Gridlock Mikey

I've noticed around Nottingham that alot of cars, not necessarily the Max Power dudes, are driving around with small neon blue lights on the bonnet. Placed roughly where a scoob scoop is fitted. What's that all about

Mikey

CHRIS_D

mikey
noticed the same thing in london, near greenwhich a month or so ago, on a nissan 300sx (i think), they were located just in front of the windscreen washer jets
dunno what its all about?, didnt look cool though might i add

chris

JoeyDeacon

Are they blue LED's on the screen washer nozzles. Saw a car driving around with these a few weeks ago which I found most amusing.

Do they do it to get attention or something? They would get the same attention writing "I am a tw@t" down the side of the car.

Nathan L

Saw this on a Citroen Saxo the other day in Tunbridge Wells . The light actually appeared to be coming from the top of the washer jet though What a fool

Nathan..

Robyn

saw them on an old ford orion, you can get them from the Halfords web site.

not my cup of tea I must admit

ChrisB

Saw a muppet the other night on side lights + fogs with the little blue thingies on. What's the point other than asking for hassle from the plod?

Gridlock Mikey

So it's already spread nationwide then?

Each to thier own I suppose. I thought initially it was a Max Power Xmas thing but i've seen all sorts of normal cars with it on.

Gotta agree, it don't look that good. I prefer my xmas tree on the dash plugged into me *** lighter ( JOKE ) with tinsel wrapped around my aerial

Mikey

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

Loads round my way.

Go faster stripes moving with the times...not my cuppa but each to their own

Reffro

I prefer the dust caps for your tyre's valves that light up when you wheels are spinning, particularly when fitted to a f-reg Sierra 1.6L.

SWRTWannabe

Christmas decorations?

Or is it a sh1te attempt at making people in front think "Oooh, blue lights, I'd better get out of their way then"?

Muppets

Mind you, some of those nice flashy ones that plod has would help cut through the traffic queueues. Hmmmmm

JoeyDeacon

Those stick on carbon fibre race style filler caps make me laugh too. What on earth posseses people to stick these on?

My brothers friend has a J reg Golf GTi with one of these on as well as the VW Sport (what sport?) sticker in the back window and copious amounts of plastic spoilers bolted to it. He says my Impreza looks boring and he would rather have his car!

Gridlock Mikey

LOL

Any other "cosmetic" mods that make you giggle? Please don't turn this into a Max Power slag off session, i just want to know if anyone else looks at modded cars and giggles in a " what's the point" type of way.

I've got loads of stickers on my car, you know, Subaru windscreen strip, TSL logo on the fuel cap, TSL web site stickers across the top of my rear window, prodrive stickers on my front spliter and under my repeaters and of course my scooby doo sticker and union jack on the boot lid.

Therefore, i feel qualified to giggle at other people, cos i'm sure they laff at me

Mikey

Adam M

My absolute favourite hate without question is quad headlight covers!

people who put black out sections over square lights to make their car "look" like it has quad headlamps! ruin your visiblity and dont for a second look remotelu like the real conversin has been done.

RICH WILD

The best one EVER is fake plastic rear discs for cars with rear drum brakes

They've even got drilled and grooved markings on them
Seen some on a car near me, they fit between the drum and the wheel but there's not even a fake calliper on them!

Fu**in' Class!

Rich

carl

I like the 'ignition kill switch' that is in fact a cigarette lighter and plugs into the *** lighter socket. (I think it's a 'Richbrook Styling' job, or is it 'Richard Grant Mouldings'?)

scooburt

Could it be that they were collecting there xmas tree, decided to put some lights on it for the trip home, and the tree fell off, on the journey home.

Any other reason for them being on their would suggest they were TW@TS

Gridlock Mikey

Fake Discs

Priceless LOL

Mikey

Reffro

Fake Discs.....

Forgot about those, they are absolute howlers, seen some on another Sierra as it happens, but this one was trying to be a Cossie.

The finest piece of polished crap I'd ever had the fortune to laugh out loud at.

ga33a

I saw someone who had taken the time to put lights UNDER the car!! The lights were a ultra violet and shone down onto the road.

Fitted to a Pug, I thought that was highly amussing.

Gazza

Timbo33

Those are 'cruising lights' dude!!

Used to have them on customised Ford pops at the Chelsea cruises on a Friady night years ago.....originally designed to show off the Jag IRS rear ends, jacked up a foot in the air!!!

LOL!!!

I'd like to get some of those red 'scanning LEDs like on Knight Rider....they'd look cool (not)

Gridlock Mikey

I've seen those around gazza

I always wonder how they don't get smashed by stones though

If they were behind a grid, the stones etc could still get through, if it was made of fine mesh, then it wouldn't be robust enough, if it was robust and fine, it would not be see through and thus defaet the whole point

Mikey

devils_ad69

I heard of a young lad driving a sports car with pulsating headlights (like the rozzers have) - Funny how the road opened up like the red sea.

Trouser

What about those idiots with the scrolling LED display in the back window??!! .....

.....oh yeah..... that'll be me then!!

actually, i was saving up for some LED washer jets... I think my car is cheesy enough for it to be allowed tho! ... especially when it returns from it's "Halford's academy of design" restyle from the body shop LOL

does anyone think I am actually on the wrong board??? could i trouble someone for the link to the Nova BBS ??

Cheers

trouser
King of automotive cheese!

[Edited by Trouser - 12/20/2001 1:11:10 PM]

Markus

Think they are washer jets with LED's in them, have seen them in Max Power, plus on the odd car. Personally I prefer the interior mini blue lights, which I had way before the MP krew started using them!

mattski2

yeh, I've also seen em.. buncho tw@ts

I wonder what they thought when they bought them?

'hmm, well... I've got the airfix body kit on, I'm really maxed up now but wait... blue LED's on the bonnet! brilliant!!!'

grrrrrr

M

ian_sadler

Awe come on guys.... just please tell me where I can get these peices of automotive class.

Mite put them all on the Terzo and enter the Turner Prize. Some thing like "a study in modern angst that appeals to the zeightguist of the new melinium" cool eh

100% winner

Ian

[Edited by ian_sadler - 12/20/2001 3:34:13 PM]

Gridlock Mikey

I'd vote for it Ian

Mikey

whip

A while ago I called in at the local Halfords, for some (ahem) cleaning products. Went out to the scoob and was sat in the car sorting out the stereo etc when this matt-black diy-aerosol-paintjob fiesta mkII came thudding across the carpark. He parked up like 3 spaces away, killed the engine and said something to Sharon in the pax seat. Then he reaches over and flicks a little switch on the dash, with a really purposeful look on his face - I was half expecting the thing to sprout wings and maybe go for a vertical takeoff.

All of a sudden I'm blinded. I'm not exaggerating, about 100 of those little blue LEDs were scattered around the car - down the sills, on the bonnet, roof, doors, aerial, fuel cap - you name it. And the lad just sat there staring at me with a totally serious expression on his face for ages. I think he was still staring at me when I could see again, after wiping the tears of laughter from my eyes.

Priceless. Brightened up my whole day (literally in fact)

Whip

mattski2

he's won the turner prize for *** of the year then... why do they do it ?? why??? they make my head hurt ! :-(

ian_sadler

Whip.

"You Cannot Be Serious Man."

Ian