Popular Mods and Where They Came From #BlogPost
We all know that trends come and go. There have been countless car mod trends that have become popular over the years, but where did the ideas come from?
We all know that trends come and go. There have been countless car mod trends that have become popular over the years, but where did the ideas come from?
Yellow Lights
Yellow headlights (usually achieved either by tint or by yellow HIDs) come from racing origins. The concept originally came from France, and was used for GT racing. The idea behind is that yellow lights create less glare and allows faster classes to identify the GT cars at night.
Negative Camber
Running negative camber on street cars is arguably the most popular current trend. While this tends to hurt performance due to a decreased contact patch size, its roots are performance oriented. Slight negative camber is used in racing, and the theory behind this tactic is based on increasing the contact patch through corners. As weight shifts to one side or the other, the tire is actually forced into having optimum grip.
Taped Headlights
The taped X’s across headlights are another trend that originates from racing. Taping headlights is often required as a safety measure in case the car is in a collision. Taping the headlights reduces the likelihood that glass or plastic shards will scatter across the racetrack which could cause tire punctures for other racers.
Fat Tires
Fat rubber has been something that has been popular for both performance and aesthetic benefits for decades. This trend became especially popular in America in the 70s with muscle cars trying to mimic the drag racers running enormous slicks. Obviously, there are performance benefits from running a wider tire as well.
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How about rivet-on fender flares?
They’re not exactly a new thing either.
I knew all of these….becausr i have read this exact article before… hmm🤔
The yellow lights come from France. During the war the French switched colours so they could identify cars and other transports from a distance by the colour of their headlights.
Actually, yellow headlights were mandatory in France since january 1936 until january 1993. There is no official source about why, but strong evidence it was mainly about detecting enemy vehicles during World War 2. Another reason may be indeed that it creates less glare, but it hasn’t be entirely verified. It surely has been used in racing in the following years but, this is really how it happenned. Source : http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65489960/f7.image.r=automobiles.langFR
Fat tires reduce also the performance on any slippery road. Indeed, on the snow i.e., the narrower are the tires, the more grip you get !
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Yellow (Amber) and taped headlights look sexy on almost any older BMW, especially the E30
Look if you really still think that civic’s performance is aided by that spoiler. Go ahead. You asked for evidence, I tried to give evidence. If that amount of evidence isn’t enough, nothing will convince you. That, or you don’t want to admit you’re wrong. But anyway, enough arguing on internet for today.