Accessories
More aftermarket manufacturers make parts for Honda and Acura cars, than for any other car company or line of cars. Available accessories are intended to "dress up" the vehicles, both inside and on the exterior. For the outside of the car, enthusiasts can add different door handles, chrome trim kits, different mirrors, different headlights and/or taillights, and even smaller sporty antennas. Accessories are really a nice category for tuners, because they allow each person an opportunity to really make a vehicle their own. Installation aftermarket and custom accessories is comparable to artwork and its beauty lies in the eyes of the artist. The interiors of Hondas are predictably basic in design, yet feature well thought placement of controls, for the driver. The older models of the cars are really lacking in originality and in luxury, because this was never the intention for the civics and CRXs of the world. Some ways to improve the appearance of the interior include Sparco brand racing seats and harnesses, billet shift knobs, wood trim kits for the dash, and eye catching electronic tuners and gauges. Gauges are a really worthwhile accessory because a company like Auto Meter makes a really high quality gauge with a fantastic array of styles to choose from. Auto Meter also makes gauge bezels that are made for the different, specific models of Hondas that have a clean and natural finished look. The workmanship is exceptional and the units are extremely functional as well, especially when used to monitor crucial engine information that the car's factory instrument bezel does not. For the tuner who has a little more money to spend than the average person, the option of have a custom vinyl or leather interior made and installed, becomes a reality. This would make the door panels, the seats, and the dash all match each other, for example, and this can be done in any color in existence. This is pretty common among show cars and in fact accessories are the main focus, at this point, because they are what make the vehicles different and unique from one another. Accessories that have function and an aesthetical value are best buys because the tuner gets more bang for the buck.