Skirts, airdams and wheel arch flares..when the wheels are still standard.

I have a suplementary gripe/question.

What is the point of Alloy wheels which are actually heavier than their steel equivalent.

I run special narrow rims made of wood with bakelite tyres for maximum mpg & tyre life (but minimum grip) This is only on the back 'cos I just lurve the back to be sliding about...I've added a 3tier wing at the back to help hold it back down tho' .
To enhance this effect I've got 20" discs at the front with special PTFE pads.

Del

Whale tails. On front wheel drive cars!

The dumbest thing I've seen is those 20"+ rims, with low profile tires on any 4wd truck or SUV. What the hell is that good for? No good off road, no good in the snow, so why bother have 4wd?

Another is the million watt sound system in a shite box, so when it's turned up, all you hear on the outside is the car rattling itself to pieces....a half mile away.

Spinners, point?

My old car had a few tacky aftermarket add-ons.

Honestly I loved my blackouts but admit they can be a bit cheesy. The chrome plating around the wheels was definately kinda wack but the previous owner did that.

As far as overall worst, I would have to go with Spinners followed closely by Whislters. (Although Bubb Rubb made those infamous)

Trailer hitch testicles.

I could not agree more! They def. get my vote for tackiest add-on.

Absolutely has to be the bulls balls. I just don't know what message they are trying to send. Anybody know?

Yeah, it's a testosterone thing - "my truck has 'em, yours don't". Worst ones I've seen were blue in color...

Oh! They aren't imitation garlic?

Darwin fish

Truth fish

Please let it end! The real battle is for the soul, not the bumper.

..the person who bought and installed the hitch balls is way tackier I'm sure.

outside of that.. .... the spoilers get exponentially tackier for every inch taller than they would ever need to be if they were doing anything in the first place.

blame it on th A-Team

Fuzzy dice off course, and zillion fragrances in the car

I'm a but fuzzy on the whole dice issue...I think legislation in that area needs a good shake up _.<groan>

Del

And here I was thinking that some owners have more money than sense.

Best car was the Model A Ford.

Little to go wrong, easy to repair.

Spring steel bumpers and much more.

Lifelong transport for the family.

The car primarily is a means of transport

Kind Regards....

but in a crash the car would survive but not the driver

Plastic Jesus, hula dancers, and bobblehead dogs! Tacky to the ultimate...

Curb feelers

Hydraulics

drag plates (to throw sparks...hadn't actually seen one in several years)

Take your pick from here.

Yep, would have to say the bull balls and curb feelers are the worst.

A couple of honorable mentions:

Spinning propeller in the hitch receiver.

Ladder rack style rear air wings, you know the ones that are mounted on truss like risers, 36" off of the rear deck of a Neon.

FLASHBACK - Anyone remember the 1981 John Carpenter movie "Escape from New York"?

Kurt Russel starred as "Snake Plisskin".

Snake was up against the gang leader "Duke", (Issac Hayes) in an effort to rescue the US President (Donald Pleasence), had a late 70's Caddy CDV with chandeliers hanging off the sides of each of the front fenders?

Now that's classy!!

This the Caddy you remembered?

Yep - that's cool! The ultimate add on!

I mean, if your going to add on, ya might as well be gawdy!

Where did you find the pic?

I searched everywhere...

Glad you posted it.

A movie review site - did a Google search on the movie title, and looked at about three sites before I found it. Didn't save the search, but it was on the first page of results. That is to "gaudy" as Godzilla is to iguanas!

It just needs a water-bed in the back and the pimp is ready for business :p

Kinda like the Bull Nads, they give me a lift every time I see them but then I did have a small farm and several pet bulls over the years. (We ate them, the bulls that is.) Tackiest add on has to be the spoiler. Face it folks you aren't going to drive fast enough to need a spoiler. The don't do anything at 30 to 40 mph where you are going to spend 99% of your driving time. All they accomplish is to block your vision and attract the police.

There is a fascinating 1992 documentary about Americans and their customized cars called "Wild Wheels", by Harrod Blank.

As one reviewer puts it:

"This is a fascinating documentary about customized cars. I don't mean having flames painted on the side or those neon lights on the underside.

Nope. We're talkin' full lawns growing on the cars, small multi-colored mirrors covering the chassis, and a number of other oddities that will make you seriously question the sanity of the cars' owners and the role of the automobile as a statement of individuality - in that order, as the film progresses. An excellent film. (9 out of 10)"

One car owner has the skyline of Manhattan on his roof. Fascinating stuff.

Has anyone else seen it?

I'm pretty sure I've seen that one, I remember the grass car & others that had everything you could think of glued to th exterior.

Yeah, but for that, you just can't beat the "Jeepneys" of the Philippines!

Whatever it is.. it's made by 3M

You can always trust the Japanese to go one step further.

Do interiors count?

I think Mom would like to go to church in this...

And if you haven't got enough yet,

try this: http://www.funnycoolstuff.com/2007/02/06/amazing-car-modifications/

Here's yet another option that's genuinely tacky:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQPpzzmErd0

Turn your volume 'way _down before you go there, though!

Exhaust stacks on pick-ups!

I just remembered one of my favorite movie vehicles, and it's pretty tacky. That being said, I would probably still willingly ride around in it.

Behold...

The movie is "Dumb and Dumber" for those of you who aren't familiar with it.

hahahaha.. i no that movie its so funny!

Probably Wal-mart spinners haha.

However, you can find some great aftermarket parts like projector headlights and tail lights at carpartscentral.com

That's where I got mine, quality parts for reasonable prices!