The "Mods I Regret" Thread
03-13-2011, 10:36 AM
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I can't say I regret anything on my Mazda. On the other hand, my 240z project, which has been snowballing for nine years...
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03-22-2012, 08:15 AM
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I seen this thread blowing up on evolutionm.net and wanted to start one one here but im a litte too late, we can start it up again. The evo one help me alot.
My biggest regret is not fixing my 8 after I wreck it. Not that i dont love my 9...
more regrets...
- Turbo XS Exhaust (too loud)
- ProSport Gauges (Wanted Defi)
My biggest regret is not fixing my 8 after I wreck it. Not that i dont love my 9...
more regrets...
- Turbo XS Exhaust (too loud)
- ProSport Gauges (Wanted Defi)
03-22-2012, 09:22 AM
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My biggest regret is listening to bad internet advice. My 8 came with a tinted visor across the windshield. I hated it, so I pulled it off and it left a ton of residue behind. Being an idiot, I listened to an internet suggestion to use a scotchbrite pad and Formula 409 to clean it off. It cleaned it off just fine, and it also left a ton of swirly scratches on the top 4" of the glass. Luckily you can only see them from the inside when a light shines through at just the right angle. Still pisses me off after three years.
Another regret is buying brand new all-seasons two weeks before discovering autocross.
Another regret is buying brand new all-seasons two weeks before discovering autocross.
03-22-2012, 09:49 AM
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I regret not going with BNR for my Greddy turbo upgrade from day one. Trying to save a couple hundred buck after spending nearly $7,000.00 is just dumb, especially since now it is costing me much more than a couple hundred bucks to resolve the issue.
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03-22-2012, 10:45 AM
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Agreed.
If I have any regrets at all about my 8 it is that all too often I had to leave it in a parking garage while cheating on it with another lesser model, and that on days like this I have a responsibility to get work done rather than taking it out.
No mod regrets, no ownership regrets, no cost regrets, no mileage regrets. None.
If I have any regrets at all about my 8 it is that all too often I had to leave it in a parking garage while cheating on it with another lesser model, and that on days like this I have a responsibility to get work done rather than taking it out.
No mod regrets, no ownership regrets, no cost regrets, no mileage regrets. None.
03-22-2012, 01:53 PM
#293
You just summed up car modding in one paragraph. Well done. This also applies to exterior stuff to. People sometimes buy poorly done replica pieces to save money but end up paying more to bodyshops to get everything to fit right.
03-22-2012, 02:06 PM
#294
Only 'mod' i regret = strakes
should have just kept it clean.
+1 w/Riwwp.
No regrets about the vehicle...
Only regrets i have are simple...I regret not having a garage for it, i regret putting it through years of bumper to bumper traffic in LA, i regret not knowing much about the car prior to modding it and having to do some trail n' error and most of all i regret thinking that a 350z was what i really wanted when i walked into the dealership the day i picked up my 8.
should have just kept it clean.
+1 w/Riwwp.
No regrets about the vehicle...
Only regrets i have are simple...I regret not having a garage for it, i regret putting it through years of bumper to bumper traffic in LA, i regret not knowing much about the car prior to modding it and having to do some trail n' error and most of all i regret thinking that a 350z was what i really wanted when i walked into the dealership the day i picked up my 8.
03-22-2012, 03:24 PM
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I regret buying those cheap *** rotaryfx strakes, they didnt even last a year without peeling lol. Also regret buying 18x7.5 rims and should have went with 19's from the start I had the cash but i didnt do my research. Definitely regret not taking the rotaryfx stealth corners peeling the silicone, and re-sealing them myself cause when it rains water gets in them sometimes smh. Last thing i regret is not buying the BHR ignition kit....
