NO MODS

KennyVendetta · 07-13-2006, 07:10 PM

I will make sure not to put any air in my tires cause that may be considered a MOD that will hurt the resale value.

MIKEYMIKE · 07-13-2006, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by xcalibr

The problem for me is that there is no car on this planet that I like the way it is... there's always something I can nitpick about every car --even if I fully mod my car, there's still going to be something about it I don't like and wish I could improve upon... hence the moddiction.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

MIKEYMIKE · 07-13-2006, 07:49 PM

Modding is my anti-drug!

07-13-2006, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by RGRAY

I am extremely happy with my E90 just the way it is and not planning any modifications; NONE.

Does anyone else feel this way?

Absolutely.

07-13-2006, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

fine, i'm a ricer.

Hey, don't use that term! I'm offended!

Gearcraft · 07-13-2006, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ShifterKart

Here is my view, anything changed/added/deleted from the way the car was ordered is a mod. Doesn't matter who built it or who did the work.

CHANGED/ADDED/DELETED anything from an "out-of-the-box" car. sounds like a good description to me.

kevE90 · 07-13-2006, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by xcalibr

The problem for me is that there is no car on this planet that I like the way it is... there's always something I can nitpick about every car --even if I fully mod my car, there's still going to be something about it I don't like and wish I could improve upon... hence the moddiction.

same here. even for the f430/gallardo realm.

RGRAY · 07-14-2006, 07:12 AM

Wow, I woke up and found 5 pages.

What I was thinking was anything that is not on Edmunds list of options was a mod.

http://www.edmunds.com/new/2006/bmw/...n=1&x=109&y=15

or any items that did not appear on the window price sticker.

I have too confess, I did put on BMW valve stem covers.

BmwOwnsMe · 07-14-2006, 07:18 AM

Modding costs tooo much money on these cars...

txusa03 · 07-14-2006, 07:33 AM

I don't dislike (double negative) mod, however, I just don't have any money to mod

The only mod that I stay away from is rim. I like my current stock rim.

txusa03 · 07-14-2006, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by RGRAY

Wow, I woke up and found 5 pages.

What I was thinking was anything that is not on Edmunds list of options was a mod.

http://www.edmunds.com/new/2006/bmw/...n=1&x=109&y=15

or any items that did not appear on the window price sticker.

I have too confess, I did put on BMW valve stem covers.

that a cheap mod but still a mod

I got the ///M stick shift (it was within my buget

)

ALPINE6SPD · 07-14-2006, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BmwOwnsMe

Modding costs tooo much money on these cars...

not true. Blacklines for 200 is cheap.

Paul330d · 07-14-2006, 08:21 AM

When you bought your car, did you specify paint colour, seat & dash trim, wheels & other options? Although I am not a heavy modder myself, I put it to you that specifying your ideal car at the dealer is only one step away from modding. And we ALL do it

thd13 · 07-14-2006, 08:36 AM

I agree with all the people who say that anything that you add after you leave the dealer is considered a mod. You're modifying it from the way you bought it.

Modding is just a way of expressing oneself. If modding didn't exist we would all be driving the same box on four wheels, save for a few engine and trim/option differences.

Same thing goes for a house. If you add a deck, plant flowers in the yard, or decorate it in any way, you are essentially modding your home. If it (modding) didn't exist, then we would all be living in a box just like the person right next to us. With modding, we can stand out and express ourselves.

KaOTiKM3 · 07-14-2006, 08:40 AM

I don't want my car to look exactly the same as grandma's down the street...

whippersnapper · 07-14-2006, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by thd13

Modding is just a way of expressing oneself.

So is vomitting but it isn't particularly endearing

You can't honestly think that putting an iPod in your car is the same as a grotesque wing on the back for example?

bavarian19 · 07-14-2006, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by whippersnapper

So is vomitting but it isn't particularly endearing

You can't honestly think that putting an iPod in your car is the same as a grotesque wing on the back for example?

its not the same... but putting in new speakers is the same as adding a new wing in terms of modding... one might be less desireable, but its all modding...

puck724 · 07-14-2006, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

Hey I've been here for a while and my car is OEM and beautiful!

werd!

anyway. ive kept my modding minimal. i consider modding anything you do to the car after you signed on the dotted line and gave your dealership a big stinking check.

hahaha...damn socal crew always clowning on me...psh...although, i might get some wheels...thats about it...and possibly the hamann kit...and maybe some sort of intake thingamabober...lol...

i kid i kid, well except for the wheels..oh and the ipod integration when it comes out.

KL2DC · 07-14-2006, 09:23 AM

how can a simple premise sustain a 5+ page long thread

Ok I think it boils down to definition.

The most relevant Merriam-Webster definition has modifying as:"to make minor changes in b : to make basic or fundamental changes in often to give a new orientation to or to serve a new end <the wing of a bird is an arm modified for flying>, intransitive verb : to undergo change"

In keeping within that definition, even an OEM accessory is considered a mod as it gives a new function or orientation e.g. cd changer, rear spoiler (arguable) etc.

thd13 · 07-14-2006, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by whippersnapper

So is vomitting but it isn't particularly endearing

You can't honestly think that putting an iPod in your car is the same as a grotesque wing on the back for example?

Endearing or not, it's still expressing one's self. I personally wouldn't do it, but at the same time, I wouldn't criticize a person for doing it. I would say, "Hey man, good job. Keep up the good work. Express yourself!"

Are you talking about the New IPOD integration or the AUX input? One's a mod and the other is not.

cntlaw · 07-14-2006, 10:37 AM

the only issue with mods is time and money.

RGRAY · 07-14-2006, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by cntlaw

the only issue with mods is time and money.

Well said,

I have to admit I do keep staring at this picture with blacklines, tint and 199s.

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