UNSAFE CAR MODIFICATIONS
Everyone enjoys and love their cars; whether they are good or bad. In Most cases car lovers will purchase the best affordable car and end up trusting the manufacturers of the car that they did the best in designing. However, some people like to personalize the car mod and make a conclusion of their own about how the designer should have designed the car. Unfortunately, sometimes in the need of making a perfect and unique car, they go to an extend of falling into the classification of worst car modifiers ever.
Some of this car mods are classy and fancy but what people don’t know is the role they can play as far as car safety is concerned. They may look like a beatification of the automotive. However, most of these cars have since gone from being famous to totally being an enemy of the people
Modifications may appear to be a fun way of personalizing your car or vehicle, but they can also play a part in compromising pour safety. Some of these modifications have even been declared illegal in certain countries. Knowing the most dangerous of them can help you be safe on all the roadways and mostly help prevent undesired and unexpected attention from law enforcement officers and the public in General. As a car owner you should Avoid some of these unsafe car modifications at all costs despite their popularity.
Today we take a look at some of this unwanted and unsafe car mods:
1.removing your emissions equipment.
This would sound as a normal thing but as a car driver it is not.in ancient times when air pollution wasn’t a big deal people enjoyed the freedom of adding and removing some car parts. however, this has since been extinct and car owners ought to keep their automotive emission system intact for their safety and pursue by road officials.
It would be an easy thing to go away with by removing parts of your car but today things have changed. A car should move smoothly and fast without even emitting some carbon dioxide hence ensuring safety of the driver and mostly of the earth.
2.interior neon and strobe lighting
This is not one of the easiest car modifications. However, as much as it isn’t, some car owners end up modifying their car with interior neon ignition and some typical strobe lighting.
Mostly with the intention of illuminating the car sound system and speakers most drivers end up doing the neon modification. This can easily cause an alarming accident since the lighting doesn’t favor every driver in the roads.it is simply advisable for the safety of the driver such modification should be avoided.do not light your car.
3.rolling coal
Most drivers end up modifying their car so that it burns two times as much as fuel, mostly for the diesel automotive. This modification may be seen as an achievement but the truth is that the driver risks engine blow off.
It again shortens the life of the engine and some increased billows of smoke that get emitted from the tail pie of the car. The driver has to take precautions of the engine failing while he/she is on top speed and driving on a busy road full of busy vehicles. This definitely lead to unexpected accident
The exterior of the car remains completely damaged.
4.lift kits.
By the 1970s, the driving community was already involved with lifting their trucks and cars. Mudding, Trail riding, and most trucks modifying was becoming more popular as the emergence of monster cars began to conquer the states by storm.
Nowadays, many truck and car owners enjoy driving an automotive that’s a bit higher and has a greater moving ability. In turn, there has developed a wide-range of quality lift kits for car enthusiasts. However, this should not be enjoyed since it compromises driver’s safety.
There are increased chances of a roll over due the decreased center of gravity by towing wheels thus risky.
5.confederate flags
It is the pride of every car enthusiast to modify and decorate his/her car with a maiden flag of his choice.in some nations the confederate flag is an option for many to fly. The flag however does not appear as a uniting factor but as a destructor.
This is one mod that a competent car driver should avoid since it risks the life of the driver. Flying that flag on your car simply sends a clear message of your position as a racist.it shows how inferior black people are from the white hence it will be a typical insult for you to fly it in your car.
Although many will argue that this flag signifies victory and freedom from slavery it is deemed to be a controversial hence flying it in your car may land you in trouble.
6.Too much of any additional feature.
As a car lover and driver at large, it should be understood that in car modification less is much. In a mid to mod your car you should not add too many insignificant features.
your car does not need to have two extra set of fog lights, it does not require some 6 extra interior gauges, 6 TVs, 10 speakers or an overdo of anything else for that case. Simply because you can afford all this modification aspects, doesn’t mean they are right. Remember, a less decorated automotive is more attractive and it does not interfere with the road safety.
7.a very high spoiler
Factual concept: a car does not need much downforce to go fast enough, it does not need to be lifted off of the ground.
Hennessy Venom is the fastest car with a speed of 270+ mph and it only has a spoiler that is about 6 inches off its back. The only thing that an extra lifted spoiler does for a car is to allow the public as a very identify you “special” individual. Special in not a good way. unless you are daily going to your work place in a race car, just don’t consider high spoilers.
8 fake vents
There comes a time when it is beneficial for a car to have ventilation ports in the side on the and fenders to aid in providing an escape path for hot and high-pressure gas. Chances are, if your car is not civic then it does need adding an extra body kit with a zero-functioning ventilation. Most of the fake vents are considered to be just a desperate attempt to make your car appears the best. In reality, you as the owner the end up looking like a blow hole. Fake vents should be avoided at all costs.
9.extra big wheels.
It is always exciting to see a car with big wheels driving on the roads. However, your car was manufactured with a specific wheel size in mind.
Big wheels for a car can lead to some failures on the road. For instance, it will completely be more difficult to handle a car while swerving or maneuvering which can bring a possibility of collision. Historically, big tires were added to cars with the ideology that they could contribute in adding larger brakes for better stopping performance. Such ridiculous mods should just be avoided for the safety of turning and stopping.
10.front wheel drive vehicle wing.
While driving balance is quite crucial in ensuring safety and an efficient drive. Perhaps one would argue that a good automotive is one that possesses a good balance while at top speed.
Anyone that interferes with the normal operation of a car balance by including unfavorable modification risk his/her safety. Most of the mistakes that car owners make is additional of wings on the front wheels of your vehicle.it may look fancy and a beautiful mod but its impact on the automotive is one that is questionable. It is always advisable to avoid such unwanted modifications in a car.
11.tinting break lights
If you are a true car lover, most probably you will need your car to be unique among the rest. extraordinary looks make your vehicle more special and definitely makes you feel much better.
sometimes it’s not an easy road to have exclusive looks without visible and notable investments which are not easily affordable to everyone. we will talk about car lights tinting which summarizes this discussion in full. Cheap as it is, instilling of tint may lead to accident due to their invisibility. car enthusiast should take precautions of their safety before assuming to make a mod for their car.
12.extrasized back pipes
loved by most street racers, a big tailpipe is not just an appearance; many of them are mechanically made. This entails the removing of the muffler so that you achieve a noisy, big roar from the exhaust that is not witnessed in most normal cars. Despite being a stylish modification it caries its consequences on road safety.
Whatever the case, you are eventually going to end up polluting the environment in terms of fume emissions and noise. The extra sized back pipe ends up destructing the rest of the drivers on the road hence compromising road safety.
BY;chris sambu (writer,editor MCSK) freelance jounalist
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