The thread on Aero S1 wipers not cleaning the screen properly has also unearthed some vintage car modification items.
This, in turn, got me thinking about some of the things I did to modify cars in my youth. I've had similar conversations with petrolhead friends offline and it generally is an amusing trip down memory lane.
So, in spite of me proclaiming 'amnesty', here are two of my modifications that now make be smile with nostalgia:
A dash mounted little black plastic box, that had four or five grey buttons across the front, each with a small red light above. Each button also had words printed beneath: rockets, machine guns, flame thrower, etc... And, you guessed it, when you pressed the button, the box emitted the sound of the weapon you were deploying. I blame Knight Rider and Kitt but I take responsibility for having it fitted to my car.
Secondly, a fancy graphic equaliser with a screen above it, that illustrated the sound waves. Talk about distracting and I'm sure a cassette tape based system (I believe I had an Alpine 'shuttle deck' at the same time) didn't benefit from this up-sell at the car audio shop BUT at the time, it felt so 'high-tech' that I was sold as soon as I saw the dancing lights!
So, over to you all... questionable modifications... let's hear them!
This is a newer version, more options but the same idea!
