Automotive trends you can't stand

[alex_n/a]

I had one of those led shift knobs at one point, I thought it was a good idea when I bought it but I hated it at night. It was way to bright and I ended up ripping the wires out one night, lol.

that's what bothered me, I knew a guy with one and agh driving at night was just annoying

(removes jdm stickers from my honda)

haha didn't know you had them, I hope you don't have a huge honda sticker or "H" on your back window

Another one for me...people calling their Acuras a Honda.

I say honda integra

Forgot about fart cans....freakn hate em! And non functional hood pins. Those are stupid too.

4 bangers with fart cans are so common in my area it's not even funny about an average of 2 per block if not more:rolleyes:

hah yea fart cans, unfunctional hood scoops and vatozone vents.

(erases pictures of fc n/a with t2 hood)

ill admin alot of the mentioned crap is on my car (lights, scoops. stretched tires etc) but i still try to keep it classy lol

i used to put 225's on crown vic 16x8's. massive grip lol

I don't think your the only one, most of us are guilty of rice or un fashionable trends

(cough) painted my wheels black (/cough)

[alex_n/a]

oh and murals on pick up trucks rear glass :facepalm:

[tsx_guy]

well ****, i pretty much broke every rule in this thread.

[RX-7 Chris]

roof vents

[tsx_guy]

roof vents

**** another violation! Seriously, roof scoops on a front engine vehicle are lame.

[jankyboy]

Now stretched tires do have their place (don't get Ian started haha), but an "insane" stretch, like putting 195's on 16x10's, is stupid. But there are safe stretches...for example I have 255's on my 17x10's. It's not a crazy stretch by any means and still perfectly safe. I could fit up to 285's on them but they would rub...I don't think it's a huge sacrifice.

Really, the stretched tires don't hurt your car at all, the worst thing is exposing your wheel to easier curb rashing. Un-beading of the tire can be a problem but you need a serious/insane stretch for that to even enter the picture

I should have qualified my stretched statement... I've seen cars where it looks like a black rubber band stretched around a wheel - almost no sidewall at all. That's got to be a rough ride, and it looks like the rims could easily be damaged.

[iani1.1]

when i see wheels like that with an extremely low profile it reminds me of this

[erod550]

Gotta love those Civics/Integras with fart cans. They make all kinds of noise but don't actually go anywhere. Followed one tonight on Powers. Sounded like it was accelerating furiously but I was able to out-accelerate it in my Miata, and that's saying something because my Miata is slooooooow.

[tsx_guy]

gold rims...on a subie...

[erod550]

I dunno. I used to hate the gold rims on STis but gold on black looks pretty good. I have mixed feelings on the gold on blue. There's a newer white one in my neighborhood with gold rims though and to me that just doesn't look right. And the gold on red doesn't look good at all imo.

[speedjunkie]

If I'm not mistaken the gold/blue combo on Subies is a rare/special color combo, and therefore, I like. This is info I got from a Subie owner anyway.

[TheNewBlack]

Some STi's in the past came with the gold wheels, but IMO too many people automatically do this to their Sti's/WRX's, it just looks bad.

[JmJasky2]

As I understood it, blue/gold was the iconic color for the STi. The gold wheels have always looked a bit off on other subies, but as long as they are on a deep blue STi, they just feel right.
Actually, I'd have to say that gold wheels on any car other than the deep blue STi is something I can't stand. I can't think of a single time I've seen gold wheels on other cars and not questioned the sanity of the driver.

[Operator]

WOW, I got called out twice, in the 1st 3 posts. Though, my Mz3 was awhile ago.

[Colombia28]

^ I like both!