A Car Guys Annual To Do List

5 Ways You Can Easily Improve Your Car This Spring

With the warm weather approaching, here's a list of perfect improvements for your car this spring.

1. A good clean

Many think that improving a car means installing new parts, but that’s not always the case. You can improve on what’s already there, and a good detail is a perfect way to do that. Most owners don’t take care of their cars like we do, and that means that some cars have only seen a few dirty old sponges in their entire life. That can be fixed with a proper deep clean, and it can really take years off the look of your car.

Aspect Valeting is a specialist in the field of giving cars a new lease of life through detailing, and it’s worked on some of the most exclusive cars in the country. It provides everything from a simple wash, all the way up to a full detail inside out that will leave your car looking perfect. Its special ‘snow foam’ helps to remove dirt without scratching paint, but if your paint needs more remedy, Aspect offers full paint corrections and ceramic or wax protection that starts from just £450. Treatment like this usually costs around £700, so bag a deal!

Aspect Valeting has locations in Portsmouth, London, Essex, Birmingham and Swindon, so one of its mobile units will be able to get to you, pretty much wherever you are in the country. With services starting at just £15, head to its site here and see how you can treat your car!

3. A little more performance

For petrolheads, spring time is when we get our cars ready for summer blasts and show season, but you never want to turn up to the meet with a car that hasn’t changed since last year. Because of that, we are always on the look out for ways to improve the performance of our cars, and that always leads to buying car parts.

Forge Motorsport is one of the top names in the game, and provides a massive amount of performance products that are sure to give you the edge over others on the track. From new intakes to custom-made intercoolers, it covers most cars, and even has universal parts for some cases. Want to see some of its work? Just take a look at the absurd Mk1 Golf that features many of the company’s parts.

Head to the Forge site right here to see what they can improve on your car now.

4. A better suspension set up

With temperatures rising and grip levels with it, petrolheads usually use this opportunity to head out on to the back roads to do some canyon carving. But what use is there in doing this if your car doesn’t handle as well as it should? Buying the right suspension components is a perfect way to solve this, as they will all work together to make your car a more fun drive.

One of the best components to switch out is your coilovers, as they don’t only drastically improve your handling, but help to give your ride a more aggressive stance too. Enjuku Racing is one of the best sources of quality coilovers suited for both road and race use, and has built savage race cars with parts straight off the shelf, available to the general public.

Although it specialises in Nissan products, it provides parts for all varieties of cars - check out the site now to see what parts are available for your car!

5. A new set of wheels

The final piece of the spring time improvement is a new set of rims. It’s likely that you already have a set of aftermarket rims on your car, but that shouldn’t stop you wanting to buy more, because more is always better. A new set of wheels is one of the easiest ways to quickly improve the look of your car, be it a $1000 rust-bucket, or a brand new exotic.

Unfortunately, wheels tend to only suit a specific car, and it’s hard to find the perfect set that match your style goals. That’s where Cosmis Racing wheels are different. It’s one of our favourite wheel brands simply because its products look good on pretty much anything. From deep dish six-spoke designs to higher offset multi-spoke wheels, there’s a rim to suit anything.

With sizes that fit a massive amount of cars, it would be rude not to go look at the Cosmis Racing site, to find out what would look best on your ride.

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