| An almost endless supply and variety of aftermarket | | | | fender molding, front bed cap, front bed protector, |
| parts and accessories are available for your vehicle. | | | | front spoiler, fuel door, graphics, grille, grille guard, |
| Who can you thank for this, the Beach Boys? Yeah, | | | | grille insert, grille shell, header panel, headlight covers, |
| little deuce coupe... | | | | headlight trim, hood hinge, hood protector, hood |
| The auto accessories market is experiencing | | | | scoop,mirror,mirror cover, mud flaps, nerf bar |
| explosive growth thanks to the ever increasing | | | | mounting kit, nerf bars, push bar, rear window |
| number of new vehicle models being marketed all | | | | protector, roll pan, roof rack, roof rails, running board |
| across North America. For more than fifty years | | | | mounting kit, running boards, running side box board, |
| consumers have been the chief benefactors of this | | | | side molding, side skirts, side step, skid plate, spoiler, |
| unrelenting growth and the selection for you has | | | | sport tubes, sun shield, tail light covers, tail light guard, |
| never been better. Let's take a look at some of the | | | | tailgate, tailgate cable, tailgate cap, tailgate cover, |
| many automobile accessories available to auto | | | | tailgate handle, tailgate handle cover, tailgate handle |
| enthusiasts like you and how you can get your hands | | | | relocator, tailgate net, tailgate protector, tailgate |
| on what you want! | | | | spoiler, truck bed rack, truck bed side rail, valance, |
| By definition, automobile accessories are those items | | | | vent visor, visor, wheel well trim, window covers, |
| [including parts] that do not come with your vehicle. | | | | windshield wiper, wiper cowls. |
| Yes, in some cases you can purchase a fully | | | | As you can see the list is quite lengthy! Staggering |
| accessorized vehicle, but for the sake of clarity I am | | | | better describes the market. |
| defining auto accessories as aftermarket purchases | | | | So, how did this whole business get started? Well, |
| only. | | | | for the most part we have California to thank, |
| Depending on the type of vehicle you drive, the | | | | particularly southern California. While New Jersey |
| accessories available for it will vary. The more popular | | | | gave the world the turnpike and the parkway, the |
| the model, the more likely that someone, | | | | Golden State brought us freeways and a beach |
| somewhere is making custom fitted accessories for | | | | culture popularized by such groups as the Beach |
| it. Indeed, America's most popular vehicle - Ford's full | | | | Boys, who sang about cars, girls, and the youth |
| size pick up trucks - have more than 500 different | | | | lifestyle. Sand, surf, girls, and driving go together, so |
| types of accessories made especially for that truck. | | | | if you are going to be in your car for a long time you |
| These accessories come in a variety of shapes, sizes | | | | might as well make it comfortable and personalize it, |
| and colors and ultimately number in the many | | | | right? Thus, companies like Covercraft got started, |
| thousands of different items when calculated | | | | specializing in car covers, while other companies were |
| separately. | | | | launched specializing in the building or modifying of |
| The following are just some of the many accessories | | | | entire cars, like Saleen. |
| available to owners of Ford's F-150 pick up truck: air | | | | Yes, your choices for auto accessories are simply |
| deflector, air scoop, bed extender, bed rail cap, bed | | | | fantastic: you can outfit your car the way you want |
| rails, bed wing, body armor, body kit, brake light | | | | it to look by giving it your personal touch well beyond |
| cover, bug shield, bumper, bumper cover, bumper | | | | what the automaker had in mind. Hey, this is America: |
| guard, bumper mounting kit, bumper trim, cab | | | | the land of freedom and individuality. Accessorize |
| spoilers, car wash supplies, cargo rack, door handle, | | | | your car today! |
| door handle cover, door panel, door sill, fender flares, | | | | |