{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Mods we can’t stand… but also sort of get!","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/mods-we-can-t-stand-but-also-sort-of-get","audioUrl":"https://podcast.konigwheels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BTW-Mods-we-cant-stand.mp3","description":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSome car mods make us cringe… but at the same time, we kinda get why people do them.\n\n\n\nIn this episode of the KONIG Behind the Wheel Podcast, we’re talking about the mods we can’t stand, yet somehow still understand. From cars running way too much aero for the street, to overdone carbon fiber everywhere you look, to exhausts that shoot flames and burble tunes that never seem to shut off—these are the trends that divide the car community.\n\n\n\nWe break down why these mods exist, where they actually make sense, and when they cross the line from functional to full-on spectacle. Is it all about attention? Chasing race car vibes? Or just doing what makes you happy, regardless of what anyone else thinks?\n\n\n\nWhether you love these mods, hate them, or secretly want them on your own car, this episode dives into the fine line between form, function, and personal taste in car culture.\n\n\n\nListen in and let us know—what’s a mod you hate… but totally understand?\n\n\n\n2025 Behind the Wheel Podcast | All Rights ReservedThank you for tuning in, and if you enjoy our podcast, please SUBSCRIBE! We’re on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and iHeartRadio, and we always upload our full video interviews on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/konigwheels (we’d love for you to subscribe there as well!) Thank you for listening!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://podcast.konigwheels.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BTW-Mods-we-cant-stand.mp3\n\n \n\nFOLLOW:\nKonig’s Instagram: @konigwheelsusahttps://www.instagram.com/konigwheelsusa/\nMore on the Konig Behind The Wheel Podcast and to SUBSCRIBE:podcast.konigwheels.com\n\n\n\n\nThe post Mods we can’t stand… but also sort of get! appeared first on Konig Wheels Behind The Wheel Podcast."},"annotations":[{"startTime":236.3,"endTime":242.8,"type":"term","title":"non-functional aero","url":"/glossary/non-functional-aero","quote":"...the one that I still have the most trouble with is non-functional arrows. 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