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only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:14 pm
by kangman
Old skool mods, who remembers them..
Bluebird boys
Window stickers- kiss100, fido dido, fat willys surf shack
I love this cortina if i had a garage id buy a black gxl
C.B. radio antennas

Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:24 pm
by TPS
Those Wheels are 'orrible, I remember listening to Kiss when it was a pirate Station, that sticker brings back some memories.
Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:53 pm
by Cloggy Saint
Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:42 pm
by kangman
I love old cars and retro bits and bobs.
Last month i got myself a large feu orange air freshener

ohh yea gold chain and lil pin. still in the packaging thinking whether to hang it in my e30 or keep it and hopefully it fetches more in the future cost me almost £20
Any1 got that kiss window sticker let me know, want to stick it to my hardtop in the corner diagonally stancec*ck style

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:48 pm
by Simon
Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:48 pm
by Speedtouch
I also remember listening to Kiss 100 FM when it first came on air - some very cool tracks they played, and Lisa I'Anson had a sexy voice. I had a pair of their stickers in the back of my Minor Traveller (long since removed!)
Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:51 pm
by capri_rob
kangman wrote:I love old cars and retro bits and bobs.
Last month i got myself a large feu orange air freshener

ohh yea gold chain and lil pin. still in the packaging thinking whether to hang it in my e30 or keep it and hopefully it fetches more in the future cost me almost £20
Where from ? They are the king of car air fresheners ! Thought they were no longer made ??
Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:54 pm
by Simon
capri_rob wrote:
Where from ? They are the king of car air fresheners ! Thought they were no longer made ??
Have a bid!!
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:55 pm
by kangman
Simon wrote:

explain this please... im only 23

Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:57 pm
by whiterhino
i used to listen to girls fm in my uncles car and loved goin to ripspeed in tottenham.to me as a kid them days that shop was like car heaven
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:58 pm
by Simon
kangman wrote:Simon wrote:

explain this please... im only 23

They'd go on the wiper arms!
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:58 pm
by capri_rob
They go on your windscreen wipers supposedly to make sure they stay on your screen at speed.
Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:00 pm
by kangman
capri_rob wrote:kangman wrote:I love old cars and retro bits and bobs.
Last month i got myself a large feu orange air freshener

ohh yea gold chain and lil pin. still in the packaging thinking whether to hang it in my e30 or keep it and hopefully it fetches more in the future cost me almost £20
Where from ? They are the king of car air fresheners ! Thought they were no longer made ??
Yea they've stopped producing them.. Flea bay i paid £17 for mine its the bigger one made for vans and coaches
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:00 pm
by TPS
Aah...The Antistatic strip, thats something you don't see anymore.
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:02 pm
by Simon
Door edge protectors with the reflectors.
Technics/Pioneer/Kenwood stickers
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:15 pm
by capri_rob
Mag-slot wheels
Graphic Equalisers / Audioline stereo's
8-Ball gearknobs
Skulls
Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:19 pm
by capri_rob
Simon wrote:capri_rob wrote:
Where from ? They are the king of car air fresheners ! Thought they were no longer made ??
Have a bid!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Feu-Orange-Ai ... 4d0260c878
£20 !!!!!

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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:28 pm
by kangman
capri_rob wrote:Mag-slot wheels
I see your mag slots and raise you... appliances

Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:52 pm
by Andyboy
Cloggy Saint wrote:

Wunderbar! Optical tuning Ja?
Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:53 pm
by bigwinn
whiterhino wrote:i used to listen to girls fm in my uncles car and loved goin to ripspeed in tottenham.to me as a kid them days that shop was like car heaven
Me and my mates drove all the way from Lincs one weekend to see the shop
Think we bought an equaliser for his mini
epic days
and +1 on the feu orange- thats one thing they should resurrect like wispas

Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:00 pm
by scjimbo
an absolute must have!!!
Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:18 pm
by Speedtouch
Door reflectors/paint scratchers:
Bolt-on accessory mudflaps/paint scratchers/rust-traps:
Bolt-on chrome exhaust tailpipe trim/rusty trim/lethal object to bounce off down the road into someone following's windscreen:

Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:27 pm
by jonb
I remember tiger stripes being popular in the mid 90's.
Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:39 pm
by leeparkes
Painting the letters white on the tyres.

Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:43 pm
by leeparkes
Vile fluffy seat covers too, you were a hero/stud if you had tiger print.
Spot lights were in too, Cibie Oscar's FTW.
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:14 pm
by Simon
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:00 pm
by mrLEE30
Funny as most of the car accessory shops here stock almost everything mentioned so far. Pics to follow!
Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:15 pm
by Green
Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:37 pm
by capri_rob
jonb wrote:I remember tiger stripes being popular in the mid 90's.
Was massive in the Ford scene IIRC - RS Turbos, Sapphire cosworths

I hope thats one that doesnt come back
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:38 pm
by capri_rob
White dials
Knightrider front LED
Peco / Cherry Bomb exhausts
Weller steel wheels
Forest Arches
Spotlights

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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:25 pm
by harry_p
Those plastic box speakers which sat on top of the rear parcel shelf. Usually goodmans or similar with an absurd power rating printed on the back.
Re: only acceptable in the 80s!! must have mods..
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:27 pm
by Captain_Birdseye
leeparkes wrote:Painting the letters white on the tyres.

hmmm... I wonder.
