Car accessories you don't see anymore

[veedubman]

I remember when I was a nipper in the 80's, there was a wealth of curse word car accessories available. There's even more now but there's loads you no longer see.

Please feel free to copy and paste the list then add to it!

1. Bonnet Splats
2. Fake fingers trapped in boot
3. Keep your distance stickers
4. Mooning man (The one's you pumped up + trousers came down)
5. Road Rage Key Fob sound device. you were supposed to fire them at drivers to prevent road rage (Circa 1989)

[cobblers]

My Fake Fingers made it into Fast Car Magazine this month I was proud!

[dclane]

I had fake fingers on my Mk 2 Escort estate in 1989.

You don't see stick-on flames any more!

[jonnyretro]

Them static discharge things that were fitted to every mk4 and mk5 Cortina.

[93fxdl]

garfield toy to stick to a window or the arrse of garfield to hang out of the boot
ttfn glenn
oh and bullet hole window stickers

[scoobypete]

I had the pleasure of following a hyundai matrix the other day with 3 pairs of stick on fingers along with various other bits of tat stuck all over the rear end

[veedubman]

Crappy black plastic door protectors with amber reflectors. My Dad had 2 sets on each door on his brand new Maestro!

[veedubman]

And those magnifing glass stick on the back window things that completely distorted your view.

[pauldaf44]

Stick on rear screen demistors I really would like one in my car and clip on headrestraints for cars that didn't have them standard

[Speedman]

Dec 19, 2009 22:00:00 GMT @pauldaf44 said:

clip on headrestraints for cars that didn't have them standard

Had this set that were a bit tatty in the Camper

....I've got a similar set from B&D earlier this year to replace them ;D

[briandamaged]

Karobes Rally Seat Covers. These were just like normal seatcovers except they had enormous bolster rolls on the sides of the squabs/seatbacks to look like pukka 60's style buckets. Smooth black vinyl bolsters allied to perforated vinyl centres meant these things actually looked pretty cool. In about 1975, Mum had them in her 1100-powered Mini van along with the previously-mentioned clip-on headrests.....and yards and yards of stick-on quilted vinyl (only people of my age will remember that stuff)....and a proper Madadash with LOADS of 52mm gauges, none of which actually worked.

Edit: I wrote this just as Speedman was posting the advert above. SUPERB!!!!
;D

[Speedman]

Mate has those in his 70s Formula Vee Beetle.

These are the new set from B&D

[slackerTHEpinstriper]

Dec 19, 2009 22:06:38 GMT Speedman said:

Dec 19, 2009 22:00:00 GMT @pauldaf44 said:

clip on headrestraints for cars that didn't have them standard

Had this set that were a bit tatty in the Camper

....I've got a similar set from B&D earlier this year to replace them ;D

i need one of them for the backrest on the scoot!

[PandaSelecta]

there is currently one of those headrests on ebay, and its up to £46

[hongkongphooey]

Dec 19, 2009 21:49:27 GMT dclane said:

I had fake fingers on my Mk 2 Escort estate in 1989.

I had them on the bonnet of my mk1 cavalier about the same era.

I had a 'splat' on it at some point too.

[Speedman]

You don't see automatic cigarette dispensers any more either!

[JohnnySomersett]

"4. Mooning man (The one's you pumped up + trousers came down)"

I have one of them stashed in my shed...maybe I should wang it in the Cedric

[Mattyvole]

Am I the only one who thinks that a bigger version of this^^ would make for some hilarious Christmas lights?

[dbizzle]

[MiniDan]

Just showed Mrs MiniDan the automatic cigerette lighter/dispencer. She's now pondering where to find one or how to make one.