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Car Aftermarket Options

Upgrade your car, truck or SUV with great aftermarket option advice from eHow’s automotive experts. Parking in a sketchy neighborhood and want to protect that new car stereo? Install a car alarm and keep thieves at bay. Sick of getting lost? Mount a car GPS system on the dash and navigate any town or neighborhood. From rims and hydraulics to car DVD players and sunroofs, eHow’s got the How Tos to make pimping your ride simple.

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  • How to Install Dodge Clearance Lights

    Overhead clearance lights are used mainly on larger vehicles that haul trailers. Kits are now available so that you can add these to your Dodge truck. Recon and Putco are two retailers that...

  • How to Black Out Tail Lights

    Blacking out your tail lights may add a distinctive styling to your automobile, but is illegal to do in most states. This is because once you black out your lights, it is incredibly difficult to...

  • How to Paint Tail Lights

    If you want to give your rear tail lights a distinctive look, you can paint them. Painting rear tail lights may be illegal in your state, so you need to check with your local Department of Motor...

  • Advantages of Xenon Lights

    Xenon light bulbs have many advantages over traditional lights that are used in car headlights. In fact, the popularity of xenon bulbs is growing enough that they are starting to replace...

  • How to Hook Up Off Road Lights

    Off road lighting is a great way to improve visibility for your vehicle. Lighting options are available from mild to long-range spot lights. Most options are also available in low- and high-beam...

  • How to Wire Emergency Vehicle Lights

    Emergency lighting is a simple thing to do if you don't skip any steps outlined here. If you don't you run the risk of burning up your electrical system. Be careful to understand the process,...

  • How to Paint Tail Light Lenses

    Tail light lenses can be painted for several reasons, including to change the color or to renew the existing color. When changing the color of the tail light, make sure you check with local laws...

  • How to Connect LED Lights to a Car

    You can connect LED lights to a car for added nighttime safety, or just to dress up the appearance of your vehicle. Almost all aftermarket LED lights sold in auto stores today have a simple,...

  • How to Install Pilot Fog Lights

    Sometimes it is necessary to install additional lighting in order to provide better visibility when driving. Pilot fog lights can easily be wired by any novice mechanic and are a good additional...

  • Types of Car Headlights

    Since the invention of the automobile, drivers have needed to illuminate the road ahead of the vehicle. Headlights have been standard equipment on cars and trucks for over a century, and prove...

  • How to Wire Up Fog Lights to BMW E36

    The fog lights on a BMW E36 are an important aspect of the car's lighting system, particularly if you live somewhere where the weather is often foggy and or rainy. Owners also often elect to...

  • How to Wire Emergency Lights The Easy Way

    tired of fooling with a bunch of crazy wiring to make emergency lights work. well im going to teach you a easy way that they work.

  • How to Install Halogen Lights on a Car

    A majority of cars are equipped with halogen headlights and tail lights. However like all light bulbs, halogen lights will eventually need to be replaced. Although you can replace your bulbs with...

  • Towing Trailer Light Problems

    Operating a legal trailer on the roadways requires the use of lights. All trailers are required to have turn signals and brake lights. Larger trailers may be required to carry some type of running...

  • How to Wire Emergency Lights to Your Vehicle

    The most simple way to wire emergency lights to your vehicle. You will learn how to run the wires to the fuse box and place a toggle switch to power the lights on and off

  • How to Wire Emergency Lights On A Vehicle

    Are you a Police Officer wanting to wire emergency lights to your personal vehicle? A Volunteer Fireman putting strobes on your pickup truck? Someone who just wants flashing lights on your car for...

  • How to Install Driving Lights

    Adding driving lights to a vehicle can improve nighttime vision and make the car more attractive. Several hundred styles and colors are available and use standardized mounting hardware to fit...

  • How to Add Additional Dome Lights in a Cargo Van

    Cargo vans and box trucks can lack adequate interior lighting, and installing extra lights can be as simple as adding to the existing system or as complex as creating an independently switched...

  • HID Lights FAQ

    HID (High-Intensity Discharge) lights have become popular in recent years, as a substitute for traditional halogen automobile headlights. The technology differs from halogen bulbs by its use of...

  • About HID Lights

    HID, High-Intensity Discharge, lights are automobile headlamp systems designed to replace traditional halogen lights. HID lights use a light type completely different from halogen lights to...

  • How to Change Your Automotive Interior Lighting Color

    Automotive interior lighting lets you see what you are doing in your vehicle when it's dark outside. Unfortunately, the factory lighting is not always aesthetically pleasing. Factory bulbs are...

  • How to Test Trailer Lights

    Trailer lights are used to signal to other drivers that you are stopping, since your brake lights are not visible. They attach to your brake light wires and turn on when you touch the brakes. They...

  • How to Install Under Car Lights

    Underbody light kits are available in many different styles and colors, and provide a number of possibilities for the car enthusiast to give their ride a clean and modern look. Most kits come in...

  • How to Paint EVO Tail Lights

    Painting the tail lights on your EVO can quickly and easily update the look of your car. Tinted or painted tail lights can be purchased at automotive accessory stores, but can be expensive....

  • How to Install Fog Lights on a Chevy Tracker

    The Chevy Tracker is a compact 4-wheel drive vehicle that hails to the designs of a Jeep or GMC Jimmy. The Tracker is light and versatile and can be driven almost anywhere. With all the...

  • How to Blackout Tail Lights

    Many people are choosing to black out their tail lights in order to make their cars stand out. There are many ways that this can be done. There is paint, tinting and taping the head lights of the...

  • How Do Tail Lights Work?

    Tail lights, so named for their rearward facing location on the tail end of a vehicle, are an essential safety feature that indicates a vehicle's location to approaching traffic. Tail lights are...

  • How to Tint Tail Lights & Headlights

    Transparent paint is the magic ingredient for tinting lights, but there are a few words of caution to consider.

  • How to install off-road lights onto a Toyota FJ Cruiser

    Off road lights make your truck look more rugged, more tough, and can take a good beating. But not only can it make your truck look rugged, it also provides extra lighting. So let's get started on...

  • How Do Trailer Lights Work?

    A trailer light can be mounted in many different fashions depending on the model, but the most common type simply mounts to the trailer via one or two bolts with a nut on each end. Manufactured...

  • How to Use LED Lighting on Motorcycles

    There are three basic types of LED lighting available for your motorcycle: accent lights that can be mounted anywhere, pre-formed accent lights that correspond to particular makes and models of...

  • How to Install Signal Lights on Motorcycle

    One of the most common upgrades in the motorcycle industry is after-market signal lights. These upgrades can add new style to your motorcycle, or can replace the hassle of stemmed lights with ones...

  • How to Tint Tail Lights With Spray

    Tail lights are all the same boring red with yellow (amber) colored areas and the white spot for the reverse light. Many people would like to get rid of the yellow color and make the whole tail...

  • How to Paint Taillights

    Whether you want to paint dull tail lights or alter the look of your original tail lights, learning how to paint them can make it an easy task. Colored tail lights can be purchased at automotive...

  • How to Tint Tail Lights With Window Tint

    Tinting tail lights with window tint can give them a smokey appearance. You can buy dark colored tail lights, but they are expensive. So why not use the tail lights that you already have and tint...

  • How Do Fog Lights Work?

    Fog lights are designed to reduce glare that occurs while you are driving through thick fog. When you flip on your headlights in a patch of fog, most of the light is reflected back at you from the...

  • How to Modify Your Car, for Cheap

    So, you want to modify your car and make it look special? Low on cash? In a 'Fast and Furious' mood? You're in luck, I will provide you an easy, cheap way to make your car look great. These few...

  • How to Tint Your Tail-lights

    Want to make your car look similar to those cool sports cars and luxury cars that you see with dark tailights? Here is a quick and cheap way to do it.

  • How to Install Neon Car Lights

    Neon lights are not just for store signs anymore. As one of the most popular customization projects, neon light kits for cars are making their place in car history. These kits can be easily...

  • How to Wire Fog Lights on a Scout II

    When you buy fog lights they should come with an inline fuse, a relay and a switch for the lights. If they aren't included with the lights, you'll have to buy them separately. True fog lights are...

  • How to Wire Fog Lights on a GMC Sierra

    Fog lights are yellow to prevent glare. They should not to be confused with driving lights, which are extremely bright and reduce the vision when on in a condition with fog. Fog lights should be...

  • Installing Halogen Off-Road Lights

    Start your halogen off-road light installation process by securely mounting the lights to the outside of your vehicle. Depending on your needs, ideal locations might include the front bumper or...

  • Installing Neon Lights in the Trunk

    Selecting the proper neon lights to install in a car trunk is a highly subjective matter of personal choice. What looks good to some may not be appealing to others and the individualized nature of...

  • Installing Fog Lights

    Fog lights come in kits which include the fog lights themselves, mounting brackets and hardware, wiring, connectors, and instructions. The first step is to open the package and inspect the...

  • Installing Hella 500 Off-Road Lights

    A point of consideration with Hella 500 lights is the ability to choose, during the wiring process, how and when the lights will come on. In the enclosed wiring there will be a green wire which...

  • About Sport Truck Accessories

    Truck owners love their trucks. Millions of dollars each year are spent by consumers looking to make their ride the coolest on the road. This article gives a look at some of the most popular...

  • How to Wire Auto Fog Lights

    Automotive fog lights are an indispensable safety feature for those who live in areas prone to early morning fog. Wiring an after-market fog light kit requires a basic understanding of electrical...

  • How to Paint Car Lights

    After-market product options allow a car owner to change the look of the vehicle she drives. Nowadays, there are fins, stripes, bumper covers, and tail light paints. Creating a different car...

  • How to Customize a Dashboard Light

    A customized dashboard allows the car enthusiast to show off his personality and make improvements to a vehicle that really needs little improvement. Whether it's a matter of changing the lights...

  • How to Install Floor Lights in a car

    Customizing a car makes it your own and when you find a good modification that is practical and good looking it's a must have. Installing floor lights makes getting in and out of a sports car...

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