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Old 05-11-2007
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The Mods You regret.

Im just wondering what mods you guys have wished you've never done.

For me it was painting my radio bezel and I'm to ashamed to post any pics lol.
 
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paint interior in every fashion.

and of prolly every mod that is done to it.

ive seem to have spent way too much money.
 
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my auto dim mirror, i love the mod, but in the process of it i broke the mirror clip off, and that took a piece of the windshield off with it, and the 2 small cracks are starting to expand, so now i have to get a new windshield.
 
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sometimes i regret my idea of the spraypaint paintjob. but maybe if i put a lil more time into it, i will be fine with it.
 
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painting the grille, cranking up the Tbars, cranking down the Tbars, buying steel wheels, cheap tires, removing the flares...

The only mods I don't regret are the street scene grille (unpainted) and the black headlights, really.
 
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everything... wish i left it stock (minus the bedswap to get rid of the stepside)
 
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the only thing i think i may regret is the 5 year payment plan mod, lol. i've still got 2 years to go, sigh..
 
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i regret messing with the paint
i regret painting the interior
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
paint interior in every fashion.

and of prolly every mod that is done to it.

ive seem to have spent way too much money.

does this include painting your entire interior black? i thought it turned out good?? no??
 
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the only thing i think i may regret is the 5 year payment plan mod, lol. i've still got 2 years to go, sigh..
2.5 here... don't know if I'll make it, with gas prices, i may just trade it in on a 2.3L 5sp...
 
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nothing yet on the 03

on the 92 hydrolocking it and having to get pulled out by a quad. man that was embarrising or the spray paint idea
 
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buying it. I should of bought a Bronco or another Jeep.
 
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Originally Posted by Strider0O0
does this include painting your entire interior black? i thought it turned out good?? no??

it did, just too much work and still uncompleted
 
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2.5 here... don't know if I'll make it, with gas prices, i may just trade it in on a 2.3L 5sp...
luckily i just started another job close to my house... i used to drive 50 mins one way to work... now i drive about 5 minutes. plus now i don't use my truck for work, i use one of a couple trucks the guy i work for has.

still though, i dont know if ill make it either. i'm really wanting a new F150.. seeing that their v8's get better gas mileage than my 4.0 is nice and convincing too, lol.
 
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buying it. I should of bought a Bronco or another Jeep.
Ahh forgot about that one, also woulda liked a jeep instead.
 
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Well, that and Hurricanes steal gas or something like that... haha.
 
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If we are gonna do that I regret trading in my paid off 96gt on my 03 edge ect....
 
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it did, just too much work and still uncompleted
its so close tho
 
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buying it... plain and simple... i dont regret modding it because well face it, i am gonna do it to every vehicle...
 
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nothing....i did every mod because i wanted to do them......
 
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Explorer center console.

I did the 60/40 -40/40 seat mod over a year ago and just now got my hands on an Expo console that doesn't fit quite right.

I also regret the accident mod. I went to " a guy" to get it fixed cheap and cheap is what I got looks good from afar but will probably cost hundreds to fix right, and take thousands off trade in value.

I dont want the ranger anymore. It feels tainted and I have no desire to put any more money into making it right again. I want something brand new this time not someone elses half asses project that I turn into my half assed project.
 
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I regret the Auburn Limited Slip.

I won't say it was a waste of money, but it's starting to get old and it's not rebuildable. On the plus side- it's got over 70K on it and it still drives both tires...most of the time.

But still. Limited slip is kind of a waste of time in my books. I should have put the Powertrax No-Slip in there like I originally planned. Oh well.
 
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Another regret for me was the quick lok posi, Im just now upgrading it before it breaks to a Eaton locker, waste of 400$
 
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my turn-signal mirrors. i broke the stock mirrors in the process.... UGH
 
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Originally Posted by Strider0O0
the only thing i think i may regret is the 5 year payment plan mod, lol. i've still got 2 years to go, sigh..
I haven't even made my first payment.
 


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