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zebra2  ·  1478 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: March 11, 2020

It's nice and rainy here. At least it was yesterday.

I've been browsing potential obnoxious mods for my GTI. Headlights? Spoiler extender? Not sure what I'll do. All that stuff is pretty ridiculously expensive.

Edit: oh yeah, almost forgot there's a video for an old song up on the ol' youtube:





user-inactivated  ·  1478 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Don't know about Europe, but in The States, headlights are rarely touched due to DOT Restrictions being hard to meet. Tails are a much more common mod. For less than about $5,000 you can get a combination of spoiler, wheels, and tail lights that'll make your car stand out. Beyond that you're looking at the bodykit, paint, etc. to push your car into new territory. Other people tend to push for go fast mods, but your car is already pretty zippy and if you're not racing it, you're really just buying bragging points.

For what it's worth, I've kept my FR-S stock. Cars, except speculative cars, don't really retain their value, especially if they're daily drivers. So the car is already a sunken cost, any more you spend on it, is further sunken cost. Depending on who you ask, mods also make a car harder to sell than if you leave it stock, cause suddenly now you have to find a buyer that not only likes your car, but also your taste in mods.

Don't get me wrong, modding is awesome and I love seeing what people do with their cars, but I wouldn't say it's too practical. That said, if you do decide to do something, I'd love to see how it turns out.

kleinbl00  ·  1478 days ago  ·  link  ·  

HIDs are stupidly common in the US. Mods abound. Thing is, they give the cops a reason to roll you so if you drive like an ass they will lead to ticketing.

A GTi with mods is basically begging to get rolled, particularly in Los Angeles.

zebra2  ·  1478 days ago  ·  link  ·  

For sure, my interest in modding isn't a practical pursuit. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be driving this car until it falls apart, and it's pretty cool, so I've been a lot more keen on doing something to it. I don't think I'll go too crazy though, but I've been watching a lot of exhaust mod engine note videos the last couple days.

kleinbl00  ·  1478 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Just know that those of us not in your community call those "fart cans."