All the other FADS - apart from chev badges

[Bad Bird]

Catfish bodykits. Pretty much anything made by Veilside. Revolting.

[bathurst77]

Panel Vans

Rear Spoilers.
round tail and brake lights.

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Has anyone mentioned those front 'bull bar' looking things that looked like 3 fluorescent tubes??

They were something I kept scratching my head about...

lol. I remember seeing them on XDs to XFs all the time during the 80's and 90's.

The whole stripes on a BA-BF XR6/XR8 thing has been done to death as well. I'm not a fan.

[Pinkbits]

"Sig Erson Cams" stickers.
GTR-XU1 stickers on nearly every LC & LJ Torana, even 4 door ones too!

I remember one sticker that i had on the back window of the XB GT coupe in the 80's that every one wanted but only a small minority could get......
"FALCON GT club of Australia"

[telstar1]

trans-am fronts on panelvans

[benoxr]

Bubble windows -
I had black plastic ones on both sides plus rear barn doors of my XC GS Panel van - very cool

Murals -
most Holden vans had painted murals but there were magnetic murals available for that l'ess permanent' look. They were about 500mm x 300mm in size

shaggy/fluffy cloth material -
adhered to the complete dash, rear parcel shelf plus all over the console. If money wasnt an issue, it was all velvet.

[GUTLES]

White/Red/Blue walls on late model low profile tyres..

[benoxr]

Gabriel pump up air shockers on the rear - gave the illusion the front was extremely low but was a real horror when cornering fast.

a P.A. speaker under the bonnet attached to a CB radio so you could speak to those chicky babes walking along. :

[[Tonko]]

Originally Posted by Homes

I'm proud to be an Aussie, and try to stick with aussie made products whenever i can...but too many sheep put the ''bogan stamp'' on their cars or tattoo it on their bodies just to be trendy...i'm not joining in

Yeah, what were those people thinking by putting the 'bogan stamp' on our flag...

Must be why i put mine on my car, because i dont see many stickers with the union jack... but wait... thats not australian...
Maybe you could come up with a symbol that is more aussie and instantly recognisable?

[Stattic]

i absolutely hate it when people have stickers on their windscreens saying
FORD
NISSAN
HOLDEN
oh my god, lucky those stickers were there! i was struggling to tell that 180sx from that commodore over there!
honestly the most obnoxious and riciest fad i can think of short of cardboard body kits

[gthofan]

checker plate floor mats anyone? cough dezza cough.

[killerjoolz]

Originally Posted by Stattic

i absolutely hate it when people have stickers on their windscreens saying
FORD
NISSAN
HOLDEN
oh my god, lucky those stickers were there! i was struggling to tell that 180sx from that commodore over there!
honestly the most obnoxious and riciest fad i can think of short of cardboard body kits

totally agree....I hate them and cringe when people ask me to make them,especially when its for a FORD....lol...I usually talk them out of it...lol

[4Vman]

chrome 12 slotters..... :















Sorry Nick!

[Road_Warrior]

Putting a "big bore" exhaust on VN's VP's etc

Usually consisted of cutting the resonator off and fitting a 3 inch pipe, made the car sound like poo.

[4Vman]

Hotdog mufflers....

[Auslandau]

Originally Posted by 4Vman

Yellow painted diffs and brake drums....

Phew .... lucky mine are painted blue! Might get a bagging

Panel van rears decked out in crushed velvet cushions and wall paneling with an arch between the seats ...... miss my van :(



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[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by 4Vman

chrome 12 slotters..... :















Sorry Nick!

What happened to Mr factory spec ? :P

I'll put my Convo Pro's on for Heathcote :the_finge

[Airmon]

: I'm guilty of a few of these. I do love my pop up sunroof on the ute. And my fluffy dice.

I'd have to say Cannons on 4cyl cars have become a staple.

[Trek]

There's 4 things that really irritate me, 3 already mentioned from what I read...

The southern cross (a.k.a. bogan) stickers, every p-plater ricer has one. There's nothing wrong with being proud/patriotic on a general level, it's simply doing this kind of action in excess, to the point that it becomes a bother and superfluous.

The big bore exhausts making that drone-like noise on 90's commies (I don't know how I even tolerate a certain VR/VS ute up the court next to where I live going up and down almost every day, making that same terrible note...). 5 inch dumpies/cannons on 4 bangers also come in the same category. The people that drive these things fail at life in general.

The 'jetpilot' sticker. To all the tools with one: It's a car, not a damn jet.

Fourth would be the fake chrome hubcaps. I think they reached a whole new level of visual pollution with these supercheap auto items

EDIT: Apologies if the last one had been mentioned earlier in the thread by anyone.

Ok, read the whole thing... I gotta ask, what's wrong with dragways??? I know they're a thing of the past, but they are tough on the right kind of car IMO As for hornet scoops, I only see a few cars still getting around with them, but it has to be said that they also suit certain cars to a tee.

[vanman_75]

Originally Posted by bathurst77

Panel Vans

Rear Spoilers.
round tail and brake lights.

hey i got feelings you know :sm_headba

[onfire]

I still dont get Consoles in the car. Yes, maybe for the kids.. in the back. But at what point is it nessessary to play Playstation when you're out driving?

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by gthofan

checker plate floor mats anyone? cough dezza cough.

Thanks Scotty :S

Yes, that was a fad, and rather a regrettable one.

[Ross-b]

may become a new fad.
saw it at bathurst last year. the owner blacked outt he lion and stuck the ford logo on top. the rear had the same treatment plus added masking tape of the commodore and omega

ps not shopped at all. except for the blanking out the number plate because i dont know the owner of the car.

[gcg2503]

Guys driving by themselves at night with the rear headrest TV screens on.......

[Zedjay]

Quote:
Originally Posted by JMO
What about the southern cross stickers on the back window? What do they mean?



They show that you appreciate your country, well thats what mine means anyway...
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that or you bought your car from australian fleet sales lol
they put that sticker on every car they sell these days

and who remebers chev drops lol
they were twin pipes that came down behind each rear wheel(westie pano heaven)

[fos408]

20 to 22 in chrome rims on old cars ,make them sit like tonka toys and those bloody girls who have 250 toys stuck to every surface in the car so they cant see out

[ltd]

Spinner rims, stick on fuel cap lids, fake dual exhausts, cutouts of bumpers for mesh, retrofitted xenon headlights on cheap cars (they don't have projection lenses and therefore are just ultra bright), monster rims on cars with around 200mm diameter disc rotors and single pot calipers; not a mod but I hate Camry's with a passion (or the fine motor skills within whenever one of these suburban eyesores is encountered).

[bathurst77]

Originally Posted by vanman_75

hey i got feelings you know :sm_headba

Van man I would have a van in a second (sex-ond?) if the missus would allow it. I STILL love them, but they were a fad.

Driving home from work the other day i saw a silver XD van with proper lift/drop tailgate and factory S pack.
Was a tradesman van, roof rack, tow bar and stuff, but in pretty good condition.

I started to dream...

[bathurst77]

Originally Posted by Ross-b

may become a new fad.
saw it at bathurst last year. the owner blacked outt he lion and stuck the ford logo on top. the rear had the same treatment plus added masking tape of the commodore and omega

ps not shopped at all. except for the blanking out the number plate because i dont know the owner of the car.

Reminds me of a few years a go, i had a rental car for a few weeks, was a commodore, So i got FORD stickers and put them on the windows and over the badges.

[BF Tonner]

Originally Posted by ltd

not a mod but I hate Camry's with a passion (or the fine motor skills within whenever one of these suburban eyesores is encountered).

Couldn't have said it better myself...