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These days' car accessories have become a pricy. There are many types of car accessories present in the market, ranging from very cheap to very costly ones. Here we start with some cheaper ones, so that you will have an idea before you go for such a purchase. For some ignorant people, car accessories are all about stickers and bobble heads. These were used as statements just for fun or may be a social statement at times! People used to put bobble heads of personalities, cartoons and animals. They were funny and silly at the same time to look at, but gone are those days! A car accessory has now become a necessary thing. Examples range from simple doormats, fresheners to gadgets, like two way remote system, keyless entry starter, GPS system, high quality sound stereo, neon headlights, CD player, or even a DVD player and other video accessories to name a few!

Starting with a GPS or global Positioning Device, it is portable and easily installed device, now commonly used as car accessories. You can replace your atlas with a GPS device and help you find your destination much easily. It is a device which provides electronic road maps and that too with a speaker and, step-by-step instructions. You can easily re route your way with its help. Its also provides a 24 hour traffic report to you. The two most commonly used portable GPS system are the Magellan RoadMate 700 and Garmin STP2620. There are ofcourse cheaper versions, which have limited functions.

Talking about the technicalities of a GPS system, it has a receiver which gets information from the GPS satellites and communicates it to the CPU inside it, which, after processing it in a readable form, displays on the screen of the unit. In order to find the exact location of your car, it compares signals from other satellites, builds a matrix and then tells you where you are. The unit also incorporates road maps of the location you are traveling at that moment and places an indicator on the map showing where the car is on the maps. The information about the roads, where you are, is taken by the local satellite system once your car enters the area.

Almost all the GPS units today offer systems that will warn the driver to stay alert of the upcoming traffic or road jams. It also provides suggestions on how to avoid traffic and provides information about possible diversions. Some highly priced GPS system can also offer Points of interests (POI) - like monuments, hotels, airport, station and ferries. One can also add up your own POI of your favorite places. Many POI systems also offer the positioning of high speed cameras put by the traffic police and the accident prone locations as well. Another feature of GPS, that is becoming fast popular, is the weather update being given to the driver. This provides information about snow, rain or high speed winds, if any; in his way or the place he is driving to. Finally this car accessory helps you with the choices of best routes like, Fastest Route, Shortest Route, Scenic Route, Avoid Motorways, high speed traffic zone etc.

Our next target in line of car accessories is the Car rim and Plus sizing. To add to the look of your vehicle and improve its performance you can always increase the size of the wheel. "Plus Sizing" is all about increasing the size of the car rim to the wheel. It is desired by the drivers for a better steering response, handling, and cornering ability of the car. The idea behind this is that when you add extra inches to the tire surface, it creates more contact-area with the road resulting in a higher grip of the surface. Additionally, it gives the sporty look to a vehicle. Plus sizing can be done by inching up the tire. There are three ways to do this - Plus Zero, Zero Plus One and Zero Plus Two. In the first method, the tire size is kept same as before, while in the second, it is increased by one inch and simultaneously two inches in the Zero Plus Two method.

A Portable DVD is an accessory in demand, which can furnish your car. The automotive grade portable DVD player is weighing around 2.5 lbs only. Never-the-less, it provides the luxury of a large 10-inch viewing panel or screen equipped with a remote control, module speakers and infrared wireless headphones. The mounting unit is specially designed for these car DVD players, which fits in easily and even locks it up. It also features a radio and can work in two modes at the same time. Therefore the front seat occupants have the opportunity to listen to the radio or CD of their choice, while rear seat passengers can enjoy other entertainment as well on those infra-red head phones. When the DVD is placed in the dock, it gets locked and receives its power from a rechargeable battery. In some cases it can be attached to the power supply of the car.

Normally such a system can be taken any where and can work on the battery for up to 3-4 hours continuously. Any DVD system package has its own accessories, such as infrared headphones and a remote control. One can also buy a carrying case, battery charger or an AC adapter and even a bass booster or signal amplifier, for high quality sound system. Portable DVD's even have auxiliary jacks or inputs that can accept input from other devices, such as game units or camcorders. Overall, the portability of automotive DVD system adds a measure of security and accessibility at home or on the road.

There are mechanical parts that can be fitted into your car's engine to serve as performance boosters in the real sense. Performance exhausts are available which allow the gases produced by the car engine to get out of the exhaust system much faster than the routine timings. This makes the engine work faster as it has more time to harness more power from the fuel and the boost up the acceleration to a higher level. The usual exhaust simply doesn't give enough space to allow the gases to be eliminated at an appropriate rate. Not only Performance exhausts, will they help gain more torque and acceleration, they also help your engine burn less fuel due to a better-balanced exhaust.

Technology has certainly up graded our safety in many terms. For telephony communication, the commonly available Blue tooth phones allow the driver to communicate while driving. There are provisions specially made into a blue tooth phone, which can be used with the DVD players, audio systems and other entertainment products for a soothing music while you drive, though such facilities are banned in some countries while you are in the driver's seat.

These auto accessories definitely enhance the working of your vehicle and give a smart looks to your vehicle. The roles of these auto accessories are dual in nature; not only do they give a face-lift to the vehicle, but also help protect the vehicle's parts from wear and tear in some cases. Just like the normal seat covers protect the seats of a vehicle from body wear and the weather, and how a steering wheel cover not only protects the steering wheel from wear and slipping accidents, but also provides a good grip for the driver.

Take your time and seek out the car accessory that is best for you. There are a lot of places to go for car accessories. Have fun and enjoy yourself while you shop.