Awful Accessories

[Lord Sterling]

Probably not an accessory as such, but I remember Fatha_Sterling's Cavalier having a fairly long ariel on the back, he'd have to tuck the ariel in when parking the car in the garage (I wish I could park my car in a garage every night ) he wasn't a CB'er (as far as I know) but might have kept the ariel to avoid taking it out.

 

I remember seeing those fake bullet holes stuck on windows. What a load of cack.

 

I remember there being a Green Capri around the early/mid 90s around Telford that had every accessory attached to it and more. This included those stupid half-fingers you had coming from the bootlid, long ariels all over the shop, chrome bits and stickers all over the place.

 

Anyone remember those 'FAT WILLYS' stickers that used to adorn many cars in the 90s. What was all that about?

[Barry Cade]

 

[Junkman]

Anyone remember those 'FAT WILLYS' stickers that used to adorn many cars in the 90s. What was all that about?

 

[Guest Tony Hayers]

OAKLEY Thermonuclear Protection stickers

[Partridge]

I've got a Fat Willy's T shirt somewhere.

[Bren]

Was in Newquay in the summer - my other half bought a fat willy's sticker paying homage to the ones we had in our cars in the early 90's.

 

About 12 months ago she bought some of those awful eyelash - thingies. She then took the car on the motorway, the feckin things totaly abraded the lacquer on the bonnet where they were flapping about. T cut and polish sorted things but I ripped the useless things off and binned them - wife was told if she came home with any more she would be getting an eyelash shaped enema.

 

I would like a feu orange traffic light, the new ones are pish and I refuse to pay £20 + for an old one. My mate used to buy the large ones (for coaches/ minibuses) for his mk IV cortina - to put it mildly the smell was overpowering, and when he used to transport females they used to think the smell was covering up the fact that maybe one of us had fouled ourselves.

 

Moss alarms = shit. Even more shite points for sparkrite alarms. I remember having a Laserline fitted to my cav SRi in 1992, a good alarm in its day and quie expensive. Also had fisher c boxes, £25 - 30 a pop 20 years ago - not cheap. My cav and senator got them both

 

You never see PECO back boxes or systems any more, no self respecting MK 2 essy owner could do without one.

 

I used to love going into Halfords / motorworld to see what I could spend my money on that would  make my car look even more turd than it actually was.

[barefoot]

There's two items I wanted but could never get.

1, Summit Automotive used to make a cup holder that slotted into the door window rubber, but more excitingly a triangular shaped item that slotted in next to the cup holder to hold your packs of supermarket sandwiches.

2, when a new model of Astra convertible was released, there was apparently an aftermarket stick on dashboard barometer. I thought that would be brill for the T2 and even wrote to Vauxhall enclosing the original press release.

Even they couldn't find me one.

[Mr Lobster]

Couple of current accessories which mark out those vehicles so adorned as owned by imbeciles - 

 

 

and obviously -

 

 

Usually seen on the back of a Ka / 500 / Clio / 207 spelling 'SEXY CHICK' or something equally improbable.

[fordperv]

Lord sterling, I am guilty of having a fat willys sticker on the back window of my capri, people had them on so you look like a super duper cool surf dude because it's from fat Willys surf shack in cornwall as shown in junkmans picture

[Mr Lobster]

OAKLEY Thermonuclear Protection stickers

 

I had a friend at college who had several of these together with the Fat Willys surf shack stickers on his Mk1 Astra and he really thought it made him several shades cooler becuase he was a surfer (despite living in Nelson and not having the first clue what to do with any surf if he found it). It actually made him look like a dick.

[Tetleysmooth]

Oh REALLY:

 

[Mr Lobster]

Most of the women with the 'Powered By Fairydust' stickers on their cars should actually have them replaced with 'Powered By Greggs' from what I have noticed.

[R9UKE]

Or there's the slightly saucier "powered by BitchDust" modelled here on some prime shite.

 

[Tetleysmooth]

 

Or there's the slightly saucier "powered by BitchDust" modelled here on some prime shite.

 

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Still sick making.

I think I'd prefer 'powered by an effing great V8 5 litre'.

[face]

Most of the women with the 'Powered By Fairydust' stickers on their cars should actually have them replaced with 'Powered By Greggs' from what I have noticed.

 

[Doffs hat]

 

LOL

[Partridge]

Oh REALLY:

 

A bet she's a bit chilly in that skirt now that Autumn's here.

[twosmoke300]

variation on the oakley sticker was

 

Wankley - Thermonuclear Ejaculation

[quicksilver]

I'd forgotten all about those turtle air fresheners until I saw that pic. My parents were never big on accessory tat but I do recall the highly sophisticated* security system on mum's Metro that consisted of a Krooklock and a dummy alarm - it was just a cheap and nasty plastic box with a flashing red LED that sat on the dashboard and didn't even fool the 5-year-old me.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

 

 

[vulgalour]

^

I had already done that in my head.

[greengartside]

Couple of current accessories which mark out those vehicles so adorned as owned by imbeciles - 

 

 

 

 

SWMBO has these. Fuck I think it's rubbing off on her now.

[Partridge]

[brickwall]

Couple of current accessories which mark out those vehicles so adorned as owned by imbeciles - 

 

 

 

 

When I see this I always think that the car is provided my Motability and the kids by benefits.

[John F]

fischer C-box ? didn;t  80s  Vx have  them built in on higher models ...

 

Yep... my cousin's 1992 Calibra has a C-box unit at the back of the centre console.

[Rusty Pelican]

I have a few period accessories from the 60s including an aerial that clips on the window which flies off if you wind the window down

I like some stickers but usually funny ones only.

Being a tight wad though i dont buy them but cut them from random bits of sticky vinyl available at a local charity crafting center

 

[DVee8]

Wasn't there a garfield thing that stuck in the grill?

[oldford]

A mate of mine had a Billiard ball gear lever knob on his MK1 Transit, I remember him rescueing it when he weighed in the Transit as a part exchange for the all the parts required to convert his Triumph 2.5 Pi from a faulty automatic to  a fully functioning manual with overdrive.

[Faker]

The utter horrid and completely useless horizontal blinds that were fitted to the exterior rear windows of capris and cortinas and such shite!

[skattrd]

The utter horrid and completely useless horizontal blinds that were fitted to the exterior rear windows of capris and cortinas and such shite!

 

A bit like this one on my hpe?

 

 

It's on the inside here though, and I like them.

[dollywobbler]

Ah, the memories. I remember my dad not being too impressed when for one birthday, I bought him some of those door protectors for his bronze Hillman Hunter. I just liked the fact they had reflectors on them. 

 

My first 2CV had some bullet hole stickers added to it, and a bright green and purple turbo sticker. I've still got the bootlid somewhere...

 

Have seen 4x4s with roadkill stickers. You know, outlines of lovely animals crossed out. It's a bit like driving around in a BMW X6, but shouting out of the window 'by the way, I'm a massive wanker just in case you hadn't noticed.' No wonder people think 4x4 owners are idiots. They are!