Gift Ideas For The Car Fanatic In Your Life
October 31st, 2009 — 02:07 pmIt’s that time of year again, and if you’re thinking of a gift to get on your teenager’s good side, take this quick car-accessory tutorial. All you need is to know the lingo and to pay attention when they talk, you should be able to figure out what to slide under the Christmas tree this year.
These days, it’s wheels, wheels, wheels - the all important link between the car and the tires. Tastes run from bleaming big lug nuts to trick center caps for rims that will light up. Alternatively they can go for spinners and act that they are a rap star like 50 Cent. LED lights are being seen more and more on the streets at night. It will surely get you noticed.
A Few Terms To Get You In The Know:
• Spinners can be one piece rims or added onto you current rims and have roller bearings to allow them to move, your wheels get a nice impact of movement that is totally unexpected. Since they move independent of the rims spinners spin even when the wheel is stopped, energized by the law of momentum, sliding along on their bearings with little resistance from the wheel itself.
• A factory center cap is what is in place in the center of the wheel when you purchase the car from a dealer. To jazz up your ride, there are numerous wheel center cap you can buy to set your rims apart.
• Center caps can be snapped into place when upgrading your tires with aftermarket rims. The caps cover the center of the rim and can have all manner of patterns - domestic or foreign logos, even a concept design. If you want to save some cash on a set of center caps for rims then swing by a salvage yard and take a look around. Don’t forget the web; there are plenty of suppliers who would be glad to help you find the perfect set of caps.
• Aftermarket rims are decorative wheel accessories to add style and individuality to your vehicle . Aftermarket rims come with center caps but you can get a set of unique center caps to really make them stand out.
• Hub caps cover the whole rim to protect and add style to the stock steel rims they normally cover.
• Small LEDs can also be placed on your rims. Powered by long-life batteries the LEDs emit a glow around your rims.
• With wheel spacers you can add additional width to the wheels, positioning them a little closer to the fenders. You get an aggressive appearance and improved handling, too.
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