Good old times, the 2000s tuning scene

[u/quattroconcept]

[u/NachoNachoDan]

I had friends into it who would go to meet ups regularly.

Most of the guys I knew were doing the work themselves but weren’t particularly good at it so their car was always breaking down or not drivable because it was in the middle of some project And none of them had enough money to actually afford a daily driver so most of the time you had to go pick them up.

A couple of guys I knew were into the whole stereo and putting screens in the dashboard and headrests. I remember one friend put an Xbox in the glove box of his Ford probe and removed the passenger seat so you would sit in the backseat and stretch your legs out and could play halo

Another guy was really into performance mods and his Jetta basically was functional about four days out of any given month

[u/quattroconcept → u/NachoNachoDan]

🤣 Nice memories. The cars, the good and shitty builds, the music, the people, the mags, Fast & Furious, Need for Speed Underground,... I really miss those days.

[u/Truckules_Heel → u/NachoNachoDan]

If you haven’t seen it, Rhys Darby had a mockumentary style comedy called Short Poppies (on Amazon) and one episode was like this lol Guy wanted to get into a car club by “modding” (putting a Porsche sticker on a Datsun). The one that killed me was his “Mazdarati”

[u/TrustmeIreddit → u/Truckules_Heel]

"Oh, yeah, the window's tricky. It won't roll up. And there's only one mechanic in town who works on this kind of Porsche." "Wait, what kind of Porsche is that?" "A Mazda. Okay!"

[u/Rocktopod → u/NachoNachoDan]

I remember one friend put an Xbox in the glove box of his Ford probe and removed the passenger seat so you would sit in the backseat and stretch your legs out and could play halo

Did he get the idea from Pimp my Ride?

[u/NachoNachoDan → u/Rocktopod]

Maybe. I can guarantee that he never would’ve admitted it if he did lol

[u/plutus9]

We at west coast customs heard you ate a banana once so we went ahead and themed your whole vehicle around it! xzibit laugh like a rabid hyena in the background

[u/ClamDandyMan → u/plutus9]

We know you're super busy working 2 jobs, so we put a sink in your car!

[u/quattroconcept → u/ClamDandyMan]

And a pair of MTX Jackhammer subwoofers 4000w each.

[u/TrueSelenis → u/quattroconcept]

And three Playstations for some reason

[u/garden-wicket-581]

need a night-time picture so we can see the underlights..

[u/quattroconcept → u/garden-wicket-581]

Not the same car but here you go:

https://mxtuning.blogspot.com/2011/06/neon-project.html?m=1

[u/RealRevenue1929 → u/garden-wicket-581]

“Underglow”

[u/giantanteater_tits]

It looks like a Dutch ambulance car had a stroke.

[u/quattroconcept → u/giantanteater_tits]

🤣

[u/xXNoeticXx]

Is that a child in jeans and a basketball jersey at the back drivers side? I’m having trouble seeing anything else

Edit: learned something new today! Gotta admit, did not expect Chucky

[u/zynemisis → u/xXNoeticXx]

That are called Time Out Dolls, and are popular at car shows.

Here is a Google search so you can see them at shows.

[u/Schaeffa → u/xXNoeticXx]

I went to car shows like this as a kid, and a bunch of the owners had those child-like dolls leaning on their cars. I never understood why, but I guess it was just a decoration?

[u/quattroconcept → u/xXNoeticXx]

Or a kid (probably a son of the owner) or a very short midget.

[u/Metahec]

Yo dawg, I heard you throw up whenever you eat a lot of skittles...

[u/Smilewigeon]

Pardon me but what the heck is that

[u/quattroconcept → u/Smilewigeon]

It's a 1992-1995 fifth gen Civic hatchback.

[u/PM_ME_YER_BOOTS]

The value of this asset will only appreciate….

[u/andpassword]

TIME TO UNPIMP ZE AUTO

[u/Tristana-Range]

I am a tuning fan but damn Im glad that I was just born there so I didnt actually have to see these monstrosities

[u/Heat_Induces_Royalty]

r/2000sCarCulture

[u/ArgumentAlarmed9532]

Short King

[u/j911bradford]

Ok, I’m very confused about…well, most of it, but especially the driver’s side rear of the car. What is that? A leg? A car kickstand? Where Willy Wonka attaches it to different body parts to adjust the colors? Someone help me out here!

[u/wants_a_lollipop → u/j911bradford]

As mentioned further up- it appears to be a "time out doll". They're "popular" at car shows. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[u/FalseAsphodel]

Zillyhoo style

[u/OpeningDifficulty731]

Rounder early 2000s vehicle touch my heart in a way, or maybe it’s the unsolvable misfires on my ‘01

[u/MrMucs]

I was actually thinking about how as of late I haven’t heard anyone with a thumping system. What happened? Everyone just grow up?

[u/IamAll-]

Please don’t tell anyone that I like this car

[u/xrknrbnx]

I thought it was Pikichu out of my peripheral 🤣

[u/WaytoomanyUIDs]

It reminds me of Pikachu

[u/BlockOfRawCopper]

Reminds me of Pimp My Ride

[u/Bramble0804]

That Poor EG, very well done.

[u/grease_monkey]

All the bright color, fiberglass enclosures and speaker pods reminded me of McDonald's playplaces

[u/beccadahhhling]

This brings back memories of Pimp My Ride where they took those old busted ass cars and put weird shit into them like hairwashing sinks, video games, stripper poles, etc.

Half the time people found the junkiest car just so they could just to get on the show. I remember alot of them wouldn’t drive. I imagine a lot of people sold the stuff out of the car and either kept the now fixed car or sold it too.

[u/NewHampshireAngle]

They were great for communicating that you’ve got ample resources in the game. Potential mates see potential in it, not because it isn’t a stupid waste, but because it is. As a dude, I don’t even think about. It’s all instinct, and when it comes to tricking out a car I gladly play along. The observation is simply this, things we find fun are often functional in some way that isn’t obvious.

[u/hpstr-doofus]

This scene is still alive in Latin America or the Balkans. Pick one and go.

[u/eirexe]

God I miss this, not many cars from that era remain on the road even though they got grandfathered in when car mods got banned in my country, in fact, I suspect this one might be from here too!