Auto fads that can just stay away

[spikerS]

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Current fads I could do without:

Coal rolling

get off my lawn

+1 out of all the dumbest things I have ever witnessed, this is by far, the worst.

[Seth1968]

Shit loaded up on the dash and/or hanging from the rear view mirror.

[ercchry]

Vans are not dead... apparently

http://www.vanditsvc.ca/?page_id=225

[RickDaTuner]

Demon eyes... Colored HIDs... running retarded wheel spacers with incorrect wheel offsets.. haha im getting old for hating on the younger generation of tuners

[speedog]

Here I was thinking that people would post past auto fads that were more than 2-10 years ago - HID's, rolling coal, lashes, stance, etc are still very much a thing, how can they be a retro thing you wouldn't like to see come back when they even haven't gone away. The louvers are most definitely a retro fad and one that shouldn't come back. Boogie vans, cool and hell I'd like one as a work vehicle but I'm not sure they should come back. Let's go back a bit further than 2-10 years ago.

Here's one - big ass CB radio antennas and CB radios, worthy of a come back or not? How about under dash mounted equalizers?

[heavyD]

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Demon eyes... Colored HIDs... running retarded wheel spacers with incorrect wheel offsets.. haha im getting old for hating on the younger generation of tuners

Young generation tuning fads were terrible when we were young and they are terrible now. One difference today is that cars are so much better stock than they were say in the 90's. Today there really is no such thing as a performance mod that isn't a tune. Exhausts and intakes are nothing but noise makers and bling and suspension mods are for looks. Going back a few decades where cars had 4x4 stances there was some merit to lowering springs, coilovers, etc and manufacturers usually left some performance on the table so a downpipe and exhaust could actually free up a little bit of power in a turbocharged engine and cars like Mustangs could actually make a bit of power with just an intake. Nowadays those mods are pretty well useless in most cars. That said there's been a bit of a shift to lighting as it seems the current generation really likes their lights as bright as possible as they even make their fog lights blinding (defeats the purposed of fog lights of course).

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

HIDs in non projector HID housings. I admit at one point I was briefly guilty of this but fuck does it ever annoy me now.

[G-ZUS]

surprised no one mentioned park bench spoilers

[RickDaTuner]

We've come a long way for sure... lol

[J-hop]

-Gonna rag on HIDs in reflector housings as everyone else did. The claim it's for output is moronic sorry, and it makes any car look broke ass.
-Tinted tails
-Rusted hoods, especially in the VW scene, holy fak it never looked good jerry stop sendin it.
-Fart cans are still hanging around too. After buying a v8 I'm even a bit embarrassed my vr6 has an apr exhaust which is pretty tame and tasteful by fart can standards


Edit: forgot one of my favourites that seems to be making a comeback - huge lifts on trucks with stock size tires

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Aftermarket fender flares on trucks with stock wheels and tires.

[Swank]

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I'm going to go the other way and post something I would like to see come back around, neon underglow lights. The first time around I was too broke-ass to A) have a decent car and B) spend any money on mods. I remember thinking that looked so cool when done properly.

It's a lot better now with LED strips instead, the neon tubes were never long enough. I felt the same as you did and made it a reality once I could finally afford it. Sure I was way too old and the fad was long dead but I always wanted it, loved it, and got a lot of compliments on it. I tied it into my dome light so it would fade on/off when I arm/disarm the alarm. It was just for show in parking lots, never drove with it on. I had it on for about 7 years and took it off last year as some LEDs were failing and one of the sides tore off on a rotten speed bump.

[hampstor]

I had to take a look at the old 'remember your roots' thread to remind myself of some fads which i'm happy are gone... (yes i'm guilty of some of these ones).

- chicken wire mesh grills
- clear taillights with "red" (pink) bulbs
- giant wings


https://forums.beyond.ca/threads/244...remember+roots

[speedog]

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-Gonna rag on HIDs in reflector housings as everyone else did. The claim it's for output is moronic sorry, and it makes any car look broke ass.
-Tinted tails
-Rusted hoods, especially in the VW scene, holy fak it never looked good jerry stop sendin it.
-Fart cans are still hanging around too. After buying a v8 I'm even a bit embarrassed my vr6 has an apr exhaust which is pretty tame and tasteful by fart can standards


Edit: forgot one of my favourites that seems to be making a comeback - huge lifts on trucks with stock size tires

HID's and tinted tails are still around, don't think they ever disappeared for any length of time.

[blownz]

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Single windshield wiper mod

Thankfully I haven't seen that in quite some time. Think it was back in the 90's when all the guys with Japanese cars were doing it. lol

Some of the fads I have always hated and still do are:

Huge aluminum wings that serve no purpose
Any kind of bolt on scope or vent that again serves no purpose
Chrome stickers (usually on B pillars, door handles, bottoms of doors, etc)
Decals of every brand of part on your car (it looks ugly, not one give a f, so don't do it unless actually sponsored)
Rusted or different colored panels on purpose (seems to be a VW thing)
Crazy wheel colors like lime green or pink, sure you are an attention whore, but there has to be a better way
Colored mudlfaps mounted at an angle (seems to be a Subaru thing, but I have seen others as well)
Stretched tires
Huge negative camber (often with the stretched tires)
Exhausts mounted at stupid angles or sticking far out from the car
Donks

And tons more I am sure lol

[J-hop]

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HID's and tinted tails are still around, don't think they ever disappeared for any length of time.

yea and they can GTFO.

Another one, not a mod but people free revving off the limiter in the tims parking lot (cars and bikes). So smrt and sound so gerd!!!!

[jacky4566]

Touch screen volume buttons. Just fuck off I want to make the music quieter so I can spot a parking spot.

[Redlyne_mr2]

bolt on fender flare kits

[Nebor]

how does plasti dip holds to chrome ?

[Mitsu3000gt]

Literally any modification to a N/A 4cyl vehicle seems like a good thing to avoid.