 posts

188 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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These:



and don't ever try ask someone why they have it on when it's clearly not an M3/5/whatever

furious

jamei303

3,084 posts

186 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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TA14

14,332 posts

288 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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DanielSan said:
fking Viper stripes.
People calling Briggs Cunningham stripes, Viper stripes, Cobra stripes etc.

FELIX_5

966 posts

227 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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Day time running lights especially on ste vectra's.....

lightthefuse

426 posts

202 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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Adding decals or artefacts to the effect that they have a V8/V12 when it's quite clear to see (and hear) it's a boggo 4-cylinder...

SuperchargedVR6

3,138 posts

250 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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'Slammed' VWs


Diablos-666

2,786 posts

208 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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SuperchargedVR6 said:
'Slammed' VWs

That is one heavy roof rack!

crosseyedlion

2,381 posts

228 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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Angel Eyes.

Lex-shyte/LED rear lights

-My car had both of those when I bought it, havent gotten around to changing frown

Also

Plastic chrome strips everywhere.

Painted callipers on non-performance cars.

SuperchargedVR6

3,138 posts

250 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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People who replace a perfecfly good aerial with this peice of tat -


ambuletz

11,771 posts

211 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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When people put a shopping list of aftermarket parts their car has on the side of the car.

Triumph Man

9,625 posts

198 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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cornet said:
These:



and don't ever try ask someone why they have it on when it's clearly not an M3/5/whatever

furious
What was the upshot? I'd love to know of their thought processes!

On thread, I hate blue leds on washer nozzles, (as mentioned) DRLs on cars that weren't equipped from the factory, and German style number plates.

otolith

69,416 posts

234 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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I avoid being really annoyed by little modifications that I don't like by not making them to my own car.

conkerman

3,519 posts

165 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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Stupid German Style plates. WTF!

fathomfive

11,242 posts

220 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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Blue sidelight bulbs or single blue LEDs in the headlamp clusters and / or washer mounts.

Edited for speeling.

Edited by fathomfive on Monday 11th February 15:15

DoctorX

8,267 posts

197 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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'Lexus' style rear lights and those stickers that people put on their headlamps so that others* think they've got a four headlamp conversion.

  • but don't fool anyone

Captain Muppet

8,540 posts

295 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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Things on top of car aerials, like this:



I shouldn't find that annoying, but I do.

Jazzy Jefferson

728 posts

171 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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Chav Horns/dump valves