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The power of the internet now makes it possible to find Mercedes accessories and parts from the luxury of your own home. Earlier on, sourcing OEM and aftermarket Mercedes parts meant that you would either have to live in a big city like Los Angeles, or close to it. You would then have to get your hands on a phonebook, and constantly flip through it in order to hit upon a licensed Mercedes parts dealer. Whatever may be your requirement, accessories to spruce up your interiors and your exteriors or repair parts to replace the originals that have malfunction/been damaged, it is now possible to get your hands on them without much effort. Mercedes parts distributors online stock a remarkable line up of quality manufacturers, such as Genuine Mercedes-Benz, Bosch, MP Design, Bilstein, GAP, Schatz, and H&R to name a few. Now, finding quality Mercedes accessories is not difficult.

Interior accessories for the Mercedes come from a variety of great quality designers. For front door speaker covers, pillar covers, and seat adjustment covers, I would suggest the classy accessories as available from MP Design. Genuine Mercedes-Benz, Lloyd, and Husky, all carry a line of superb quality Mercedes floor mats.

Spoilers, and bumper grilles should be bought from Schatz, and for car covers, Genuine Mercedes Benz and Coverking both produce some great quality stuff! Genuine Mercedes-Benz offers that OEM look and feel whereas Coverking is known for it’s its high levels of customization. Expression and Lorinser both have an entire line of Mercedes Body Kits to take your Mercedes experience to the next new level. (more…)

There is something about a classic, high performance muscle car that racers, collectors, and general car enthusiasts find mesmerizing. Restoring a muscle car is a hobby for some, while it is a profession for others. Whoever you may be, if you have in mind that you want to restore a muscle car, there are a few tips that you should keep in mind. The first thing that you need to do is to look for a muscle car that can be restored. It isn’t simply that the car itself is available, but that the parts required for the process should be attainable, and should fit within your budget. You do not want to start a project that you can’t finish.

You must be aware of the purpose with which you are going about the restoration. Is it simply because you want to drive the car? Is it so that you can participate in classic car shows? Is it because you want to race with it? Or, do you intend on selling the finished product for a neat profit..?

Once you’ve decided on your purpose, you will then get a clue as to what type of muscle car you want to get your hands on. Before you go out to buy one, read up on them, find out about their performance, their value, purely with the view that your investment shouldn’t go to waste. So that you are not ripped off when buying the vehicle, be sure to find out what the muscle car you are looking for is worth at its current state, and what it will be worth once you restore it. Keeping this knowledge on your fingertips will ensure that you negotiate a great deal.

With a budget in mind, look out for the parts of the car you want to buy. Make sure that they are available, and that you can afford the. Set a timeline for yourself, so that it is not an endless project that will have you occupied for too long.

These simple suggestions at the start of your muscle car restoration project will make sure that you can finish what you are starting, and that it is a lot of fun on the way. Keep a clear goal in mind and work towards it!

The very best of luck to you!

The 3M clear bra is an extraordinary creation for any car lover who treats his cherished possession like a true baby. A ‘mans best friend’ in the present times is no longer (in my opinion) a dog. Many a time a car can replace a beloved pet, and then nothing hurts more than noticing that first scratch, or that first dent on your darling automobile. However, conventional ‘protective bras’ are not the most tempting option for car owners who anxiously want to guard their baby at all costs.

The real trouble with the conventional protective covering is simply that it literally envelopes the magnificent machine. No real car lover wants to hide his prized automobile below an ugly rubbery shell. It makes little sense to spend a lot of money on the perfect finish only to cover it up with an ugly protective layer. Alas, many car owners had no other choice, either carelessly allowing the car to suffer with chips and scrapes or complainingly having to hide the beautiful finish.

Now there is a solution to this predicament! A car lover can now choose a 3M clear bra that shields the car by generating a transparent barrier between the cars finish and natural destructive elements. The 3M clear bra is simply a ‘protective film’ that is literally painted over the cars external surface. This ingenious product is generally used on trucks, cars and vans of vehicle owners who squirm at the idea of a pebble getting near their priceless object. (more…)

The distribution and the manufacturing of counterfeit car parts is a multi billion dollar a year business. The growth of this black market has caused problems for manufacturers, suppliers, motorists, and even governments the world over. Whether a person owns a Golf, or a Geo, a Camaro, or a Kia, anyone is at risk of being presented with a fake part. To save your self from being one of the people swindled, read on!

Start by Reading the labels. Fake parts sources are getting very shrewd in copying logos and other significant information off product packaging. Check for obvious typographical errors or other odd sounding wording on the boxes. In general, counterfeiters are smart when it comes to setting up the crime, but rather stupid when it comes to understanding the proper use of English terms, grammar, and spelling. For example, off beat brand names spelled wrong such as Monrow for Monroe. Another important point is; packaging may be ‘correct’ but the sized wrong; be wary of any part sold to you in a package that is not sized appropriately to the product it holds.

Be sure to check the part. If the feel of a part seems out of the ordinary, it could very well be a fake. For example, a Hella headlight may not be what it is supposed to be especially if the component inside looks cheap or broken, or if an excess of plastic was used in the development of the casing. (more…)

There is a huge car market out there. And now… there is a huge auto accessories market. Purely attributed to the growth of the new vehicle models all over America; for over fifty years now, consumers have been benefiting from this unrelenting growth. The sheer choice that is available to the consumer today is breath taking. 

By definition auto accessories are those items, or parts that do not come standard with your vehicle. Sure, that in some cases you can purchase a fully accessorized vehicle, but for the sake of clarity I am going to defining auto accessories as aftermarket acquisitions only. 

Depending on the type of car that you drive, the accessories obtainable for it will vary. The more popular the model, the more probable that someone somewhere is making a custom fitted accessory for it. America’s most popular vehicle – Ford’s full size pick up trucks have more than 500 different types of interior and exterior accessories made especially for them. These accessories come in an assortment of colours, of sizes, and of shapes, and actually number in multiples of thousands of different items when counted separately. (more…)

A major obstacle that classic car owners have to pass is locating the correct sort of automobile part, or replacement part for their particular vehicle. This happens largely because of the fact that auto parts stores in the current times offer auto parts solely for the latest cars in the market. This is because these are the most popular cars as well. The simple fact that people still run old cars seems to slip their mind, which sends such people in a frenzy to source these parts.

So how do you find that mysterious auto part for your classic car?

Hunt for them online

Take the whole benefit of the capabilities of the Internet. During your search, you can fatigue all search engines for auction sites or online bulletin boards. A number of shops or sources of auto parts replacements for classic and/or old cars now advertise their items online. Put these sites in your bookmarks folder so that you are able to visit them on a regular basis and check them for updates. Alternatively you can also contact these places yourself and ask them if they can source the auto part that you desire. (more…)

One of the best known the world over and one of the easiest vehicles to recognize on the road today is the Ford Mustang. Every body, no matter where they may live, can immediately recognize the sporty chrome pony emblazoned on the shiny paint job of a Ford Mustang.

I can bet that even though you are the best at spotting a For Mustang, you have no clue about its history. Well, let’s trace back to 1964. March 9^th, 1964 to be more specific.

This was the day that the first ever Ford Mustang rolled off the assembly line. It had red interiors, and white exteriors. It was a convertible. Within Eighteen months, Ford sold over a whopping one million Mustangs! It truly created a nationwide sensation!

Only a few months after its launch, Ford started to introduce alterations for the 1965 Mustang. These included reverse lights, an AC alternator, and even a bigger engine.

The Mustang broke all previous sales records, impressed the public, and left its contenders in dust within just two years of production. (more…)

Maserati officially launched early in 1926 when the Bologna, Italy, brothers who had formerly worked for Diatto creating race cars determined that after Diatto stopped making race cars, they would make their own.

They proceeded to create a race car that won the 1926 Targa Florio race. This race was held in the mountains of Palermo, Sicily and was both- dangerous, as well as treacherous as it included hairpin turns and vast temperature differences due to the elevation variations throughout the race. Because this was a tricky circuit to tackle, winning the race came with a great deal of prestige for the brothers. Enough that it sent them down the path of manufacturing race cars. Brother Mario created the logo that is known across the world and together they (brothers) began creating four, six, eight, and sixteen cylinder race cars.

Sadly, the brother Alfieri was the driver that won that first race that Maserati had entered, and in 1932 he passed away. With his passing, the other brothers continued for five years, eventually selling their parts of the company to Adolfo Orsi in 1937. However, these brothers stayed an active part of the car designing and took on engineering roles with the new company when it relocated to Modena.

After the war, Maserati resumed creating race cars. In 1950, Maserati won the World Championship. Later on in 1993, FIAT became the owner of the Maserati name and in 1999, Ferrari, which was also owned by Fiat, lent a V8 engine as well as an automated-manual transmission to the 2002 models known as the Spyder and Coupe with a decent amount of success. It should come as no surprise that Maserati was created in Italy, the home of Ferrari and Lamborghini.