Forgotten Car Accessories

[bigegg]

Steering wheel knobs.

still get them: exGF had one in her disabilitymobile/mummy bus

 

[jimbo84]

plastic hub caps - especially spinny chrome ones.
headlamp eyelashes.

You'd see them a plenty stood up against walls when they'd come off so you could find them again.

 

[bigegg]

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for when having just ONE naff spoiler won't cut it any more?

 

[bigegg]

Rear wheel drive

 

[brightspark]

doughnut steering wheels

 

[Barking Mat]

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Nice advert.

Spat flaps ? Screen huggers ?

 

[bigegg]

Stick on chrome bumper letters:
"TT"
"Turbo"
"ABS"
"RS"

etc

 

[brightspark]

fancy stick on name initials for boot of car

 

[Bornfree]

Carburettors and points

 

[jimbo84]

Those plastic finger lookalikes that clipped onto boot or door edges.

 

[bigegg]

Haynes Manuals

 

[selectedgrub]

Carburettors and points

With a Ramflow lynx mushroom filter.

 

[Bornfree]

With a Ramflow lynx mushroom filter.

I was a K&N driver

 

[brightspark]

go fast stripes

 

[Onoff]

Lad I knew took a basic, ex company, 1.6L Capri and swapped all the trim over from a written off S. Looked really good.

Had his mate produce some vinyl graphics which he applied to the tailgate and lacquered over. All done in a swirly, italic script. He was so proud. Took about 6 months for somebody to pick up on the spelling mistake...

"RS Clitris - It Takes Some Licking!"

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Tupperware body kits and ridiculously big spoilers. I do miss CB, I always have one in the Landy. Might have to replace the firestik with a 9ft tank whip for old times sake

 

[selectedgrub]

Prism tape.

 

[Barking Mat]

Tupperware body kits and ridiculously big spoilers. I do miss CB, I always have one in the Landy. Might have to replace the firestik with a 9ft tank whip for old times sake

Spoilers, damn you beat me to it.

Still seems cool to stick stupid exhaust shrouds on the end to look cool.

Why ???

 

[Onoff]

Still seems cool to stick stupid exhaust shrouds on the end to look cool.

& fake twin tail pipes.

Pseudo bonnet and side vents were a thing from memory?

 

[badabec]

'My other car is a Porsche' sticker