16 Ridiculous Car Mods That People Thought Were Good Ideas

Our cars are intertwined with our lives. They're not just how we get around – they're our offices, our restaurants, and our family meeting places. And we don't just use cars to go places, we also use them to express ourselves. Your car says something about you. It tells people who you are, or at least what kind of person you are. That's why people modify their rides – to customize them to broadcast their personalities.

But some folks out there need to think twice about their custom modifications. The message you want to send isn't always the message people receive. And even though you might give some points for effort, at the same time you have to shake your head. Obviously, these mods seemed like a good idea at the time, but how?!

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1. You know you've got a special ride when you've hand-crafted the spoiler out of two-by-fours. 

2. How to waste money AND ruin your re-sale value. But hey, it's shiny!

3. Why didn't lifts come standard on the Pontiac Grand Am?

4. All ready for the zombie apocalypse!

5. The Devil does not always come in pleasing forms...

6. "Gently used," said the salesman, probably.

7. This used to be a limo, now it's called "Penny the Talking Car."

8. Not sure if this PT Cruiser was intended for weddings or funerals, but somebody should put it out of its misery.

9. Yes, that is a VW Beetle rolling coal.

10. When you want your car to also be an old-timey bike.

11. Just think, someone went to a lot of trouble to attach those front porch lights.

12. Great for Mad Max or the Walmart parking lot, but otherwise...how the heck do you see through the screen?

13. You would think if they were going to cut up a kiddie pool to make fender flares, they would at least spray paint them to match.

14. Somebody invested a lot of time and money in a mod that one pothole could ruin.

15. Is there a good reason to paint your engine blue?

16. He clearly wanted that stereo on the front, but couldn't work with metal. And that stereo was clearly more important than headlights.