Diposting oleh Kurnia Rabu, 17 Juni 2009 di 21.26
There are many great accessories for cars that are both efficient and fun. Sometimes these accessories are beneficial to the health of your car. Anything that benefits your vehicle is always a healthy investment. A steering wheel cover may not sound like something that is considered a necessity. However, it really can go a long way in keeping your steering wheel in decent shape. Not only does it protect the steering wheel but it also allows you to be decorative and show off your personality. They are incredibly easy to find, sold almost anywhere that sells auto parts and accessories.
Price is rarely an issue when it comes to purchasing a steering wheel cover. They come in many price ranges from very inexpensive to higher end. Some custom covers may cost more because they are more original than some. You can pick up a decent cover at Wal-Mart for as little as five dollars. Of course, quality is often represented by price so keep that in mind as you do your shopping. The lowest price may not be the best deal if it will not hold up all that long. That does not mean that you will have to buy the most expensive one either. Find a happy medium if that is what works best for you.
Some steering wheel covers are made of soft, stretchy material while others are made of harder material that is more rigid. A more flexible one might be easier to put on. Always make sure to measure your steering wheel before you buy a cover to avoid buying one that does not fit. Even the smallest measurement difference can be a problem and prevent the cover from fitting properly. You may also want to ensure that the material will not rip or tear easily either.
Wheelskins.com is one site where you will easily find the right steering wheel cover for your car. There are so many to select from. You can even get one that is ergonomic and designed for a comfortable feel. A good steering wheel cover can maintain the life and material of your wheel. This is important because it is an essential component of your car. Take care of all parts of your car, not just the engine. Everything plays a vital role one way or another. Take care of your car and have fun doing it. There is no reason not to enjoy auto accessories.
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Your car is an amazing vehicle. Talk to an enthusiast, mechanic or sales person and they can spend hours telling you about all the intricate technology and gadgets incorporated into the vehicle. This is true for even the cheapest cars available these days. All of the technological advances, however, can't hide one key thing - the most important area of the car is where the tires meet the road.
Depending upon your vehicle and tires, the total area contacting the road may be as little 4 by 4 by 1 inch if you count all four tires. That small contact area will support a car weighing a thousand pounds or more. The key to getting a smooth ride is to making sure the car balances correctly on those four contact areas.
When the balance goes out of whack, the ride becomes rough. When it is the front tires that have a problem, your steering wheel will vibrate and shimmy. There are two common causes of this. Either the tire is out of balance or you've bent a rim. Let's take a closer look.
The second cause of steering wheel shakes at high speed is the bent rim. This is much more common than most people would expect. How do you bend rims? It is pretty easy. You could hit a pot hole. You could hit a sudden upwards elevation change on a street that is being worked on. Hit it fast enough and you can bend a rim going over steel plates...railroad tracks...the list is nearly endless.
The bad news is there is no quick and easy fix for a bent rim. Well, actually there is - buy a new rim. The problem is a new rim costs good money, particularly if the dealer has an exclusive deal on the rims. You could try getting the rim re-finished, but it rarely works and can actually weaken the rim in some cases. In short, it is best to just pony up and pay for a new rim if the shaking bothers you enough.
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One of the places you can start is with a cover for your steering wheel. Most standard cars come with a cheap looking piece of plastic. Almost every car has a black steering wheel, regardless of how the rest of the interior is dressed out.
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There are different types of wheel bearings. Don't mess with four wheel drive trucks. Passenger cars, however, come with sealed and resalable bearings. The sealable bearings are the ones you can work on. They are generally found in the non-drive wheels. If you have a front wheel drive car, they would be on the back two tires.
The vast majority of resalable wheel bearings actually consist of two bearings, not one. There is an inner bearing and an outer version. The bearings come in different designs, but they tend to be grooved and concave. When they start to have issues, they tend to show as much through a simple sign - the wheels will wobble in and out a bit. It can be difficult to tell when driving the car unless there is a major problem. For us lazy men, however, there is another way to tell.
The lazy man's method to checking wheel bearings does require a bit of work. You'll need to jack up the car so the tire you are looking at is up off the ground. Make sure the car is secure. Now grab each side of the car and pull it towards you and push it way. There should be some minor give, but nothing more than that. If the wheel moves more than half an inch, you have a bearing issue and there goes the rest of the day. If the wheel is stable, its time to kick back!
Wheel bearings are some of the most overlooked aspects of a car. When they start to go bad or the grease around them gets "funky", your car's ride can be affected. Keep an eye on them and you can avoid problems.
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It leaves you wanting it every time you see one passing you by. Leave the velocity and general performance in the back; just regard it for the moment as pure style. We're talking about body kits. They will customize your vehicle so that you can take away Ford's involvement and make it completely your own.
Jim Hall invented the body kit in 1961 as a way to augment his car's aerodynamic ability. Aerodynamics is how wind travels your car's perimeter with minimal exertion. Your car faces less air resistance and your engine is also cooled down simultaneously when done properly. What Hall's body kit did was force the car downward so that the air resistance will be lessened. Your car's velocity is improved with the reduced air blockade. This technology aids car owners in performance augmentation and in stylizing the outside for a cool, impressive, unique, look.
There are several parts to choose from when investigating body kits. Thanks to films such as The Fast and the Furious, society now has many ideas about how they should upgrade their car into a vehicle that looks fabulous. Body kits are now more popular than ever.
One popular item is the Lambo dons. They are slider doors which turn up 90° when you open them up. They make a car look more costly, cool, and sportier. They also add positively to the aerodynamics.
Spoilers are another popular installation. They really make your car look cool and not to mention, if you're a drag racer, these will significantly help your car in those endeavors. But, it's okay if you're not into drag racing as well. They come in a plethora of styles so that most cars can accommodate them.
One part to consider is a roof scoop. They augment the aerodynamics of a vehicle and they are fantastic for keeping your car from overheating.
If you really want to make sure your car comes out of its body kit treatment looking so unique, you have to pick out the parts with your own mind. The most difficult part of the body kit procedure is to make sure the body kit you choose fits your car.
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Diposting oleh Kurnia di 21.11
You want something different other than your usual burgers and fries. Everyone does. People really like doing things to make themselves as an individual feel special. Thanks to the assembly line invented by Ford, most of the items we have are products of mass production. To make your car more of your own flavor, customize it so that it's becomes a creation by you rather than a factory. That's where body kits come in.
A body kit is where you perform a single or a plethora of alterations to your car's external surface. The usual pieces found in a body kit are the front bumper, rear bumper, side skirts, and spoilers. You can also find body kits which are more tailored to the other parameters of the car. A body kit is rated as one of the better methods of customizing your car from every other one out there. After a body kit treatment, your car will look as though Ford or Mitsubishi never touched it; instead you were the designer behind every piston and cog. And don't be fooled into thinking that body kits only help with the outside.
Body kits are composed of two kinds of material: polyurethane and fiberglass. Polyurethane is usually more preferable because it is tougher which guards well against weather damage and badly made roads. One positive characteristic about fiberglass is that it can be repaired should damage be suffered. Polyurethane body kits are unfixable once broken. People also find that fiberglass is better suited for fitting on their vehicles.
Body kits are extremely easy to find and buy. The more difficult part is making choices about which one you want. Once you decide all that, the real work begins. It is recommended that you contact the body kit's maker so that you can review costs, warranty, usage capacity, and whatever else you like. One big tip from the experts is to not obtain a body kit which requires you to remove an original car part because once you go there; you'll need expert advice to discern whether or not that's an okay thing to do.
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With an array of body kits available from specialized manufacturers you can add tone and definition to a factory-standard auto body with body kits that customize the look, style and feel of your vehicle. Additionally the savvy auto-body connoisseur seeking style and substance can use body kits to enhance the performance of his vehicle.
Car customization has taken off; the body kits industry has developed into a niche market with several manufacturers designing their own brands and brand aesthetics, which may be as different in style, taste and design as a bottle of Coke and a glass of Chardonnay.
In addition to restyling the exterior of the car with body kits and other automotive accessories like car spoilers, hid kits, racing seats, underbody neon kits, diamond plate floor mats and brake dust shields, a driver looking to shift his auto body building into high gear can find advanced body kits and accessories that improve car performance that boast such features as controlling the amount of exhaust air, down force control and ground effects. A popular body kit customization is the addition of the car spoiler. Spoilers add a sleek aerodynamic look to the car and make your car stand out in parking lot. Hoods are above the rest.
Body kits come in all shapes, styles and sizes and with different features. They come in array of price ranges so Daddy Warbucks AND Cousin Penny Pincher can afford to ride in style. From underbody neon kits, which make your body beckon with an aurora of lights and colors, to racing seats, spoilers, customized hoods, side mirrors and performance parts, the body builder is limited only by his imagination.
With kits that are simple to install without assistance you can upgrade your car's look and feel in a weekend. Now that you're all revved up about body kits, do a search on Google for more information on auto performance and stylizing accessories and get on the road to a hot new body kit.
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There are various types available in the market if we are talking about these. They are made by two types of material, Polyurethane and Carbon Fiber. Both have their own advantages at different places and are environment dependent. Polyurethane is for summers while Carbon Fiber is for winters.
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Cleanliness in all aspects of living is something for everyone to enjoy, a state of living we should all be consciously aspiring for. A car with gleaming exteriors but muddy seats is no good. Get your act together and take the time to wash your car's upholstery at least once every couple of months. A little dusting and washing here and there goes a long way.
Whether vinyl, leather or cloth, the best advice is to remove the front seats so you can work better on them but the back seats can stay. Removing the front seats should give you more freedom of space to be able to wash them thoroughly. Plus, it also creates space inside the car so you can easily move around while you're working on the back seats.
Remove the front seats by loosening the bolts that hold them in place, then lay them down on the ground beside the car. Now you can start work on either the front seats or the back seats. Mix a small amount of car soap and water and then soak a sponge into the mixture. Squeeze the sponge so it doesn't drip. Then, holding the sponge, scrub it gently against the upholstery, making sure there's just enough moisture in the sponge to wipe the seats clean without getting them too wet. That's the trick here. Soak the seats with too much water and you're going to have a tough time drying them up.
For drying, leave the car doors and windows open under direct sunlight. The foam under the cloth should take a while to dry up, but at least the worst part is over: it's only a matter time before the seats dry up so you can go for a spin around town once again.
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I know the value of do-it-yourself projects as an owner of a vintage car that has needed complete restoration. You can save thousands of dollars by doing the car repairs or restorations yourself. One of the most often needed repairs for vintage cars is the upholstery. This is some easy tips for repairing it yourself. First of all, you should always clean the upholstery before starting any repair projects. Use upholstery cleaner that is made specifically for the type of upholstery you have and always follow the manufacturer’s instructions to the letter. You will be amazed at what a good cleaning can do for old upholstery. It will reveal potential problem areas that you can repair before they become a big problem.
Repairing Leather upholstery tips:
You could try a leather repair kit that can be found at any automotive store if sewing or recovering the seat is not possible. The kit will come with a plastic substance that you will tint to match as close to your car upholstery color as possible. You'll have to apply it and then let it dry. It is usually o.k. for small areas if the color is well matched. Black or White upholstery is the easiest to match.
Repairing Vinyl upholstery tips:
Don't try using glue to repair your vinyl. It seems like an easy fix, but the adhesive in the glue can actually destroy the foam padding underneath the vinyl. Instead, simply cut a patch of excess vinyl found under the seat and use adhesive specifically made for vinyl upholstery to patch it. Follow the adhesive manufacturer’s instructions carefully.
Use this simple trick if it is just the piping around the seat that needs repair: Take a match stick and remove the match. Add some contact cement to one end of the match and work it into the damaged area. Then apply the cement to the other end and work that end of the stick in. Fold it in as you go if necessary. Make sure you let the cement dry completely before using the seat.
Do some research ahead of time and see if this do it yourself project is something you think you can do. You don't want that vintage muscle car looking awesome on the outside and old as dirt on the inside.
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The possibilities are endless when it comes to choosing leather car upholstery for your car or truck. You can think of from the most basic design to having the name of your vehicle or your name or anything else. The more customized you desire the more the cost. There are different grades of leather to choose from such as automotive grade leather that meets OEM specs.
Inserts are the part of the seat in the middle that you actually make contact with while sitting. The sides and the back are simulated leather on all new OEM or "Original Equipment Manufacturer" Other benefits of leather car upholstery are:
1. Leather is soft and supple and very comfortable.
2. Leather is waterproof and spot resistant. However, spills should be cleaned as soon as possible.
3. The material is very durable and will last a lifetime if cared for properly.
There is an alternative in simulated leather car seat covers if your budget does not allow for genuine leather. Simulated leather is actually vinyl but has the look and feel of real leather at a fraction of the cost. They are also available to fit just about all cars and trucks and come in a variety of colors and styles to fit you. If properly cared for simulated leather car seat covers will last for years to come. Instructions for installation and care should also be included in your order.
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The dreaded rip or tear in your seat upholstery if you own a Toyota vehicle you will at some time experience. This is even more of a fear if you buy your car used or have had it for many years. However, there is no need to worry because there are many locations where you can find Toyota car seat upholstery to either repair or recover your seats. The following options are great suggestions for finding the right option for your seat repair needs.
Junkyards
Once you have your Toyota car seat upholstery you can remove it from the salvaged seat and repair your seat or else you can switch the seat out. Whatever is easiest should be done. Wrecked cars are frequently destroyed on the outside or for insurance purposes, but many times the upholstery on the inside is in good condition.
Professionals
There are also a range of professionals that can install Toyota car seat upholstery. For example, the Toyota dealership is one option, although probably the most expensive. Then, there are other car shops that focus on repairing Toyota car seat upholstery as well. Before making this decision you should consider the amount of damage you have as well as what your budget is.
Repair Kits
The other option you have for Toyota car seat upholstery is at home repair kits. There are all kinds of upholstery repair kits available online and in automotive stores. These kits are best used for small nicks and holes in your upholstery as they are not perfect, although some products claim to be. You will need to evaluate your personal situation before deciding to use a repair kit.
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Buying a new vehicle with a leather package is the desire of most new car buyers. This does not have to be a reason for foregoing your desire for leather seats and upholstery because there are car upholstery leather seat kits available. There are literally hundreds of these kits available, but the following suggestions will help you separate the good from the bad.
Tip #1
Guarantee Always look for a guarantee when purchasing car upholstery leather seat kits. The reason for this is when you purchase a product with a guarantee the product will most likely work as promised, and if not then you are no worse for wear and can exchange or get a return for the product.
Tip #2
Instructions Be sure that whatever product you buy has very detailed instructions and directions to guide you through the repair process. In order to get great results youreally need good directions. Companies that have good products and are interested in really helping the customers receive good results will supply you with the instructions to get you there.
Tip #3
Testimonials and Recommendations When looking for car upholstery leather seat kits read online testimonials and ask friends and family members what products have worked successfully for them. This is one of the best ways to find a quality product.
Tip #4
Recommended for Your Vehicle Finally, make sure the car upholstery leather seat kits are recommended for your vehicle and particular types of seats. If so, then you should receive great results. If not, then you are at your own risk.
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