| Unless you've been hiding under a rock these | | | | it on their car and written about it. Be |
| past several months or never watch TV you've | | | | very cautious of 'cheap' parts. You will |
| undoubtedly seen the "unpimp your ride" ad | | | | receive no support, no warrantee, and do you |
| campaign Volkswagen is running. There is a | | | | really want to risk damaging your expensive |
| growing group of young people in the United | | | | vehicle by installing low quality parts? |
| States who are VW Tuners. They seem to be a | | | | Another great thing about the VW tuning |
| different crowd than the people that are into | | | | community is that they support each other. |
| import tuning. German engineered cars have a | | | | If you have questions or problems you will |
| much better reputation for quality than | | | | probably be able to find someone to help you. |
| Japanese cars in many people's minds. When | | | | Many aftermarket parts come with poor or |
| these people look for a vehicle to modify | | | | very little to no installation instructions, |
| they often end up with a Volkswagen GTI. | | | | leaving many people to figure things out |
| These cars are fairly small and light, and | | | | themselves. Many automotive forums have DIY |
| also feature a great selection of aftermarket | | | | sections for many different types of |
| parts. The more popular your car is the more | | | | installations and car mods, along with |
| likely that there is a nice market to support | | | | pictures. These instructions are extremely |
| the research and development of performance | | | | useful and can make an otherwise impossible |
| upgrades. You should remember that just | | | | installation seem easy. Imagine how long it |
| because there's a good selection of parts | | | | would take for you to figure out which of |
| available now doesn't mean that there always | | | | several wires was the one you needed to tap |
| will be. As newer generations of cars are | | | | into for a specific purpose? Chances are |
| released many companies stop making parts for | | | | someone else already knows the answer! In |
| the older models. This isn't always the | | | | closing I'd like to say that I think it is |
| case, but if you see a good selection of | | | | great to see these communities of people with |
| performance parts available today don't | | | | common interests helping each other out and |
| assume it will be the same in 3 years from | | | | giving the Honda tuners a run for their |
| now! eBay is flooded with sellers providing | | | | money. Don't forget to drive safe and have |
| everything from sway bars to neon light kits. | | | | fun! |
| The quality of these products can vary | | | | |
| greatly. If you are considering purchasing | | | | Bill writes articles for automotive sites all |
| some parts for your VW be sure to visit | | | | around the Internet. VW Auto Parts is one of |
| forums and do a search to see what works well | | | | his specialties. Make sure you get the best |
| for people. Chances are if you're thinking | | | | upgrades for your Volkswagen! |
| about a part someone else has already tried | | | | |