aftermarket

A host of carbon fibre parts designed and made in Germany are what turn the McLaren MP4-12C Spider into the Gemballa GT Spider. The 625-horsepower, twin-turbo V8 is untouched, almost everything else is heavily touched. There's the body kit that includes new front and rear bumpers, side skirts, ...

Vehicle customization has played a huge role in car culture in North America, and Dean Jeffries was perhaps one of the most well-known builders, painters and customizers of his time. Hemmings is reporting that Jeffries died on Sunday at the age of 80. He leaves behind a legacy in the ...

Another day, another tragic modification job. Aftermarket parts are easy to come by in all forms and at every price point and we generally recommend you avoid the aftermarket parts isle at any Canadian Tire or Walmart superstore. The owner of this cross-dressing Chevrolet Camaro clearly ...

If making us feel nauseated and inducing nightmares counts as functional, then yes, the spoiler pictured on the above Ford Mustang is functional. But the horrific disservice to aftermarket parts doesn't end there: check out the LED-strip fog lights, stick-on side vents (everywhere), inexplicable ...

Bulgarian tuner Vilner has done a job on the interior of the previous-generation Mercedes-Benz SL and left almost no surface untouched. Calling it "one of their bravest projects," the standard leather has been replaced with either antiqued brown Nappa leather or crocodile hide, the plastics have ...

Gullwing America specializes in what it calls "retro styling meets modern technology." It's next demonstration of that is the convertible above, a stylized recreation of the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC (inset) supported by the structure of a 2012 SLS AMG Roadster. Commissioned by a client in ...

SEMA is more than nine months away, but the reveille bugle for the show has just sounded with Ford's call to aftermarket companies for its project-vehicle program. The 2014 Ford Fiesta ST and 2014 Transit Connect van and wagon are the cars The Blue Oval wants to feature, but applicants can submit ...

We're piecing this together as best we can from the original Japanese with the help of Google Translate, but it seems Chevrolet is headed to the with three special vehicles. Embracing the customization of American metal through the themes of cool, fun and freedom, the showpiece will be a Camaro ...

Forgiato is a well-known maker of custom wheels to fit just about any taste (and budget), but the company also makes other parts to trick your car out. For Chevrolet Camaro owners, Forgiato has designed the DiFalco grille to include hidden headlights somewhat reminiscent of what was available on ...

Ah, SEMA. Always a bastion of terrific ideas and entirely tasteful modifications. The latest innovation to come from the show that brought you this, and that is a product called Street Stamps. Building off of the previous popularity of underglow lights, Street Stamps project a customizable image ...