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CarsAdd-on Accessories To Enhance Your Car
by:
Alan Detwiler
There are many a add-on devices and gizmos for cars that can provide features to do your ride better. There are accessories that wish give you music that is more to your liking. A gps with maps can display the way to take to your chosen destination. A heated mug wish support coffee hot as long as the car is running. There are different useful functions and good effects that add-on accessories can provide. Many a car accessories are low enough in cost so that they may be well worth installing. This article concentrates on the lower priced accessories. Most are under $50.
Here's the list with several information and comments just about each:
12 potential unit
heated mug - A mug with a plug for deed power from the butt lighter socket. It keeps a liquid such as coffee hot for as long as the vehicle is running. Several models have a thermostat to set the temperature.
Example models:
Wagan School
Heated Travel Mug. At www.autoanything.com/products/product_sp.aspx?p_id=1552,about $30.
NexxTech™ Travel Mug with Thermal Control At www.circuitcity.com/ssm/NexxTech-Travel-Mug-631-8375-/sem/rpsm/oid/100379/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do, just about $20.
Power Up Thermal Mug. At www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F010%5F004%5F001%5F000&product%5Fid=270%2D4133, just about $20.
Cooler/warmer - These give the select of keeping food or drinkable hot or cold. Several are fourpenny to hold a can of soda or a mug of coffee, larger units power hold a six pack or more.
Example models:
Wagan Car Cooler/Warmer. At www.autoanything.com/products/product_sp.aspx?p_id=1300 just about $75
Koolatron 8 quart Food Cooler/Warmer. At www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10101/s-10101/p-100000200861/mediaCode-ZX/appId-100000200861/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:100000200861, just about $80
Vector 6-can Portable Food Cooler & Device
Chest. At www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10101/s-10101/p-100000154620/mediaCode-ZX/appId-100000154620/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:100000154620">ZX076971R, just about $50
Cell phone charger - Plugs into the butt lighter socket to power or charge your cell phone.
Example models:
Custom Accessories Deluxe Power Cord Charger - Motorola. At www.carlovershop.com/karparts/itempg.icl?secid=2&subsecid=25&dirpage=dir2&curitempos=6&numitems=13&itmid=197&eflag=0, just about $20.
Custom Accessories Power Cord Charger - Motorola. At www.carlovershop.com/karparts/itempg.icl?secid=2&subsecid=25&dirpage=dir2&curitempos=12&numitems=13&itmid=200&eflag=0, just about $10.
Radio Shack 273-1288 Car Power Adapter for Hitachi SH-P300 Wireless Phone. At www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F008%5F001%5F014%5F028&product%5Fid=273%2D1288, just about $30.
Quick Cell 3900 Car Charger Nokia. At http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?categorycode=3072&mfrcode=QUI&mfrpartnumber=3900, just about $15
12 potential unit
coolers - These range in size to hold 2 soda cans up to full size refrigerators for recreational vehicles.
Example models:
VDP Road Chill 2-pack Cooler. At www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10101/s-10101/p-100000299067/mediaCode-ZX/appId-100000299067/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:100000299067, just about $30.
Multipurpose lights - Can be incandescent, flourescent or led. They power plug into the butt lighter socket, power be wired directly into the car's power circuits, or be battery operated and portable. If used patch the vehicle is not running, a consideration may be that led models wish drain the battery the least (but in general produce less light).
Example models:
Bonatrade International 6-Watt Single Tube 12V Fluorescent Light. At www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10101/s-10101/p-100000218648/mediaCode-ZX/appId-100000218648/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:100000218648">www.jcwhitney.com, just about $15.
Custom Accessories 10716 Power Lite: Magnet Mount. Plugs into butt lighter jack. At www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1292120&cp=1312328.1258923&parentPage=family, just about $10.
Custom Accessories 76665 Utility Light 12v sold-out
at www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1381736&cp=1312328.1258923&parentPage=family, just about $3.
Voltec Industries 0800255 Trouble Light: 12 Volt. At http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?categorycode=3158&mfrcode=VTI&mfrpartnumber=0800255 (www.advanceautoparts.com), just about $4.
Alert HC20 Grouping
Worklight 12v. At http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?categorycode=3158&mfrcode=ALE&mfrpartnumber=HC20 (www.advanceautoparts.com), just about $20.
Compass - Several are magnetic, mechanical; several are battery high-powered with digital displays, can be lighted to see at night, and/or have additional features such as time, date, and/or temperature.
example models:
Wayfinder V100 Digital Compass. At http://store.yahoo.com/rodi/v100.html, just about $24.
NexxTech™ Digital Compass with Calendar, Clock and Temperature. At www.circuitcity.com/ssm/NexxTech-Digital-Compass-with-Calendar-Clock-and-Temperature-631-1000-/sem/rpsm/oid/100535/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do, just about $30.
Radio Shack 63-1221 Digital Vehicle Compass. At http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F010%5F004%5F001%5F000&product%5Fid=63%2D1221, just about $20.
Custom Accessories 18100. At http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?categorycode=3037&mfrcode=CSM&mfrpartnumber=18100 (www.advanceautoparts.com), just about $10.
Custom Accessories 55558. At http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?categorycode=3037&mfrcode=CSM&mfrpartnumber=55558 (www.advanceautoparts.com), just about $5.
Type S Compass. At http://store.yahoo.com/rodi/compass.html (www.autobarn.com), just about $5.
Flashlight - Dozens of types accessible including windups that don't require batteries, star
rechargeables, flourescent tube (bulbs last more longer), and led models that wish run many a hours on one set of batteries.
example models:
Energizer Folding LED Compact Mini Lamp
Model # LED4AA1BP. At www.coolflashlights.com/LED-Lights_a.html, just about $15.
Dorcy Waterproof LED 4AA Flashlight. At www.coolflashlights.com/LED-Lights_b.html, just about $15.
Dorcy Mini LED Zoom Spot or Area Hanging Lantern. At www.coolflashlights.com/LED-Lights_c.html, for just about $15.
Himount Windup LED Flashlight. At www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2010116/showCustom-0/p-2010116/N-111+10201+600002964/c-10101, just about $20.
4 point security harness - Has four anchor points with a restraint for each shoulder. These are more likely to get you through a crash with less injury than if you had been mistreatment a standard belt (across one shoulder and across the lap). Many a of these models are ready-made to attach to a roll bar, so do sure the one you are deed is appropriate for your vehicle.
example models:
Peak Athletics
Instrumentation
PEK-507-2. At http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0006HPOIA, just about $75.
Peak Athletics
Instrumentation
PEK-507-2. At http://store.summitracing.com/default.asp?target=search.asp&type=bysummitpart&searchtype=both&part=pek-507-1, just about $70.
Power electrical converter
- Plugs into the butt lighter sockect, clips to battery, or wire it in. The vehicle's 12 volts dc is changed to 120 volts ac to power things like portable computer
computers, coffee makers, cell phones, camera battery chargers and different small appliances. Don't go bigger than 400 watts unless you want to go directly to the battery with heavy wire. Even as then, high power devices wish drain your battery quickly and could fry the generator
if the engine is running.
example models:
Coleman Powermate CMN-PMP400 400 watt. At http:// store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=cmn%2dpmp400, just about $60.
Motor Trend power electrical converter
HDL-MTI-12-3716. At http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=HDL%2DMTI%2D12%2D3716, just about $60.
Xantrex X Power Mobile Plug 75. At http://www.fisheriessupply.com/online/ln_menu/product.asp/mode/1/product_id/116429/letter/X/N/4294873001/catalog_name/FISCO, just about $30.
Go Power GP 175 Modified Circular function Wave Inverter. At store.hamiltonmarine.com/browse.cfm/4,25448.html, just about $30.
Other accessories that can be used to enhance your car include seat covers, floor mats, steering wheel covers, sun shades, head rest covers, litter bags, can and cup holders, inside/outside thermometer, gps/map device, extra loud or novelty sound horns.
Items to support in your car for repair, emergency, safety, miscellaneous- Jack, lug wrench, trouble light, flares, jumper cables, maps, cell phone and phone numbers, agent
for radiator, drinking water, long storage food, empty instrumentation
for gasoline, various hand tools, gloves, coat, hat, blanket, rain poncho, and a 1st aid kit.
Just just about the author:
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following author content and links (text only or active):
Alan Detwiler is the author of several books on leisure activities. The books are accessible at Amazon.com
He has web sites just about things to do for fun at www.leisureideas.com and homemade impermanent devices at www.makegizmos.com
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