Car Modding Guide

If you want a full on modded Street Racer then the chances are you're going to do some of the work yourself. We've had a look around, made some notes from installation instructions, sieved out the important steps and started something wonderful.

An online modifying guide for the products you can buy from our store. Ain't we nice eh?

Starting off with the most popular.

  • Alloy Wheel Fitment - Not so much putting them on, more like choosing the right size for your car.
  • Air Filters & Induction Kits - Actual info on fitting this "must have".
  • Body Kits - We advise you to get a professional to do it but if you want to have a bash...
  • Gear Knobs - How to get the old one off especially and fit your custom job.
  • Handbrakes - How to fit a new one inside your car.
  • Under Body Neons - How to get that perfect glow from those neon tubes.

New to Modifying

Where do I start??

We are often approached by people who are just starting off modifying their cars to how they want them and they ask the questions "Where do I start??" "What do I get first?"

A lot of car modding is down to you. What do YOU want your car to look like? Do you want peformance, exterior or interior looks? Answer these questions and you have your starting point but we've added a few suggestions to this page just to start you off.

What are the best cars??

These are a selection of the popular cars that are currently being modded:

Citroen Saxo
Fiat Punto
Ford Fiesta
Peugeot 106
Peugeot 206
Peugeot 306
Vauxhall Corsa

This list of cars is popular for the simple reason that they are intially cheap to buy & cheap to insure.

Performance Part Information
Induction Kit

Induction Kits replace your standard air box to allow more air into the engine. This basically allows the engine to burn more fuel and increases power. They change the sound of your engine too making a distinctive rasping note.

You can just replace the standard panel filter with a performance on or if there is one available for your car, get a forced air intake which is one step up from a standard induction kit.

Sports Back Box

Your original exhaust is made to reduce the sound coming from your car, this baffling stops the gases escaping quickly. A performance or sports back box will let the exhaust gases escape more freely and let your engine "breath" more easily.

Just replacing the back box will make a difference to performance but the next step is a full performance system.

Lowered Suspension Lowering your suspension with a performance suspension kit will improve handling by lowering the center of gravity of the car thus reducing body roll through corners. Besides which, it improves the looks of your car too.
Exterior Mod Information
Alloy Wheels Alloy wheels were originally designed to reduce weight on race cars in competition. Alloy Wheels are now available in a huge range of styles and can be put on virtually any car. Changing over to alloy wheels will instantly improve the looks of your car in one purchase.
Body Kits Body kits are designed to alter the air flow over your car at higher speeds. They create down force and direct air to cool the engine and brakes. Apart from the fact they do that, they look damn cool too.
Light Clusters We all know what the lights are for but changing the style of them will greatly improve the looks of your car. They are now available in a huge range of colours and styles like the popular Lexus or Evo.
Interior Mod Information
Sports Seats You sit in them everyday and they are the biggest, most noticable thing inside your car. Changing them for sports seats will instantly change the interior and hold you nice and tight for high speed cornering.
ICE - In Car Entertainment In Car Entertainment can make a big impact on the inside of your car.
Accessories Virtually everything inside your car can be modified including the gear knob, handbrake handle and the steering wheel.