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Great Do It Yourself Automotive And Car Customizations

Custom cars have been around since the first car came off the production line. Americans love their cars. Couple this with the American fascination with individuality and do it yourself projects and customized cars is what you will find. This article will give you some ideas for customizations that you can do yourself, from projects that are very inexpensive (cheap!) to projects that will cost a good deal more. The automotive aftermarket suppliers exist just to fill this need. Here are the ideas to customize your own car and express your individuality.

For around $20 (cheap enough?) and a few twists of a screwdriver anyone can have a new license plate holder that will express something about you. Are you in the military? Do you have a favorite college of pro football team? Have a hobby that is more of an obsession? You can find license plate holders that are encircled with chrome skulls or chrome hearts. If this is a way you want to start your customize car, automotive suppliers from NAPA to autobarn.com can help you find the ideal license plate holder.

Another very simple and inexpensive (again, cheap!) way to begin a customize car project is a simple chrome tailpipe extension. For around $10 all automotive suppliers can sell you an extension tip. Basically this is just a foot or so piece of chrome pipe that screw onto the end of your tailpipe. You may have to cut your existing pipe back to have a straight section, but this project is easy. Automotive repair stores such as NAPA, AutoZone, and Advance should all carry these.

A little more expensive and a little more work is a custom shifter. A simple knob replacement may be a better fit for the average DIY customize car project. Any either case the website carjunky.com can get you started seeing what is out there for this automotive customization.

For those of you looking to customize your older car, what about a custom steering wheel? It is not advised that steering wheels with air bags be worked on or replaced for looks. Custom steering wheels are sold by everyone from the automotive part stores to JC Whitney. This is a great customize car project.

Another easy customization for your car is the addition of custom brake, clutch and accelerator pedals. Not only will these add a nice aesthetic boost to your car but many will provide an improvement in traction on the pedal. A cool website for these is ultimatepedals.com. This is a great way to customize your car and have it stand out from the pack.

The final car customization ideal is one of my favorites, custom seats. Aside from paint and body work, nothing will change the looks of your car for the custom look more than new seats. JC Whitney and others sell custom seats that will provide both coolness and comfort.

So be an American and customize your car!