Any mods you wouldn't do again?
#1
03-13-2011, 04:15 PM
Any mods you wouldn't do again?
I know this isn't a very mod intense forum, for the few of you that did mod your vehicle is there anything you wish you didn't?
I learnt from my first vehicle alot about what I shouldn't do! Well when I got my land rover I decided It would be different. I did take it down a notch but there are a few things I wish I wouldn't have done.
List of mods..
Exhaust
Tires
Cone Filter
Saudi Grille
Painted Wheels
Bedlined hood
OME HD Lift
Body Lift
Removed all plastic from front bumper
Removed carpet from the rear
Removed headliner
e- fan
highlift mount
REMOVED SWAY BARS!
Exhaust- I removed the resonator tip from my exhaust and it sounded good, damn near perfect. Then I took it one step further with a cherry bomb. What was I thinking? Its not that it sounds bad, I just prefer quieter vehicles. Especially Land rovers
Tires- 255/85/16 kM2s Well I got what I wanted, big tires, however now I regret it and should have went with 235/85/16. There is a clearence advantage of the bigger tires but its not worth the added stress and power loss.
Cone filter- No regrets still. Im still seeing 19mpg with huge tires.
Saudi Grille- Helped cool the radiator for sure in these hot summers we get. But it somehow caused the remaining grille to crack and the gauze is begining to seperate.
Painted Wheels- they give that sweet look but they need a touch up now.
Bedlined Hood- Do not regret this looks sweet and is holding up great, only wish I used better tape and spent a little more time taping.
OME HD lift- No regrets
Body lift. I dont think Im ever going to mess with a body lift again. Can't explain why but theres just something I dont like about them.
Removed all plastic from bumper. It looks like crap I should have cut the plastic like many do. But then agian the stock bumper looks WAY worse.
Removed carpet from rear, this is so so .. I was tired of my carpet getting soaked and dirty from the leaking rear sunroof so I just pulled it up and cut some very good shaped plywood, Iplan on covering this with carpet or rubber but haven't got around to it.
Removed headliner. Do not regret it. For this truck there is no regrets with that. Rain is a little bit louder and the wind is slightly louder. But I dont mind the look at all. Plus you never have to remove it for the leaks you WILL get.
e-fan- I can always throw the mechanical one back on I like it though, not spinning when I dont need it to.
Highlift mount. Still holding on strong no regrets.
Do you guys have any?
EDIT: Can't believe I forgot the most regretted one. And it was the whole reason I started this thread.
REMOVAL OF SWAY BARS: At stock the difference was basicly nothing, now with a lift and bigger tires [again adding more lift] I wish I would have not threw these away. Hell I wish I never took them off to begin with. I dont need any more flex! and now my road handling sucks!
I learnt from my first vehicle alot about what I shouldn't do! Well when I got my land rover I decided It would be different. I did take it down a notch but there are a few things I wish I wouldn't have done.
List of mods..
Exhaust
Tires
Cone Filter
Saudi Grille
Painted Wheels
Bedlined hood
OME HD Lift
Body Lift
Removed all plastic from front bumper
Removed carpet from the rear
Removed headliner
e- fan
highlift mount
REMOVED SWAY BARS!
Exhaust- I removed the resonator tip from my exhaust and it sounded good, damn near perfect. Then I took it one step further with a cherry bomb. What was I thinking? Its not that it sounds bad, I just prefer quieter vehicles. Especially Land rovers
Tires- 255/85/16 kM2s Well I got what I wanted, big tires, however now I regret it and should have went with 235/85/16. There is a clearence advantage of the bigger tires but its not worth the added stress and power loss.
Cone filter- No regrets still. Im still seeing 19mpg with huge tires.
Saudi Grille- Helped cool the radiator for sure in these hot summers we get. But it somehow caused the remaining grille to crack and the gauze is begining to seperate.
Painted Wheels- they give that sweet look but they need a touch up now.
Bedlined Hood- Do not regret this looks sweet and is holding up great, only wish I used better tape and spent a little more time taping.
OME HD lift- No regrets
Body lift. I dont think Im ever going to mess with a body lift again. Can't explain why but theres just something I dont like about them.
Removed all plastic from bumper. It looks like crap I should have cut the plastic like many do. But then agian the stock bumper looks WAY worse.
Removed carpet from rear, this is so so .. I was tired of my carpet getting soaked and dirty from the leaking rear sunroof so I just pulled it up and cut some very good shaped plywood, Iplan on covering this with carpet or rubber but haven't got around to it.
Removed headliner. Do not regret it. For this truck there is no regrets with that. Rain is a little bit louder and the wind is slightly louder. But I dont mind the look at all. Plus you never have to remove it for the leaks you WILL get.
e-fan- I can always throw the mechanical one back on I like it though, not spinning when I dont need it to.
Highlift mount. Still holding on strong no regrets.
Do you guys have any?
EDIT: Can't believe I forgot the most regretted one. And it was the whole reason I started this thread.
REMOVAL OF SWAY BARS: At stock the difference was basicly nothing, now with a lift and bigger tires [again adding more lift] I wish I would have not threw these away. Hell I wish I never took them off to begin with. I dont need any more flex! and now my road handling sucks!
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