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This Online Group Mocks Dumb Car Mods And Here’s 50 That Completely Deserve It (New Pics)
If you spent hours upon hours watching Pimp My Ride in the early 2000s, you might have dreamed of owning a totally awesome car. Maybe you’ve always wanted to adorn your Mini Cooper in flames or add rainbow lights to the bottom of your truck. There’s nothing wrong with infusing some personality into your ride. After all, if you want to make a statement when you pull up to the office, that’s your prerogative!
However, before you start making permanent changes to your vehicle, you’ll want to do plenty of research. Otherwise, you might end up with stupidity on wheels. We took a trip to the [Bad] Car Mods subreddit and gathered some of their funniest posts below. These photos prove that, sometimes, a humble Honda is way cooler than a botched BMW! Enjoy scrolling through these pics, and be sure to upvote the ones that give you a greater appreciation for your "boring" car.
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#1
Mystery Machine Upgrade Or Downgrade?
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#2
Poorsche
Forrest Hobbs 10 months ago
For whatever it's worth, Herr Doktor Porsche (from Bohemia, now in the Czech Republic, then part of the Austro-Hungarian empire) did design the original VW Beetle - as the Porsche Type 60, aka the KdF (Kraft durch Freude/Strength Through Joy) Wagen, later the VW Type 1. A curious fact many don't know is that the development of the original VW factory to begin mass production of the original VW Beetle (Germany only made about 210 during the war) was run by British Army Major Ivan Hirst - initially for two main reasons: to give Germans employment in their war-shattered country, and to build motor cars for the occupying forces to use - Europe was a mess at the time. Look him up - it's a fascinating story.
#3
I Think People Who Do This Are So Stupid
Forrest Hobbs 10 months ago
I don't understand how this is allowed on the road. You'd never get it insured here in the UK - running tyres like that is insanely dangerous.
#4
Here's My Contribution To This Sub. I Did This Out Of Boredom
Forrest Hobbs 10 months ago
Excellent! 🤣 (P.S. I agree with Greta, but I also ride a petrol powered motorcycle, so - hypocrisy, much? Yeah, I think so... I've got a pedal powered bike too. Honest. 😁)
#5
Looks Like The Seeds Grew In Its Stomach…poor Car
#6
Chrysler Imperial Star Destroyer?
#7
I Actually Love It
Red Hair Blue Soul 10 months ago
If you pull it back until it clicks will it then go forward really fast?
#8
Spotted In The Wild, Ugliest I've Seen Yet
#9
This Car Cucked MT. Washington
Forrest Hobbs 10 months ago
This lot is at least funny. I'm not sure what my favourite is. Somewhere between "Bigfoot is real and I helped him commit tax fraud" and "In dog years I'm gay".
#10
But Why?
#11
Bad Paint Job
#12
Unsafe At Any Speed, Especially In The Rain
Spotted this monstrosity going 70+mph on wet Bay Area roads with an inch of tire contact.
Forrest Hobbs 10 months ago (edited)
Another one with tilted wheels - why? And how are they road legal? Seems to me that if you really, really must have tilted wheels like that, you're best off fitting motorcycle wheels and tyres - at least they're designed to provide grip at angles like that. Yes, some motorcycle wheels are designed for cantilever mounting which could be adapted to car use without horrendous effort.
#13
If They Stopped Selling Jeeps, The Rubber Duck Industry Would Collapse
B Hobbs 10 months ago
Car manufacturers put air bags just about everywhere in new cars. It could get real interesting during an accident. "I am sorry, please explain again how a rubber duck got up your nose. I missed a couple of parts while I tried not to laugh. And can you not squeak so much?"
#14
Ok 👍
#15
This Eyesore Found Its Way Onto My Feed So I Decided To Share With The Rest Of The Class
#16
This Car Rejected By Valet Parking At A Pasadena Hotel
#17
Chopped & Stretched 1975 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency
#18
This Isn't R/Roastmycar, But Guessing That's Not Going To Stop Yall From Tearing My Batmobile Apart
#19
Arkansas Bans The "Carolina Squat", Something Every State Should Do! Get These Rolling Road Hazard Abominations Out Of Here!
#20
Spotted This On Facebook, At Least They Had The Decency To Ask Before Doing The Mod
#22
Fake Gauges With Sticker
What do you guys think of my coworkers gauge cluster? Yes that's plastic housing. Yes that's a sticker. Yes it has an altimeter it looks like.
#23
Must Get Really Dark At Night There
#24
If Anybody Can Make The World's Worst Car Even Worse, It's Mansory 🏆
#25
This Green Atrocity I Saw Today
#26
Badly Parked ✅ Illegally Squatted ✅ Looks Bad ✅
Weaponized Beef 10 months ago
I'm more offended that they ruined an otherwise cool car than anything.
#27
I Present The Hondaghini
I did a double take and went back for photos. Called the guy and he states $52k-$55k invested, real Gallardo wheels AND tires, seats made from scratch, $10k in interior alone, custom exhaust, 120k miles on stock Honda drivetrain and he’s asking $25k OBO.
Hippopotamuses 10 months ago
It looks passably professional, but the back window really lets it down.
#28
My Neighbor Couldn’t Believe The Price To Have His Car Professionally Painted…
He painted his car himself. We have a storm coming, so I let him use my garage after he painted it to let it dry. Poor guy has hours of work to deal with the runs. They are all over the place. I tried my best to explain that it’s all in the prep and getting the paint gun dialed in (YouTube university). He has the attention span of a 5 year old though!
dan gerene 10 months ago
That normally comes from trying to lay on too much paint at once without a flash off time in between coats. Either from impatience (Guilty of that myself) or trying to make it glossier (Also guilty).
#29
Corvette Mx-5 Rx-7...?
Bill Swallow 10 months ago (edited)
... Except for the angled wheels, I find this oddly attractive. Maybe it could be used for an IRL remake of the opening riff from 'Heavy Metal'? (cue up 'Radar Rider'...)
#30
When You Have To Close The Window Just For Fresh Air
Forrest Hobbs 10 months ago
I'm thinking that's probably the worst turbocharger installation ever. Am I right about it being turbochargers?
#31
Pebble Climber
#32
My Very Structural Tailgate Spoon (Patent Pending)
Tailgate kept falling off and being the genius I am I said enough is enough
#33
Instructions Unclear. Saw In A Parking Lot
#34
The Get The Hell Away 3000's
#35
Somebody Tell Buford T. Justice To Arrest This Guy
#36
Spray Foam Was Not Meant For This
#37
My Dad Installed A Snow Plow In Front Of His Echo A Few Years Ago
#38
Woah Dude. Like, No Way!
#39
Vw Golf Slammed So Low It Can’t Refuel Without Taking A Wheel Off
#40
The Definition Of Rubber Band Tires
I could barely read the sidewall, but I think it said 235/30/22. Vehicle is a Jeep Patriot
#41
The Nissan Branch
#42
Marketplace Never Ceases To Amaze Me
#43
Auto-Bot On A Budget?? 🤣🤦♂️
#44
Long Time Lurker, First Time Poster. Never Thought I Would Post A Mclaren Here
Colleen Glim 10 months ago
If I’m being honest, I like it. Is it tasteful, no. Is it cool, hell yeah
#45
Trucks On Lift-Kits With Rock Lights That Will Never See Mud Or Rocks
Snazzy Smurf 10 months ago
I can't imagine riding behind one of these at night. That is super duper bright.
#46
How To Make A Cybertruck Uglier 101
#47
Fiberglass Nightmare
#48
This Deserves To Be Here. Stance Saturn
#49
G500 On 24s. Rear Rotors Look From A Toy Car
Hippopotamuses 10 months ago
I'm surprised such a large and heavy car has such small rear brake discs.
#50
Ford Edge With F100 Front
#51
I've Seen It In The Wild, But Never Been Able To Snap A Pic
#52
Not Sure If Actually Bad
#53
1966 Mustang On 2008 911 Chassis
#54
Bmw M3 (G80) With Otherwise Carbon Or Black Parts Are Now In White
#55
It Started Life As A Slow Bmw... Nows Its "Aerodynamic"
The hood has a window to see the yellow painted engine block.
#56
Making Your Car Look Like A Cop Car Is The Worst Of All Car Mods
If you think the cop car esthetic is cool, then like alright, I don’t get it, but, different strokes for different folks. Modding you car to look like a cop car makes you an asshole, no matter your opinion on police or politics. Saw this fella on the road and assumed it was a cop because I could see the light bars in the windshield and a bunch of wires around the dash but I didn’t see the plate until we both parked at the same place (we’re not in Texas). I peeked inside it to see if it was an unmarked car or something, but the interior is entirely consumer spec, with non of the light bar wires hidden and a control box for them thrown on the dash, and a radar detector and dash cam also lazily attached to the windshield.
#57
That's Not A Spoiler It's An Air Break
#58
Can They Even See?
Bill Swallow 10 months ago
Sure! They can see every airliner around! The little kids that just ran out in front of them, not a chance.
#59
Spotted At Home Depot
Hippopotamuses 10 months ago
After several minuites looking, I still can't unpick what's going on here.
#60
Bad But Probably Fast
Lee451 Henderson 10 months ago
Why would you want the exhaust sticking out from under the hood?
#61
“Dough Boy” Truck On Air Suspension
#62
I’d Bet It’s Not Even An M Series
#63
Car Seen In My City
#64
Wonder How Well That Works
#65
2015 Ford Mustang Convertible Merged With A Dodge Ram... Because Uae Sheikh
#67
Looks Like A 12 Year Olds Customised Gta Car
#68
Wtf Is Even This?
Colleen Glim 10 months ago
That is not a corvette. It used to be one in a past life but at this point it’s a collection of car bits
#69
Uncanny C3 To C7 Conversion
#70
“What The Hell Even *are* Wheel Bearings?” - This Guy
#71
Wants 38k For Trash…
Bill Swallow 10 months ago
Guaranteed to be completely unable to see the Fiat 500 you just ran over. Or any small children running out on the road. But you've got an unparalleled view of jetliners.
#72
I've Never Understood The Ducks In Jeeps
Bill Swallow 10 months ago
That's OK, they don't either. Just make up some bizarre, off the wall automotive practice and tell a Jeep Owner, "That's OK, it's a Jeep Thing", and the entire brotherhood will adopt it as a mandatory practice inside of a week.
#73
My Beast Of A Car, Look Closely ;)
Bill Swallow 10 months ago
Dear God, is that a *snorkel*? Is this thing intended to cross flooded roads?
#74
Bad All The Way Around
#75
My Glorious Creation
#76
Amazing Marketplace Description At The End
#77
Saw This One Fb Marketplace
pros:
- its a hoodstacked diesel beetle that rolls coal
- just did an oil change
- its a really pretty car in general
- it just made a 3 hour drive on the highway
- heated seats
- hot heat/ cold ac
- working sunroof
cons:
- it needs a new belt, i planned on doing this myself
but if i can sell it for my old car ill supply the belt.
- the headlight popped out on the highway, so it
needs a new headlight
- the current hood stack set up is a nuisance but it
still looks super cool and when it rolls coal it gets
EVERYONES attention.
if youre looking for a fun attention grabbing car, this
one's for you. 3500 OBQ or entertaining trades for a
good traveling daily!
#78
Because 1 Wasn’t Enough
#80
Incel Energy In 1 Simple Car Mod
Chich the witch 10 months ago
The things you see when you've left the rocket launcher at home.
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Anony Mouse 10 months ago
And you wonder why the USA has the worst road safety record in the developed world (if it’s still considered ‘developed’. I specifically refrained from saying ‘civilised’)
Chris the Bobcat 10 months ago
As an American citizen living in Florida, I cannot agree more.
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David Paterson 10 months ago
I really had no idea whether to upvote or downvote the ones I like.
Maya_D 10 months ago
How are most of these legal? I’ve never seen this kind of thing in the UK because you’d get pulled over immediately.
Ace 10 months ago
Yes, nearly all of these would be illegal anywhere they have any sort of vehicle regulations. Enforcement is another matter, and is actually much less strict in the UK than in many other European countries.
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Anony Mouse 10 months ago
And you wonder why the USA has the worst road safety record in the developed world (if it’s still considered ‘developed’. I specifically refrained from saying ‘civilised’)
Chris the Bobcat 10 months ago
As an American citizen living in Florida, I cannot agree more.
Load More Replies... David Paterson 10 months ago
I really had no idea whether to upvote or downvote the ones I like.
Maya_D 10 months ago
How are most of these legal? I’ve never seen this kind of thing in the UK because you’d get pulled over immediately.
Ace 10 months ago
Yes, nearly all of these would be illegal anywhere they have any sort of vehicle regulations. Enforcement is another matter, and is actually much less strict in the UK than in many other European countries.
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