Scott Brady
Founder
We have all been there. . .
Lipstick on a Pig: The 10 Don'ts of Vehicle Modifications
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We have all been there. . .
Mc Taco
American Adventurist
Office Depot has a deal going on Ham certificates
How the..? Where the..?
Some of the things that people find to add to replies just crack me up. Thanks.
Just to steer back towards the topic... Use a CB and no aux. lights. I don't drive off pavement at night too often and if I do it is not at speed.
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coreys88burban
Adventurer
my 10 dislike mods:
1. stickers- this goes for any vehicle. unless it just one and its something smart *** like "vehicle insured by smith and wession" those i really like
2. catback exhaust or just a muffler! go from the head/s back FULL system, no use imo to spend 100$ for a muffler and make it sound/perform like trash
3. chrome rims on diesel trucks- i absoulutly hate when dodge guys (no offense) get a cummins 1 ton and put a 10" lift with 35s and 22" chrome wheels, and mud tires, ******? useless and beyond handicapped
4. tow hitchs on cars and minivans- hahahahahaha what are you pulling a shopping cart?
5. wing/spoilers- even if its on a rally car or whatever and actually serve a purpose they are still ugly
6. clear lens taillights- self explainatory
7. large roof racks and spare tire carriers- do i think there useful and looks great YES, useful on add in compare to mpg and added weight NO! if its on a expo on truck sure but not a Daily driver.
8. bug shields are ugly and unless your a cross semi truck driver or have a brand new black truck why you really need it?
9. drop in bedliners- sometimes its good to spray it
10. tape on vent visors- look cool but tape? really?
1. stickers- this goes for any vehicle. unless it just one and its something smart *** like "vehicle insured by smith and wession" those i really like
2. catback exhaust or just a muffler! go from the head/s back FULL system, no use imo to spend 100$ for a muffler and make it sound/perform like trash
3. chrome rims on diesel trucks- i absoulutly hate when dodge guys (no offense) get a cummins 1 ton and put a 10" lift with 35s and 22" chrome wheels, and mud tires, ******? useless and beyond handicapped
4. tow hitchs on cars and minivans- hahahahahaha what are you pulling a shopping cart?
5. wing/spoilers- even if its on a rally car or whatever and actually serve a purpose they are still ugly
6. clear lens taillights- self explainatory
7. large roof racks and spare tire carriers- do i think there useful and looks great YES, useful on add in compare to mpg and added weight NO! if its on a expo on truck sure but not a Daily driver.
8. bug shields are ugly and unless your a cross semi truck driver or have a brand new black truck why you really need it?
9. drop in bedliners- sometimes its good to spray it
10. tape on vent visors- look cool but tape? really?
goodtimes
Expedition Poseur
Bicycle racks and hitch baskets -- both very useful on cars and mini-vans when you get a group of people car-pooling to the (hiking/biking) trailhead.
matt s
Explorer
Handy on the trail too. I swore this thing was going to hang up somewhere, but to our utter amazement it never did.
Sorry for the re-posting of the photo, I know it's been seen a few times around here.
chasingdreams
Adventurer
Hitch baskets work great for our group hauling in firewood, extra fuel, etc to base camp. I hate the look of the darn things but I bought one for our group (A community basket of sorts) and the thing gets used on a regular basis.
chasingdreams
Adventurer
Good thing we don't get any 14 car pile ups in the interior of Alaska:ylsmoke:
I'll let yall city folk keep them thar pile ups down yunder!:088:
I'll let yall city folk keep them thar pile ups down yunder!:088:
LOL!!!! Well they weren't all rear enders!:sombrero:
mustangwarrior
Adventurer
well i'm looking for a hitch for my mom's escape for a bike rack, we have four bikes and right now use my dads ext cab f150 and with four adults, 2 hour drives become cramped
tape on vent visors, have them on my truck and love em, leave my windows cracked in the summer all the time, not gonna keep someone out but hide the fact that the windows are down, dont have them on my car and wish i did, when it rains, i dont have a/c, and when i roll the window down, the way the body is shaped, water drips off the top and right inside the door, PITA
also have a bug shield on my truck, and if there are leaves on the hood, i can drive down the road and they wont move
also have a catback exhaust, i dont have money laying around to drop in a full exhaust, so a catback it is, my truck sounds good, was fairly inexpensive and isn't loud and obnoxious
there's a few stickers too, haha
tape on vent visors, have them on my truck and love em, leave my windows cracked in the summer all the time, not gonna keep someone out but hide the fact that the windows are down, dont have them on my car and wish i did, when it rains, i dont have a/c, and when i roll the window down, the way the body is shaped, water drips off the top and right inside the door, PITA
also have a bug shield on my truck, and if there are leaves on the hood, i can drive down the road and they wont move
also have a catback exhaust, i dont have money laying around to drop in a full exhaust, so a catback it is, my truck sounds good, was fairly inexpensive and isn't loud and obnoxious
there's a few stickers too, haha
Terrainist
Explorer
Hmm, interesting. Those bug deflectors on the front of the hood actually help keep the rocks from hitting the front windshield on the interstates. Helps direct the airflow up and over the cab more, directing more of the little pebbles up and over. On some vehicles the difference in the amount of direct hits to the front glass is profound.
The tape on vent visors enable you to crack the window without getting rain in the cab. People in Portland and Seattle know what's up, very nice to have when it is raining.
Stickers? Gawd. There needs to be a psychological study done on why people do that. Monkey see, monkey do? Nascar? Look at my cool stickers? I'm so important? Look at what I know? Individuality? Desperate for attention? What is it that goes on in a persons brain that makes them take a sizable investment and put 50 cent stickers on it.
The tape on vent visors enable you to crack the window without getting rain in the cab. People in Portland and Seattle know what's up, very nice to have when it is raining.
Stickers? Gawd. There needs to be a psychological study done on why people do that. Monkey see, monkey do? Nascar? Look at my cool stickers? I'm so important? Look at what I know? Individuality? Desperate for attention? What is it that goes on in a persons brain that makes them take a sizable investment and put 50 cent stickers on it.
teotwaki
Excelsior!
Sorry, but Expo Portal stickers run $2.99 to $9.99 so they are exempt from the study
amen.....
McZippie
Walmart Adventure Camper
Yeah how dare 'THEY' put tape on vent visors on the not cool list.
Since the elimination of vent or fly crank out windows back in 1968, tape on vent visor are necessary for smokers on rainy days, to vent the smoke out side. God only knows how many Passengers lives have been saved from the horrors of second hand smoke, in cars/trucks that have tape on vent visors.
One downside of tape on vent visor, for cigarette smoking drivers, is that the driver must remember to roll down the window pass the visor, before flicking the butt out the window.
Dagnabit it's shame that today's Plug and Play Punks, will never know the joy of smoking while driving a truck with crank out vent/fly windows.
Hi, well this is my first post, so be kind! LOL
I admit I skipped the last five pages, but actually as a newbie to the sport (using a 4x4 vehicle) I have learned alot. I was going to get all the junk and add it to my trucks, and see that much of it is for the wannabes rather than necessary to enjoy the trails. So, thanks
One thing I can contribute to is the CB and HAM choice. There was one who said that the range of HAM was more suitable than CB, and at 2 meters.
The propogation or skip of radio waves is not totally dependent on higher power. If the terrain henders CB, the same will hold true for HAM, my ICOM 706 at 100 watts will certainly reach out further than any legal CB, but the frequency has much to do with that as well. CB and 6 meters or even 2 meters is not that significantly different. The antenna, IMO will be more significant than these bands.
My HAM rig is more for the hobby, I can see myself at camp using it to pass the time buy acamp fire, chewing the rag. If I were alone and needed help, I doubt I would turn the HAM rigs on, I'd get on the CB, since, atleast in my area;
CBs are monitored by at least a thousand people who have nothing better to do than monitor CBers; and
I have not seen a tow truck that did not have a CB; and
Even the police and HP monitor CBers, if for nothing more than intelligence gathering on truckers to establish new radar traps.
So, the chances of actually contacting someone locally for assistance, IMO, is much greater on the CB than 80 meters or moon bouncing my 2 meter HT.
I agree with the observations made by the OP as well.
I admit I skipped the last five pages, but actually as a newbie to the sport (using a 4x4 vehicle) I have learned alot. I was going to get all the junk and add it to my trucks, and see that much of it is for the wannabes rather than necessary to enjoy the trails. So, thanks
One thing I can contribute to is the CB and HAM choice. There was one who said that the range of HAM was more suitable than CB, and at 2 meters.
The propogation or skip of radio waves is not totally dependent on higher power. If the terrain henders CB, the same will hold true for HAM, my ICOM 706 at 100 watts will certainly reach out further than any legal CB, but the frequency has much to do with that as well. CB and 6 meters or even 2 meters is not that significantly different. The antenna, IMO will be more significant than these bands.
My HAM rig is more for the hobby, I can see myself at camp using it to pass the time buy acamp fire, chewing the rag. If I were alone and needed help, I doubt I would turn the HAM rigs on, I'd get on the CB, since, atleast in my area;
CBs are monitored by at least a thousand people who have nothing better to do than monitor CBers; and
I have not seen a tow truck that did not have a CB; and
Even the police and HP monitor CBers, if for nothing more than intelligence gathering on truckers to establish new radar traps.
So, the chances of actually contacting someone locally for assistance, IMO, is much greater on the CB than 80 meters or moon bouncing my 2 meter HT.
I agree with the observations made by the OP as well.