So you want to mod your car..

ZeeBabar · 07-26-2016, 08:16 AM

cooltoy · 07-26-2016, 08:37 AM

Ibtm.

JARblue · 07-26-2016, 08:44 AM

#11 should be trading in your car every 6 months

axmea? · 07-26-2016, 09:07 AM

Author is a freelancer who has no authority in the industry. Just trying to make a living to fill pages in magazines. Another lame attempt to pacify and kill expression in car culture. Who cares what he thinks.

mishuko · 07-26-2016, 09:43 AM

lol it's interesting to say the least.

agree with the fake noise.

agree with the fake dials.

agree with the fake tips.

agree with the rice mods.

agree with jar.

agree ibtm.

Slartibartfas · 07-26-2016, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by axmea?

Author is a freelancer who has no authority in the industry. Just trying to make a living to fill pages in magazines. Another lame attempt to pacify and kill expression in car culture. Who cares what he thinks.

Despite this, I agree with everything he wrote.

Larso1 · 07-26-2016, 01:11 PM

I agree with them all, except the painted brake calipers. It's such a small thing to complain about and I think the right color (relative to the body and wheel colors) really sets off the look.

hjo1078 · 07-26-2016, 02:10 PM

i just wanna know what he drives lol

sgosh · 07-26-2016, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hjo1078

i just wanna know what he drives lol

Careful; it could be a Z ...

I think he was spot-on.

RN SHARK · 07-26-2016, 03:47 PM

Misspelled Brembos.

Ventruck · 07-26-2016, 06:07 PM

Indeed some filler/clickbait. There are writers who are only motivated by things to hate on/be critical of, though — acting like they really know better. He has points, but nothing constructive, let alone new. List all over the place, between owner and manufacturer-established "fads"

BUT, can't hate on the writer. He probably is aware of what he was doing.

axmea? · 07-26-2016, 06:41 PM

What would this forum be like if we were all conformist? That's too boring. Who cares if the guy driving down the street has a bunch of guages to monitor things that are important to him or her. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing wrong with lime green, bright yellow or red calipers. They look great. If the guy wants to install a big *** wing because he wants serious downforce let him be. These kinds of articles irritates me the most. Especially those written by a nobody. Now now if it were Bob Lutz or Elon Musk or if he focused solely after manufacturer and factory design trends that is a different story.

sgosh · 07-26-2016, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by axmea?

What would this forum be like if we were all conformist? That's too boring. Who cares if the guy driving down the street has a bunch of guages to monitor things that are important to him or her. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing wrong with lime green, bright yellow or red calipers. They look great. If the guy wants to install a big *** wing because he wants serious downforce let him be. These kinds of articles irritates me the most. Especially those written by a nobody. Now now if it were Bob Lutz or Elon Musk or if he focused solely after manufacturer and factory design trends that is a different story.

He seemed to have an aversion to anything that wasn't tasteful*.

That's not a blanket boo-hoo on any and all mods.

*Yeah yeah, I know; tasteful is subjective. But I think there's a common-sense line that exists....

madwi · 07-26-2016, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by axmea?

What would this forum be like if we were all conformist? That's too boring. Who cares if the guy driving down the street has a bunch of guages to monitor things that are important to him or her. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing wrong with lime green, bright yellow or red calipers. They look great. If the guy wants to install a big *** wing because he wants serious downforce let him be. These kinds of articles irritates me the most. Especially those written by a nobody. Now now if it were Bob Lutz or Elon Musk or if he focused solely after manufacturer and factory design trends that is a different story.

Well Said.

ChopsZ · 07-26-2016, 08:56 PM

Concerning painting brake calipers. That's alright to a point, depending on the car and wheels. But these people that have a stock Saturn and paint their rear DRUM brakes, that's just asking for criticism.

Why on earth would someone want to draw attention to their drum brakes?

Oooooo... Sexy! Must be fast! LOL

07-26-2016, 08:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
ZeeBabar Banned Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 423 Drives: 2006 350z Rep Power: 0	So you want to mod your car.. 10 Car Fads That Need to Die

07-26-2016, 08:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,938 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 240204	Ibtm. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

07-26-2016, 08:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	#11 should be trading in your car every 6 months Chuck33079 and Fuzzzy like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

07-26-2016, 09:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,233 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Author is a freelancer who has no authority in the industry. Just trying to make a living to fill pages in magazines. Another lame attempt to pacify and kill expression in car culture. Who cares what he thinks. hjo1078 likes this. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

07-26-2016, 09:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
mishuko A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: bouncin on tigga Posts: 8,062 Drives: '12 Z Rep Power: 9434	lol it's interesting to say the least. agree with the fake noise. agree with the fake dials. agree with the fake tips. agree with the rice mods. agree with jar. agree ibtm. cooltoy likes this.

07-26-2016, 01:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Larso1 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Pueblo CO Posts: 98 Drives: 12 Nissan 370Z T M6 Rep Power: 9	I agree with them all, except the painted brake calipers. It's such a small thing to complain about and I think the right color (relative to the body and wheel colors) really sets off the look.

07-26-2016, 02:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
hjo1078 Track Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: virginia Age: 45 Posts: 572 Drives: twin turbo 370z Rep Power: 5394	i just wanna know what he drives lol

07-26-2016, 03:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
RN SHARK Track Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Wake Forest, NC Age: 43 Posts: 618 Drives: 09 370Z, 14 SRT GC Rep Power: 34	Misspelled Brembos. __________________ ___________ '09 6sp/Z1/PowerTrix/SPL/Swift/SRP/Whiteline/F.I.LTH&CBE/UpRev by Seb/CJM/Stillen/Ings+1/RJM/TrackSpec/Sparco/Motul/Wavetrac/Coolerworx/Verus/CraftSquare '14 SRT Grand Cherokee; '08 TL Type-S

07-26-2016, 06:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ventruck Track Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: California Posts: 782 Drives: '13 Sport+Touring M6 Rep Power: 22897	Indeed some filler/clickbait. There are writers who are only motivated by things to hate on/be critical of, though — acting like they really know better. He has points, but nothing constructive, let alone new. List all over the place, between owner and manufacturer-established "fads" BUT, can't hate on the writer. He probably is aware of what he was doing. axmea? likes this.

07-26-2016, 06:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,233 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	What would this forum be like if we were all conformist? That's too boring. Who cares if the guy driving down the street has a bunch of guages to monitor things that are important to him or her. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing wrong with lime green, bright yellow or red calipers. They look great. If the guy wants to install a big * wing because he wants serious downforce let him be. These kinds of articles irritates me the most. Especially those written by a nobody. Now now if it were Bob Lutz or Elon Musk or if he focused solely after manufacturer and factory design trends that is a different story. cooltoy and madwi like this. __________________ >MyZ's Album<** NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

07-26-2016, 08:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
ChopsZ Track Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Central Florida Age: 48 Posts: 965 Drives: 2016 370Z GM 6MT Rep Power: 2300	Concerning painting brake calipers. That's alright to a point, depending on the car and wheels. But these people that have a stock Saturn and paint their rear DRUM brakes, that's just asking for criticism. Why on earth would someone want to draw attention to their drum brakes? Oooooo... Sexy! Must be fast! LOL __________________ She's For Sale! PERFORMANCE: Aero Workz \| Akebono \| BC Racing \| EcuTek \| HKS \| MaxBore \| Motordyne \| Nismo \| RJM \| SPL \| StopTech \| Z1 AUDIO: Arc Audio \| Bazooka \| Helix \| Pioneer \| Stereo Integrity