Seniors: Mods you wouldn't do

[Briebee72]

The only thing surprising in this thread was the hate for tinted windows! I live in Florida and getting the windows tinted is the first thing you do to a car here, even a convertible.

Not really. Plenty of people have issues with night driving and tint makes it worse. I personally don't like tint at least not dark tint because it makes me feel claustrophobic in the car. There is also times tint does not add to a car but cheapens it actually depending on the tint and the darkness it doesn't take much to go from that looks nice to that looks like a drug dealer drives it. Around here anyway the only people who tint up their cars are the 20 something crowd.

 

[Briebee72]

Certainly an interesting thread. I'm not a senior but was interested in all your thoughts. Personally I'm not a big fan of dropped Stangs or wheels hiding in their arches either...

One question, most of you seem to hate Louvers. Weren't louvers both on the rear window and the side window part of that classic Mustang look on many of the cars in the late 60s and early 70s? I would have assumed senior might have gone for those.

I think the side ones were but only the painted hard ones on Mustangs. Rear lovers are an 80s thing and they looked like crap back then too My mom bought a brand new 1988 IROC Z that had them on the back, first thing we did was remove them they were so tacky.

 

[Norm Peterson]

Fair enough. Some places being

Apart from those who have a narcissistic reason, dark window tinting is something I would want for my wife or daughter on their car. These days it's more of a security issue not exposing a potentially soft target for carjacking or worse.

Point taken . That probably didn't occur to me because NJ does not permit windshields and front side glass to be tinted . . . not beyond what they accept for OE production anyway. And the sun never gets quite as direct when there's something like another 15 degrees of latitude involved.

Perhaps there's a middle ground where the driver is masked but not totally obscured and where outward visibility for seniors (as in, this thread) isn't compromised to the same extent as with, say, tint approaching limo-level.


Norm

 

[Norm Peterson]

I think the side ones were but only the painted hard ones on Mustangs. Rear lovers are an 80s thing and they looked like crap back then too My mom bought a brand new 1988 IROC Z that had them on the back, first thing we did was remove them they were so tacky.

The 1969 and 1970 Boss 302 featured rear louvers, at least as an option. Not sure about the Boss 429.


Norm

 

[CS19]

Air Suspension? How old are you? Just curious.

71. I'd like it for an improved ride. This convertible is a cruiser for my use.

 

[IPOGT]

71. I'd like it for an improved ride. This convertible is a cruiser for my use.

I had air shocks in the back of my 70 442.
Car felt like a truck when filled. A very fast truck....until the timing chain snapped.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

did someone say stripes on a senior's car? GT500 stripes was my inspiration.

You aren't alone. Went with Velocity Blue super snake style.

 

[CS19]

I had air shocks in the back of my 70 442.
Car felt like a truck when filled. A very fast truck....until the timing chain snapped.

Yup, you're correct. Air SHOCKS are terrible! We have a 2005 Lincoln Town Car with rear air SPRINGS and the ride is smooth. A big advantage is that no matter how little or large the load, the car always rides exactly level.

 

[BLUDICE]

I don't know, the more I drive this thing, the more I like the poke (and, I'm 56).

Sorry but what the heck is poke? I'm 69 so please cut me some slack.

 

[BLUDICE]

You aren't alone. Went with Velocity Blue super snake style.

I like stripes.

 

[BLUDICE]

I was thinking of adding stripes, but I put it off cause a GT500 might be in my future.

I like stripes.

 

[Norm Peterson]

Sorry but what the heck is poke? I'm 69 so please cut me some slack.

It's when the tire and possibly the wheel "poke" out past the sheetmetal. Wheels and/or the tires on the PP2 poke a bit, as does my "track set".

I'm 72 and don't normally use the term 'poke' myself, nor do I seek out having it. It's just what I ended up with when fitting 11" wide wheels up front even when using up every last bit of available room on the strut side short of putting both the wheel and the tire into the strut. The car does see road course time, so it's a consequence of seeking as much front grip as reasonably possible without getting into tires with very short life spans.


Norm

 

[dpAtlanta]

I like stripes.

I agree... maybe it's us "Baby Boomers", but I like stripes also.
I was going to buy a Guardsman Blue AC Cobra with white stripes... but decided against it for a multitude of reasons. Bought the Ford Performance Blue with the white stripes because I needed the stripes.

 

[frank s]

I agree... maybe it's us "Baby Boomers", but I like stripes also.
I was going to buy a Guardsman Blue AC Cobra with white stripes... but decided against it for a multitude of reasons. Bought the Ford Performance Blue with the white stripes because I needed the stripes.

I like the stripes on all you guys' cars. But not on mine.

 

[frank s]

The 1969 and 1970 Boss 302 featured rear louvers, at least as an option. Not sure about the Boss 429.

Norm

I like the rear window/backlight louvers, as you can see on my gone-but-not-forgotten 2013 GT Brembo Coupe:

Saleen put them on the Parnelli Jones Edition Mustangs. I disremember whether or not they were on the George Follmer and Dan Gurney versions.

OK, it seems that was "Follmer, usually,...

Gurney, not often".