The 'mod' question?

OK. I like modding. It allows me to stamp my own personal taste on a car. I might fit facelift lights, but because I like the look of them, rather than trying to make my car look 'newer'. Now, if other people like it, that's great. If they don't - still great. But I'm no automotive philistine. If I owned a real rarity - a Z8, or a Z1 for example, I would think very long and hard before doing any modifications.

I don't see it as any different to redecorating your home when you move in. Or changing your hairstyle.
 
I've put a stubby on #69, but otherwise she's staying stock. Alpinas come pre-modded :)

Interestingly isn't the car in the OP's original post already modded? Black kidney grills...
 
I'm with Nosa on this - have made some (in my view) tasteful changes to improve the look - the only one of which can't be changed back easily are the de-gingered angel-eyed headlights . My zed is at 84k miles, still have no intention of ever parting, so not really destined for a desired classic. It's for me, my car, I'm keeping it, so find your own :P
 
markeg said:
I'm with Nosa on this - have made some (in my view) tasteful changes to improve the look - the only one of which can't be changed back easily are the de-gingered angel-eyed headlights . My zed is at 84k miles, still have no intention of ever parting, so not really destined for a desired classic. It's for me, my car, I'm keeping it, so find your own :P
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I agree, thanks to or because of this site I have done things to my Zed for me and no one else, as i said somewhere else in this thread I get more enjoyment out it now than ever before and long may it continue.
 
Ewazix said:
After 25 years of running classics like Alfas, MGs and Stags etc as my toys I swapped in to the Z4, mostly because I wanted something that could be relied on to get home whilst providing the special feeling of a pretige sports car. With classics originality is paramount and much prized so I'm always concerned when I see people spending a fortune modd'ing their Z4, particularly the cosmetics, why I ask? the Z4 is great looking car anyway.

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My Z4 just a god intended complete with retro turbines (becoming rare) and tank aerial

I do genuinely appreciate the art in a nicely modd'ed car but I'm generally anti-mods unless there is a practical point to it or the whole ensemble is very well executed. It's just my humble opinion (and I know it may upset some) but cosmetic mods can look OK on newer cars but get 'naffer' as the car gets older, sort of a bit try-hard and potentially chavvy even? A really clean, well prepp'ed and original example of any older prestige car always looks good, as soon as I see facelift or after-market mods on any car it's an immediate turn-off.

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So no I wouldn't bother modd'ing personally, it puts me off buying as the first thing I'd do is change things back, I CBA to quibbling about mods with insurance companies and with the Z4 rapidly approaching the 10 year modern classic marker I think modd'ing an early original is a mistake. In a couple of years people will start looking for pre-facelift bumpers and lights to swap back to standard so don't get rid of them yet :)

Or am I way off on all this?
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+1, could not agree more. :thumbsup:
 
-1. If every car on this site was as the maker intended, I'd be bored rigid. Just as I would if everyone wore the same clothes and lived in magnolia decorated houses. Personalisation rocks. 8)
 
I've noticed that car manufacturers are gradually shifting towards what car modifiers do, albeit a few years behind.

When I started driving, a car on 17" alloys was considered to be something special. My first car, a 1990 VW Polo had to have the arches modified to fit 15" alloys. Crazy.

Nowadays, we're seeing family hatchbacks come from the factory with 18" alloys and sports suspension, and sports bodykits.

The car modifiers of today are shaping what cars look like in the future. Or so I like to believe :lol:

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Bradders75 said:
-1. If every car on this site was as the maker intended, I'd be bored rigid. Just as I would if everyone wore the same clothes and lived in magnolia decorated houses. Personalisation rocks. 8)
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Agree with the above - Infact there wouldn't be half as many topics and posts on this forum without mods and enhancements.

Long live the mods!






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My father and I are avid BMW fans, almost bordering a subtle level of insanity. We have the same opinion on modding cars: Keep it OEM(ish) and make sure its reversible. The sight of a BMW (old or new) looking as if it just rolled out of the factory is awesome, and no number of mods can best that in my opinion.
 
IMHO the aero skirt mod is the most subtle yet the most striking out there. I bet to the untrained eye presented with two identical cars except for the skirts, they would choose the aero over standard and wouldn't be able to tell you why.
 
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