Automega Auto Accessories Blog

Buying a car or truck as you already know is a big investment. For some of us who don’t own our own house, it is most likely our largest investment. So when we shop for that used car or truck it is natural that we we want to know about the vehicle we are getting. Has it been in an accident? Were there any major repairs done to the vehicle?

These are important questions. A used car dealer may know the history of the vehicle, but most of the time the cars and trucks that you see on a local car dealer lot come from auctions and your dealer will not know the history. At least half of the time you trade in your vehicle it will end up at a dealer auction. And MOST of the time you turn in your leased vehicle it will end up at auction. So how are we supposed to know what happened to this vehicle that we are eying? What am I getting into here?

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Here in the USA it seems that depending on what city you are in influences what car accessories are actually popular to you and your friends. And a lot of it actually has to do with the weather.

Case and point, in the Ohio Valley and the northeastern states like Pennsylvania, New York or New Jersey, one of the most popular truck accessories on the market would be the truck tonneau cover. This is truck accessory purchase is totally weather related because people in the northeast have to put up with a lot of cold, wet and snowy weather in the winter and want to try to keep their truck beds dry if they can, and keep the snow out as well. Yes, a tonneau cover looks nice, and yes it might help you save a few gallons of gas on a nice long trip, but the main reason that customers ask for the tonneau cover would be to keep out the weather.

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Are you up for a little “Nerf Bar Trivia”?

Some wonder why such a rigid shiny tube on the side of a truck is called a nerf bar. Sometimes people refer to them side steps or chrome tubes because they cant grasp the concept of “Nerf Bar” as being a hard shiny stainless steel object. “Nerf” material, like the material used to make soft footballs, baseballs & frisbees you may have thrown around as a kid, doesn’t really relate to some hard chrome tube you would use to step on to help you step into your truck.

So here it is. The nerf bar was a tubular device that was originally intended to be fitted to the side of a racecar – often single seaters like a midget race car that competes on a race track.

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Automega, an auto accessories website located in San Diego California announced on Monday December 11 2007 the top five auto accessories sold for the current year. Number 5 this year was car tail lights, in which the current customers seem to more interested in the LED Tail Lights that are now offered. Coming in at number four this year are Nerf Bars. Stainless steel nerf bars wont rust, and folks in the midwest and northern states with rust issues surely can appreciate that. Number three this year are lambo door kits. These lambo hinges give you the look and feel of a Lamborghini door which opens up like a gull wing door. They really do get you noticed wherever you are. Coming in at number two this year was car and truck graphics. Installing car decals is very easy, and it’s one of the least expensive upgrades that you can make to your vehicle, and in a matter of minutes you can change your “Plain Jane” vehicle into a faster looking, more custom ride. And topping it out at Number one this year are one of our favorites - Body Kits. Car and Truck body kits will dramatically change the look of your vehicle. If you are looking to get your car looking like its ready for the movie “The Fast and the Furious” or maybe you want to enter the drifting scene, then adding ground effects is one of the first steps you can make to enter the aftermarket scene.

TIP SHACK

We recently got the question:

I was interested in putting a set of your chrome Truck Step Bars on my new truck, and I was wondering how hard they are to install. Is there a lot of drilling to do?

Great question! All of our Nerf Bars / Truck Side Step Bars are direct bolt on, meaning that they will bolt up to factory holes that already exist in your truck. Each set includes directions and all hardware necessary for your install. All you will need is the tools and some time for the install. If you take your time and follow the directions, your install should go quite well. If you have any questions at all or are having trouble with your nerf bar installation you can always call us for support. We are here to help!

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