Cool New Cars With Upwardly Opening Doors
One of the signs of cool new cars is their upwardly opening doors. This article will look at three great sports cars whose signature style is the upwardly opening door.
The Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster is the ultimate exotic car. You can have the top down on a warm summer day. Batman used the Murcielago Roadster his latest movie. It has a 6.2 L V12 engine with all wheel drive and 580 horsepower. It has upward opening doors. Many boys dream of having a Lamborghini and put posters of the cars on their walls. This newest version from Lambo is the best yet. Everywhere you go people will want to take pictures of themselves with your Lamborghini. This is the ultimate in cool new cars. Read more
Cheap Body Kits – Buying Online
There is a wide variety of body kits available today. Some are excellent while others are poor. Some cheap kits really spoil the look of a lovely car.
However this is not true for all cheap body kits. Few leading brands produce excellent kits at excellent prices. Find out what you are buying and take a considerate decision. You can purchase an unfamiliar brand body-kit, which can enhance the appearance of your car after installation and painting. But will it be able to retain the same look after a year? Some leading brands to watch out for include Extreme Dimensions, Wings West, AIT Racing and Mimo USA. Other brands such as Buddy Club and Veilside design are awesome yet expensive ones. Read more
Air Filters & Air Intakes – A Beginner's Guide to Modding
Like humans, almost all mannerism of contraptions that have a motor require air to function. Vacuum cleaners to hair dryers to lawn mowers and yes; cars, all require the intake of air to work properly.
In cars, air is required in the combustion chamber where fuel is burned to produce power. If you didn’t pay attention in basic science class, air is needed to keep a fire burning. Same concept here. To put things bluntly; more air = better combustion = better acceleration.
There are only two types of air filters available in the market: an open pod or a drop in.
Choosing which one suits you best
Open pods are generally larger in size and requires the removal of your whole standard air intake unit. They have the best performance when it comes to air intake, but lacks in filtration capabilities. Read more
Used Mercedes Benz – How a Video Game Inspired Me to Modify a Car
As both a fan of video games and cars in general, the release of the Forza Motorsport 3 game was quite exciting for me. For those not in the know, it is basically a video game where you can choose from a huge range of cars and tune and modify it until it is a supercar. I enjoyed playing the game to such an extent that I have recently decided to do it for real.
First things first, I had to find a suitable base car with which to modify. After much searching around, I decided that a cost effective starting point would be an R Reg Used Mercedes Benz. True, the car itself had seen better days, but this was merely going to be the canvas to work from. Read more
Personalize Your Car With a Body Kit
Today many people are looking to personalize their car and using a body kit is the best method to do so. But for this, you need to consider various things. These include the kind you desire, quality and materials used in creating the kit.
There are 3 kinds of body kits: lip, bumper replacement and wide body. All of them are equally effective and give your car a great look. But you have to decide your preference and then take a look at numerous models. Another point to consider is its size. Your body kit must easily fit on your car. A lip kit is the simplest amongst these kits to install and uninstall. So if you are interested in maintaining the same condition, then this kit is right for you. The replacement bumper kit has a totally different fitting from lip kit. It is also harder to install it. You might not be able to install it without damaging the car in some way. The wide one lies between both of the others, but is the costliest of the lot. Read more
What is a Body Kit?
Many car owners want their car to stand out from others. Here body kits do lay an important role. If you have never heard about body kits before, here is a low down on them before you go out and purchase one.
A body kit is the greatest and cheapest method of doing a total external alteration of a car. These kits normally consist of a front bumper, 2 side skirts, and a rear bumper. Every part of the kit is planned to compliment the other parts and work together as a unit to give a customized appearance to the car. Many car owners find it thrilling and exhilarating to mix and match these bumpers and side skirts instead of just selecting one entire set (like a full Bomex body-kit) Read more
Painting Chrome
Now a days, painting chrome is being used as a ride pimper and it has, and is gaining popularity, There has been some innovation in painting chrome as until recently the only way to get that famous shine which is specific to chrome paints was to chrome plate the vehicle. If you are new to chrome paint, it would simply be defined as the paint applied to get a shiny and mirror like finish. I would like to be frank here and I have to confess that personally I am not fond of painting chrome over the car. As I feel that the chromed car seems to be bedazzled extra ordinarily and it seems to appear that whole car has been wrapped in an aluminum foil. Any way this is only my opinion and majority of the car enthusiasts seems to enjoy and adore a chrome car so I would be rather commercial here and will tell you some tips for custom chrome paint as well as chrome paint trim. The biggest advantage of chrome car paint is that it provides with perfect base coat and any other art work can be applied by painting over chrome and the chrome paint acts as a high light thus really pimping the car.
Custom chrome car paint is best used in motor sports car when the car needs some advertisement painted all over it. So the chrome is used as a base paint to give prominence to over all advertisement painting. Typical process of applying car chrome paints is that first a dark base coat is used as a primer then a chrome spray paint is sprayed over it. However the base coat is not completely covered. Finally a clear coat is applied. Usually a tint or pigment is added to to give chrome a color since chromes are originally shiny, silver finishing. The appropriate blend of chrome and paint is necessary as applying too thin coat of chrome spray paint will give a dull metallic look which obviously kills the purpose of applying a chrome to your car. Read more
Reduce Gas Mileage With Body Kits
Car lovers would like their car to be unique. For this, it is possible to alter it for looks, speed and sound. The same rule is applicable for new hybrid market, which has seen the entry of some body kits designed for hybrids such as Toyota Prius and Honda Civic. But how does it affect the greenness of the hybrid car? Does the gas mileage and competence improve after including a body kit?
The answer depends on the type of kit you are installing. Today, the kits sold are small, chic and just include delicate designing cues. As the market grow, there is a likelihood of increasing number of extreme styles, but as of now, the kit you add won’t impact the performance of your hybrids. These body kits alter the bumpers and side skirts of the car; they are normally not put over the original. So the weight of your hybrid car doesn’t increase. Read more
Fiberglass Body Kits – Buy Online
Fiberglass is usually quite a sturdy material. It is composed from plastic resin and artificial fiber. You can safeguard your fiberglass body kit against fractures and tears by reducing its direct contact to unwarranted stress. Its potency is based on the methods used by the manufacturers while molding it.
Usually, fiberglass is an excellent substance for a body kit. But it differs from metal, as it is easy to dent it and also wears out after some time, causing fractures. Professional body work experts can repair it. However there are numerous instructional kits available too. But you need to exercise caution if you plan to do it yourself. Fiberglass may cause few severe eye and skin inflammations. Also unlike metal, it may particulate, or disintegrates into its constituent fibers quite rapidly and may become very tough to manage, forget repair. Read more
Various Body Kit Brands
While shopping around for a body kit, remember there are many brands and manufacturers in the market. So how can you choose the best brand of bodykit? For that, you have to consider many factors like the type of kit, its price and materials used in making the kit.
There are many styles available in the body-kit market. You can get a race inspired one that will be closer to the ground, offering more aerodynamics. Few of these kits will incorporate of the bumpers and side skirts. Some others, called wide body kits have still broader fender replacements too. They are slightly jazzier and at times contain inbuilt diffusers and canards to produce down force and monitor the air movement below the car. There are more luxury body-kits, designed to improve the look of your stock ride. Their design includes mesh grills and clean lines. The Extreme Dimensions couture with executive is a good example.
Your budget can help in narrowing down your search to some extent. If you don’t have a lot of money to spend, simply opt for bumper replacement to get your money’s worth. Full body kits can cost from about $500 and over. The material desired can have a big impact on your options too. Fiberglass is the most economical and fiberglass body-kits are sold by leading brands like AIT Racing, VIS Racing, Buddy Club and Mimo USA. Urethane is costlier but durable. Urethane body kits from Wings West are one of the best. Carbon Fiber is a very light weight substance and substituting many body parts with carbon fiber will greatly improve speed times. VIS Racing, Seibon and Carbon Creations are the leading brands in carbon fiber bodykits and frills. Read more
