Modding and WIFE

iatacs19 · 06-22-2007, 12:29 PM

Good thing you just ordered it, now to not get the wife mad, go out buy her something nice and surprise her. Keep doing this every time you buy a mod. This in turn will condition her to think mod = present for me.

DCJAX · 06-22-2007, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by iatacs19

Good thing you just ordered it, now to not get the wife mad, go out buy her something nice and surprise her. Keep doing this every time you buy a mod. This in turn will condition her to think mod = present for me.

Ivan Pavlov would be proud.

nusevad · 06-22-2007, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cn555ic

Man i owned the car for 3 weeks now and i love the car...Its giving me something to do besides the house and the kids thing, which i love but it i also need time for myself which is cleaning and modding the car...Everytime i want to do something or buy something for the car, she gives me lip...I wanted the Procede and she gave me hell, but i ordered it anyway...They just don't understand what or how it feel to modify a car...All they know how to do with a car is drive!!...Girls just don't understand modding a car thing.

Im sorry to hear that. I thank god everyday that my finance loves cars and mods as much as i do. Hopefully this wont change in the years to come.

larryn · 06-22-2007, 01:26 PM

Tell me about it. I bought a dedicated car for track and autocross a month ago, which she was fine with, but now I'm modding it. It's not going over well.

Dinan335i · 06-22-2007, 01:42 PM

I have the coolest wife. She is insisting that I get the Procede "because I know how happy it will make you"

achien · 06-22-2007, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Dinan335i

I have the coolest wife. She is insisting that I get the Procede "because I know how happy it will make you"

Dude, she must have something up her sleeve. Can't be this easy...

montreal_bimmer · 06-22-2007, 02:00 PM

maybe its time to mod the wife.....

montreal_bimmer · 06-22-2007, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Dinan335i

I have the coolest wife. She is insisting that I get the Procede "because I know how happy it will make you"

does she have a sister????

SoYank · 06-22-2007, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by obLu

It's a hobby. Hobbies can be expensive or they can be cheap. At least you're not restoring old cars ... yet. Now, THAT's an expensive hobby.

I have one of the more expensive hobbies. I collect antique and modern chess sets. The most expensive one I've seen in person was valued at £35,000 (that's $70,000 at today's rate of exchange). That's more than $1000 per piece!

Dinan335i · 06-22-2007, 03:10 PM

Sorry guys. No sister, only a brother if you guys swing that way. (J/K...)

Seriously, it really is that easy. Only time she gets pissed is when she thinks I put the car before her (e.g., when I tell her not to put on makeup while in the car - sh!t gets all over the leather!! -- you should see the black interior on her X3!)

And no pics for you! But I will probably try to make it to my first meet since moving to SoCal sometime soon. She will probably come along (as long as I promise to go shopping w/her while we are in LA/OC)

cn555ic · 06-22-2007, 03:40 PM

yeah women in general are a unique species....They are not like men as far as mind frame goes...They will never understand what we want, but if we don't understand what they want, we are called insensitive....Any wife that is okay with buying a 1400 Procede mod is up to no good...There is ALWAYS something hidden behind a good will jesture of that nature...maybe she wants something hmmmmm!!! A coach bag which i can't see paying 400 or so or a Louie V bag that cost 700...Now thats crazy mod for a girl!!! But i never bitch at that...next time i will..lol

Dinan335i · 06-22-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cn555ic

yeah women in general are a unique species....They are not like men as far as mind frame goes...They will never understand what we want, but if we don't understand what they want, we are called insensitive....Any wife that is okay with buying a 1400 Procede mod is up to no good...There is ALWAYS something hidden behind a good will jesture of that nature...maybe she wants something hmmmmm!!! A coach bag which i can't see paying 400 or so or a Louie V bag that cost 700...Now thats crazy mod for a girl!!! But i never bitch at that...next time i will..lol

I never bitch about my wife buying expensive purses, going to the spa, etc. That really helps!

NaTuReB0Y · 06-22-2007, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by FrankoQ

Don't want lip about your mods, don't tell her. Just do it.
Chances are, she won't notice the mods on your car.

So true..........

Except the rims........can't hide that!

Buschy · 06-22-2007, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by NaTuReB0Y

So true..........

Except the rims........can't hide that!

maybe you can, I had a picutre of my car with black wheels on it(photoshop) and my wife was like"is that your car" I was like "yeah".
she said "with those wheels"
haha I was like yeah thats the wheels on there. she said " oh":rocks:

Awb17x · 06-24-2007, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sambonator

Wives and mods never seem to get along...

My wife got me this car... lol but she got it because she doesnt want me to race any more so she gos and gets me a 335I ..... lol.... but i cant mod it because "every thing i add stuff to brakes"aka my honda si boosted hah i loved that car

chbrules · 06-24-2007, 03:02 AM

Mod your wife new nostril exhaust so you can seal off the mouth exhaust.

MrHarris · 06-24-2007, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by DCJAX

Ivan Pavlov would be proud.

+1

dawgdog · 06-24-2007, 08:47 AM

My wife doesn't get the car thing, but has been tolerant of my car and detailing "addiction." When I recently decided to order the M-tech kit I considered not even mentioning it because I knew she would not notice the difference. I ran this by my brother and he said "Tell her - she will be happy for you." I did and she said "I'm sure you will just love it!" Now I didn't go into the details of cost, etc. Tit for tat my wife is taking my daughter to Italy in September; we just got back from a 2 week trip to Italy a couple of months ago.

E90Russ · 06-24-2007, 05:04 PM

Didn't your wife know you had the sickness before she married you? My wife has known I had the modding disease since the early days of dating.

ps. I have wheels, black lines and a blacked out grill being delivered for a car that I don't even have yet (it'll be here within a week)! She's pissed, but she loves me!

Dinan335i's comments about letting them shop; definitely good advice!

MikeCCrutchfield · 06-24-2007, 05:09 PM

I am modding FOR my wife :-) She is the one who wanted the carbon fiber dash kit the most...I think it will look awesome too, but it is here DD.

Oh, and after I showed her pics of the blacklines, she couldn't wait to get those either.

Chesmu · 06-24-2007, 05:10 PM

my wife has me buying mods for HER car now.

lkevinl · 06-24-2007, 05:25 PM

Trade your wife in for the '08 model. I hear the '08s won't need any modding!

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iatacs19 Major General 459 Rep 5,319 Posts Drives: 2016 SO M4 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Washington, DC iTrader: (8)	Good thing you just ordered it, now to not get the wife mad, go out buy her something nice and surprise her. Keep doing this every time you buy a mod. This in turn will condition her to think mod = present for me. __________________ If only BMWCCA Referral: 385628
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06-22-2007, 01:26 PM	#48
larryn Lieutenant General 2146 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	Tell me about it. I bought a dedicated car for track and autocross a month ago, which she was fine with, but now I'm modding it. It's not going over well.
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06-22-2007, 01:42 PM	#49
Dinan335i Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 214 Posts Drives: Turbo Vert Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: santa barbara iTrader: (1)	I have the coolest wife. She is insisting that I get the Procede "because I know how happy it will make you"
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06-22-2007, 02:00 PM	#51
montreal_bimmer OEMconcept 174 Rep 5,593 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada \| USA iTrader: (6) Garage List 2006 325i [10.00]	maybe its time to mod the wife.....
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06-22-2007, 03:10 PM	#54
Dinan335i Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 214 Posts Drives: Turbo Vert Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: santa barbara iTrader: (1)	Sorry guys. No sister, only a brother if you guys swing that way. (J/K...) Seriously, it really is that easy. Only time she gets pissed is when she thinks I put the car before her (e.g., when I tell her not to put on makeup while in the car - sh!t gets all over the leather!! -- you should see the black interior on her X3!) And no pics for you! But I will probably try to make it to my first meet since moving to SoCal sometime soon. She will probably come along (as long as I promise to go shopping w/her while we are in LA/OC)
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06-22-2007, 03:40 PM	#55
cn555ic 441 Rep 18,331 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US iTrader: (6)	yeah women in general are a unique species....They are not like men as far as mind frame goes...They will never understand what we want, but if we don't understand what they want, we are called insensitive....Any wife that is okay with buying a 1400 Procede mod is up to no good...There is ALWAYS something hidden behind a good will jesture of that nature...maybe she wants something hmmmmm!!! A coach bag which i can't see paying 400 or so or a Louie V bag that cost 700...Now thats crazy mod for a girl!!! But i never bitch at that...next time i will..lol
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06-24-2007, 03:02 AM	#60
chbrules MSVConrad++ 54 Rep 778 Posts Drives: E90 2006 325i \| E92 2007 335i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Peaches iTrader: (0)	Mod your wife new nostril exhaust so you can seal off the mouth exhaust. __________________ -Me
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06-24-2007, 08:47 AM	#62
dawgdog Colonel 148 Rep 2,278 Posts Drives: 2015 M3, 2016 GT3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle, Wa. iTrader: (0)	My wife doesn't get the car thing, but has been tolerant of my car and detailing "addiction." When I recently decided to order the M-tech kit I considered not even mentioning it because I knew she would not notice the difference. I ran this by my brother and he said "Tell her - she will be happy for you." I did and she said "I'm sure you will just love it!" Now I didn't go into the details of cost, etc. Tit for tat my wife is taking my daughter to Italy in September; we just got back from a 2 week trip to Italy a couple of months ago. __________________ 2015 f80 M3, 2016 GT3
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06-24-2007, 05:04 PM	#63
E90Russ Banned 15 Rep 363 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Sedan (E90) Join Date: May 2007 Location: PHX, AZ iTrader: (0)	Didn't your wife know you had the sickness before she married you? My wife has known I had the modding disease since the early days of dating. ps. I have wheels, black lines and a blacked out grill being delivered for a car that I don't even have yet (it'll be here within a week)! She's pissed, but she loves me! Dinan335i's comments about letting them shop; definitely good advice!
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06-24-2007, 05:09 PM	#64
MikeCCrutchfield Lieutenant 20 Rep 587 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Vert Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chestertown, MD iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 135i Convertible [0.00] 2007 VW Rabbit [0.00] 2006 VW Jetta TDI [0.00]	I am modding FOR my wife :-) She is the one who wanted the carbon fiber dash kit the most...I think it will look awesome too, but it is here DD. Oh, and after I showed her pics of the blacklines, she couldn't wait to get those either.
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06-24-2007, 05:10 PM	#65
Chesmu Brigadier General 89 Rep 3,011 Posts Drives: 2013 X6 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Phoenix,AZ iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	my wife has me buying mods for HER car now. __________________ "Teach the ignorant. Ignore the stupid."
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06-24-2007, 05:25 PM	#66
lkevinl Lieutenant 35 Rep 521 Posts Drives: '07 335i 4dr Sport+Premium+Nav Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: So. Cal. iTrader: (0)	Trade your wife in for the '08 model. I hear the '08s won't need any modding!
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