It's a story that's as old as time.
Your car that you bought solely for
the purpose of it being a daily driver
has slowly but surely started to become
everything but a daily driver.
So then after a while stuff starts breaking
or the car won't start in the morning
and you can't get to work and then you gotta call your boss
and it's a awkward conversation about why your car
that is like new and has lots of stuff done to it
like, can't get you to work on time.
You decide it would be a great idea to find yourself
another daily and you know just as well as I do,
that the cycle just repeats, and repeats,
and repeats, and repeats.
Just ask Dakota, he does it like once a year.
Anyway, it's not our fault, right?
I mean, it's like second nature.
It's true, we'd rather walk than ride stock.
And when it comes down to a daily driver.
We just have that irresistible urge to want to modify it.
So with that being said, welcome everybody.
I'm Gels, from Fitment Industries.
And we're back with another episode
of the build sheet where we're going to be going over
whether or not it's actually a good idea or not
to modify your daily driver.
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But, moving onto what we're talking about today.
Which is modifying your daily.
Whether or not, you should, you know, do that.
So is it a good idea to modify your daily?
Well, let's just break that down a little bit.
When you think to yourself, what makes a good daily driver
or what makes it a good daily car?
What really comes to mind as far vehicle goes, you know,
is really what it comes down to.
Typically for myself, that would be something
that gets a decent amount of miles per gallon.
It's practical enough to you know, do what you need to do.
Like get to work or get the groceries
and all that kind of fun stuff.
And it's easy enough to drive without having to worry
about something either blowing up or breaking.
But guess what, here's the kicker.
Modifying your car is very counter productive
of like, a lot of those goals.
If not, all of them.
Now stay with me here, all right.
Before you go ahead and blow up the comment section.
Remember that I am on your side here.
I've been there, I'm just as guilty as anybody else,
so hear me out.
There's usually a reason that we have to get new daily's.
And most of the time it's because we turned our daily
into not a daily, right?
But that doesn't mean that you can't
or shouldn't modify your car.
See you can still modify a car in a sense
of not going completely overboard
and still maintain the functionality of a daily driver.
[Chuckles]
Right.
But honestly it is possible to have a daily driver
that can look good and that you
can still have some fun with.
The first thing that you're gonna want to keep in mind
however, is what car you're going to go with
in the first place.
Because I'm sorry, bud.
If you're snagging a Chevy Equinox.
You know, you can probably, you probably can
but, you know, I, I, maybe don't.
If you have the option.
You're going to want to get something
that you have a vision for as far as a fun daily.
Now whether that be a wagon of some sort,
maybe some kind of turbo charged sedan.
Or whatever it might be,
you're going to want to pick something up
that has the ability to be easily modified
in the sense of the parts are going to be readily available
and it's not going to cost you a fortune
for the parts themselves or the install.
Once you have your new daily picked out,
you may ask what can I all do as far as modifications
to keep that daily driver feel but still have
you know, a modified car.
Well, we gotta hit you with it, right?
It would only be natural, it's what we do.
It's in the name and that would be.
Wheels, tires and suspension, duh.
For real, though.The are a variety of suspension choices
that you can go with that allow you to maintain
a good daily driver, thing.
Whether it be lowering springs, coil overs,
or yes, even air suspension.
There are options out there for you to lower your car
but still be comfortable with driving it
pretty much everywhere you'd go.
For instance, Eibach and H&R are a great go to
when it comes to lowering springs.
Because they're an extremely affordable option
if you're just looking to lower your car.
Tin coil overs are also a fantastic daily.
Coil overs, they're inexpensive and give you a nice
OEM Plus feel to your suspension.
So they're not going to be crazy stiff
or anything like that either.
And once you have the car lowered.
It only looks better when you throw some new wheels on it.
And you know the memes, right? Floating around the internet.
It's like "Wow, wheels and suspension really change
the look of the car" bur it's like
two completely, like different cars.
It's like a sc300 and like a, like a Ford Escort
or something like that.
But the saying like, stays true, right?
Wheels and suspension truly can change the look of your car
and you can still maintain a decent amount
of functionality, if you go with the right set up.
By the way, one more plug.
Check out the gallery a fitmentindustries.com
to help you find out exactly what that set up would be
if you're looking to do that.
But outside that realm of things.
Like wheels, tires and suspension
there are still some other things that you can do
to your daily to make your commute
a little more, tolerable,
[Exhales]
in a sense.
An aftermarket exhaust if always another solid go to.
As there are plenty of options out there
for pretty much every vehicle.
And what I mean by that is you can get something
really loud and obnoxious, if you're about that life
and want to go with something like that.
Or you can be a little more mature
and get something that's more subtle, but still sounds good.
Pair that with a tune and maybe some other bolt-ons
and you got yourself one nice little daily.
There are also some aesthetic things
that you can do as well.
Whether it be like a splitter, some side skirts.
Maybe a little wing or something like that.
All tasteful modifications that really can tie
the look of your car together.
But just don't go like, overboard
with everything, all right?
What it really comes down to is,
well, it's self control and I know,
as car enthusiasts that can be a little bit difficult.
I know, but it is possible to take a daily
do stuff to it and still have it as a daily
that will get you where you need to go.
So, to answer the question to whether or not
it's a good idea to modify your daily.
It's always a good idea to modify a car.
I mean, what, what are we talking about?
Will it be a little difficult for you, you know
like, not full send everything?
Probably. But you know what? You can always
pick up another one and just try again.
You know, maybe that one wasn't the one. Just try again.
But I hope you guys enjoyed this video.
It's always a fun time poking some fun
at ourselves and our lack of self control
when it comes modifying, literally anything.
With that being said, don't forget
to check out wheels, tires or suspension
for your daily over at fitmentindustries.com
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I dunno what else you could want.
I'm Gels from Fitment Industries,
We'll see you later, peace.