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Best. I'll second the chrome Lucas spotlight. On the right car they can transform it form normal to distictive, as well as being practical. I mean, apart from wing mirrors and minilights, that was pretty much it. Worst. Headlight eyelashes and furry steering wheel covers. Any steering wheel covers. And big-arsed rear spoilers on cars that are otherwise standard.
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af1
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Ha i quoted the wrong thing..
I was trying to say, as a member of the emergency services i can see the benefit of a baby on board sticker when approaching an RTC
Best bolt on? USB interface headunit i guess Worst bolt on? powered by fairydust stickers or those hideous pieces of curse word stickers that go down or across the windscreen. Also tow straps held on the front of the car with cable ties whereby the original tow eye has been cut off (reasons relating to first comment on this post)
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Golf 1 and 2 Zender rear spoiler .
Those rubbish black plastic Japanese arches everyone got a hard on about a few years ago and stuck them on everything going . Ruined many a good body line of nice cars like 240z's.
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I hate trinket gatherers - owners who just have to have every possible option / chrome trim / fly catcher / modified widget bolted to what was a nice car before they started ! I normally agree but I do like that Beetle with all that nonsense.... My mate Hector bought a Resto Cal Beetle that was pretty much dripping in accessories. First thing he did was sell them all off and recouped a decent chunk of the car cost. He then put the back suspension up to stock to get rid the stupid camber, fitted his 2276cc motor and close ratio gearbox, and used the trinket money to have the roll cage built. He took the car (now capable of running 12-second quarter mile times and into Outlaw Flat Four) to a show where someone asked him if it was so-and-so's old Resto Cal. Hector's reply? "Yeah, but I fixed it." Genius. As for best accessories, anything that makes the driving experience better, but by better you could say "safer", "faster", "easier", "more pleasant", or any other definition you care to throw at it. Got to be appropriate for the type of car and its intended use. As I'm hopeless with directions for me it would be a sat-nav, which is all of the above...
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1968 Cal Look Beetle - 2007cc motor - 14.45@93mph in full street trim 1970-ish Karmann Beetle cabriolet - project soon to be re-started. 1986 Scirocco - big plans, one day!
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Currently stickers are my bugbear - modern chav cars like astras with flowing italic text stickers on the windows usually relating to something being low .That and Nurburgring stickers ! One accessory [ not really ] i miss is the old REDEX you used to get to pour down your carb and then floor , filling the road up with smoke ! +1 'Dirty diesel' and 'because [insert car here'. Those two irritate me the most. I'm not a big fan of stickers either. 'One Life. Live it.' being a fine example. There's quite a few Volkswagen Group vehicles round here with 'West Coast VAGs' stickers on them. I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks 'bunch of fannys'. As for decent stuff, tow bars, and a decent set of mud flaps are both on the list, especially the brightly coloured Sparco ones. I've rediscovered my liking for 8 spoke wellers too. They have to be ice white with the red and blue pinstriping round the edge of the rim though.
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+1 'Dirty diesel' and 'because [insert car here'. Those two irritate me the most. I'm not a big fan of stickers either. 'One Life. Live it.' being a fine example. There's quite a few Volkswagen Group vehicles round here with 'West Coast VAGs' stickers on them. I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks 'bunch of fannys'. As for decent stuff, tow bars, and a decent set of mud flaps are both on the list, especially the brightly coloured Sparco ones. I've rediscovered my liking for 8 spoke wellers too. They have to be ice white with the red and blue pinstriping round the edge of the rim though. I saw a Vw t4 around near me with a big sticker of someone sat on a mountain peak. Accompanying this were the words ' Carpe diem '. And man who got out looked like he could only scale a mountain of Greg's sausage rolls. Cheesey as a cheesey thing.
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moglite
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Worst..... Wire wheel trims Vinyl roof Japanese wing mirrors on old British tin Badge bars Large chrome horse emblems Modern windscreen wipers on older cars Take your pick Best.... Steels and hubcaps AA badge that has been in the family forever Note to self - sort the wipers out
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Last Edit: Nov 8, 2017 8:43:17 GMT by moglite
1967 Morris Oxford Traveller 1979 Toyota LandCruiser BJ40 1993 Daimler Double Six 2007 Volvo XC70 2.4D
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Sat-nav, the electronic getting lost machine. No substitute for a printed map, or even google maps on your phone, and a proper understanding of how to use it. A few years ago a group of Australian tourists trusted the sat-nav in their rental car and took what it told them was a shortcut. Three river crossings later they were found by a farmer who wondered how they'd managed to get as far as they did.
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On my own car has to be ski helmet speaker pods. I have a love hate relationship with them and depends on the day if we get on. I used to hate but now need whip aerial
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Found my flashing Pao again.
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My mk3 golf has; Rear window venition blind, Safety star, Rear Mexican blanket, Plastic window dog guards, Dead mans hand on steering wheel, Shrunken head on rear view mirror, Dual mount antenna, Raccoons tail, Stainless trim rings.
To be added; Wind deflectors, Retro roof rack, Rear mudflap s
All in a Resto Cal/Lowrider Bomb style
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For me
BEST Wheels, Tyres and ride height in suitable measure for your application. Whether that is sill scraping and hella flush wheels/arch/tyres to cruise the streets on, or enough clearance to drive a bus through and knobbly tyres for off road use.
WORST Truck nuts.
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Agree HoTWire. Wheels for me too. Banded steels usually look really great.
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Still learning...still spending...still breaking things!
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I was trying to say, as a member of the emergency services i can see the benefit of a baby on board sticker when approaching an RTC Yes, that's the sole purpose of 'Baby On Board' signs but they are used/abused for a completely different purpose...
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Still learning...still spending...still breaking things!
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I was trying to say, as a member of the emergency services i can see the benefit of a baby on board sticker when approaching an RTC Yes, that's the sole purpose of 'Baby On Board' signs but they are used/abused for a completely different purpose... No its not , i would say they are more meant for other drivers to see and perhaps drive more sensibly as a result .
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No its not , i would say they are more meant for other drivers to see and perhaps drive more sensibly as a result . No it's meant to warn other drivers that the car in front may be erratic because the driver is distracted by their bundle of joy in the back. Or to loudly proclaim to the world their boundless fertility. Kinda like truck nuts, but for family cars.
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. . . a mountain of Greg's sausage rolls. Cheesey as a cheesey thing. That would probably be the cheese and onion pasty.
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Yes, that's the sole purpose of 'Baby On Board' signs but they are used/abused for a completely different purpose... No its not , i would say they are more meant for other drivers to see and perhaps drive more sensibly as a result . It goes without saying that drivers are expected to drive sensibly regardless. So, I fail to see your point completely. Sorry.
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Still learning...still spending...still breaking things!
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Yes, that's the sole purpose of 'Baby On Board' signs but they are used/abused for a completely different purpose... No its not , i would say they are more meant for other drivers to see and perhaps drive more sensibly as a result . I wonder how many people think, " I was going to concertina that car in front of me but now I can see they've got a precious cargo I've had second thoughts." ?
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... used the trinket money to have the roll cage built. ... ...an item I would consider as one of the worst add ons. In some cars, I'd agree. But for a sub 13-second street/drag Beetle, I'd say pretty much essential!
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1968 Cal Look Beetle - 2007cc motor - 14.45@93mph in full street trim 1970-ish Karmann Beetle cabriolet - project soon to be re-started. 1986 Scirocco - big plans, one day!
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I love thicker anti roll bars and strut braces
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