Archive for July, 2010

Hubcaps and Wheels: Easy and Economical Ways to Customize Your BMW

Automobiles are essentially built to serve a purpose, to facilitate transport from one point to another. They are machines manufactured solely to perform their function. However, for most people, a car is more than just a machine but a work of art as well. Consider a BMW, with its solid engineering, sleek lines and exceptional [...]

Custom Wheels – Why Buy Aftermarket Custom Rims

Because they look cool right! The performance benefits of custom wheels should be your answer. In the 1950s and 1960s race car drivers developed lighter magnesium wheels to reduce weight and enhance performance in all form of racing. They were called Mags by the racers, a term still widely used today. [...]

Chrome Wire Wheels Or Period Alloy Ones For Your Classic Car?

Many classic car owners think their cars are wonderful sporting chrome wire wheels, but over the past ten years I have come to the opposite conclusion. We have ten classic cars, at least six of which started life with wire wheels, either chrome or painted.
Our MGB and Triumph TR4A both had painted wire wheels, and [...]

Jeep Steering Wheel Cover

PlastiColor Jeep Steering Wheel Covers are the highest quality covers from PlastiColor. They are specially formulated to eliminate the strong rubber odor that is often associated with steering wheel c

Accutire MS-5510B Racing Tire Gauge

This is the ultimate tire gauge for the performance enthusiast. If you like to have the best tool available, this is the gauge for you. The MS5510B is the most accurate tire gauge available. It reads

Thule 232 Step Up Wheel Step

This heavy duty portable step provide the extra height needed to load your gear on top of any vehicle

Wheel Bearings

The most common types of bearings are wheel bearings. Motorcycle wheels have them, so do skateboards. The bearings help give you a smooth ride.
Proper maintenance of the ball bearings is the key to ensuring they don’t give you any problems. Bad bearings usually are the causes of the clunking noises you hear as you turn [...]

The Importance of Wheel Alignment and of Having High Quality Auto Wheels

Motorists or car users are luckier nowadays for having millions of choices of top quality replacement auto parts. Maintaining a vehicle, upgrading it or even modifying it has never been easier than it is today. Every auto part is virtually available for a common car user who wants to work on his own vehicle. Whether [...]

Four Wheel Drive Cars – Advantages, Disadvantages and Car Insurance

Many motorists go to the dealership looking specifically for four wheel drive cars. But, do you really understand why four wheel drive capability can be advantageous compared to two wheel drive? There are actually some advantages both ways and the important thing you need to consider is what you are going to use your vehicle [...]