IN last years the concept of tuning has become a familiar term in the lexicon Russian motorist. Who does not want to drive a car that would stand out favorably among the gray mass of mediocre transport.
Allows you to refine and improve the appearance or technical characteristics of the machine. For some, it is enough to modify the car externally - tint the windows or paste over with vinyl, while others want more and improve the interior, suspension, engine, box, etc. Tuning of Russian cars is usually divided into three types - basic, technical and external.
Main types of upgrades
Volkswagen Golf- The main tuning of a car in Russia involves changing the internal filling of the car - installing a turbocharger, transmission, engine or brake system. By improving the technical characteristics of the engine, it is possible to increase its power, torque, and acceleration dynamics. Also, various kinds of improvements will reduce fuel consumption, increase traction characteristics machines, make sharp accelerations during overtaking, etc.
- By using technical tuning you can transform the interior. Or in other words - finalization of the interior of the car. In this case, it is important to replace the seats, update the covers, drag the steering wheel, mount additional devices in the form of audio systems, computer equipment and climate control systems.
Converted car interior - represented primarily by car painting and airbrushing, window tinting, installation plastic body kits And alloy wheels and applying stickers.
In recent years, tuning Russian cars involves the use of different styles. In this case, it is relevant to consider which styles of car tuning are used in Russia.
Varieties of styles
- JDM is a direction that came from the depths of Japan (Japanese Domestic Market), which literally means the Japanese domestic market. This type of refinement consists in the use of exclusively Japanese parts to improve the car, plus branded Japanese wheels, an aggressive body kit, bright colors and a low racing seat, mainly on the “screws”. Most often it involves the use exceptional performance to put them in the car.
JDM auto - STREET ROD - in this case, the key attention is directed to driving performance, with regard to external changes, you can maximum or put other disks.
- LEAD STYLE (KUSTOM). This style is characterized by beautiful wheels, maximum amount chrome, beautiful color, non-adjustable suspension.
- CHOP-TOP - the essence of this type of modernization is to lower the roof of the car. At standard machine cut off the roof and shorten the racks.
CHOP-TOP style - RAT LOOK (RAT-Style) - Artificially aged cars. Very characteristic rusty body. A car can be killed at first glance, but in an impeccable technical performance.
RAT LOOK - HOOT RIDE - artificially aged cars with excellent technical specifications. This direction has common features with the previous one.
- WOODY - modern or older car models decorated with natural wood elements. If you want to do in this style, for example, tuning a car VAZ 2101, the video will be most welcome to clearly understand what kind of style it is and how to understand it correctly. Accordingly, this type of obtaining information will be most welcome in this matter.
- LOWRIDER - American-style cars with hydraulic or air suspension. In this case, the wheels, engine, interior are also being finalized. As a result, the car almost lies on the ground, but in a few seconds it rises to the standard ground clearance, or even higher.
- DUB is a style characteristic of American specialists in alterations and modifications of cars. Character traits- maximum chrome, lowered suspension, large wheels, minimal body kit and opening all kinds of body parts in different directions.
- DONK - this direction is also characteristic of the Americans. In this case, disks with a radius of more than twenty-six are used, therefore, the suspension rises. For this style, it is important to use ATVs, big sedans and muscle cars.
DONK style car - VIP (BIPPU) - classes S and E. Tuning Russian cars in this style involves installing disks with large "shelves", and due to the full body kit, the appearance of the car can change beyond recognition.
BIPPU car - FITMENT - large Japanese cars with aggressive body kits, wheels with negative camber ten or twenty degrees or more.
A bright representative of the FITMENT style - HELLO KITTY- this species tuning appeared in Japan and has now spread to Russian cars. If you try, then even tuning a car like the Volga can be implemented in this style. One has only to apply imagination, and work hard to create a quality project.
- DRIFT - a car powerful, but lightweight, with rear wheel drive, a locking differential, a large body kit, a powerful turbocharged engine, side stickers or vinyl and spoilers.
Nissan Silvia S15 - DRAG - powerful, lightweight machines, the refinement of which involves improving exclusively speed characteristics, while almost no attention is paid to appearance, except that aerodynamics are improving.
- WRC - the car is made in the style of a rally car. It may just be a visual performance, or it may be quality training, including technical ones. The motor is strengthened, turbines are hung up, the suspension is significantly strengthened, safety cages are installed, additional lighting, etc.
rally Subaru version Impreza - DTM. A car in this style is characterized by a large spoiler and a rolled out body or wheel arches. Thus, the car should be as similar as possible to the one used for driving in dtm races.
- LUXURI is the style of Rublyovka, which is characterized by the principle “the more expensive, the better”. The use of this style is relevant for tuning supercars. The car is encrusted with diamonds, covered with gold, put very expensive wheels, drag the interior with high-quality materials, improve the multimedia center of the car with expensive and high-quality equipment. What can I say, everyone finishes their car as financial security.
- LIMO - lengthening the base of the car to create a chic large interior. This style can be used to remake any type of car - SUV, sports car, passenger car or retro car.
Cadillac Escalade limousine
Today, Russian specialists are able to modify almost any transport, not only domestic nines and sixes. Beyond the Urals, cars drive on the roads, mainly Japanese made, and motorists have learned how to repair, tune and refine them with high quality.
Some experts even participate in thematic competitions for the most beautiful car tuning and present their work at exhibitions, besides, they show excellent results.
Seeing on the road unusual tuned car Many people ask themselves - why do they do it at all? We will tell you why and how cars are being finalized in Russia using the most popular tuning styles as an example.
Spring has come, and on the streets of Russian cities after hibernation left unusual cars. Despite the tightening of control over modified cars by the traffic police, tuning in Russia is alive and continues to develop. We will talk about what is now at the height of fashion and what tuned specimens can be found on domestic roads.
Styling
The most popular direction of car modifications, many types of tuning fit this definition: from wrapping a car vinyl films to extreme body transformations. There are many variations, for every taste and budget, but there are also trends here. For example, airbrushing, which was so popular a few years ago (applying images to a body with paint), is now practically not found - changing the appearance of a car with stickers is easier and cheaper. Also extremely rare were cars with overly elaborate styling in the style of the first parts of the Fast and the Furious: huge aerodynamic body kits, big wheels, bright color. Such experiments have become the lot of eccentric owners of premium SUVs and sports cars.
stens
A young, but very popular tuning trend that came to our country from Japan and the USA a few years ago. Despite the fact that the word stance itself is translated as "landing", the lowest position of the body relative to the ground here is only half the success. The second component of a cool stens project is the rims and their position in the arches. Ideally, the wheels should be as wide as possible, and the closer the outer edge of the disk to the edge of the wing, the better. To achieve this, the stensers go to tricks: they set a negative camber (“wheels with a house” is one of the most noticeable features of such machines) and pull on wide rims narrow rubber (the so-called "stretch"). Lower the machine using an adjustable screw or air suspension, sawing standard springs in a stencil is bad manners. High-quality painting, a clean interior and the presence of interesting accessories are held in high esteem; details inherent in racing cars have been especially popular lately.
blanc
One of the few tuning cultures that was not borrowed from abroad. And probably the most controversial. The first cars in this style appeared about 10 years ago in the Caucasus and in the southern regions of Russia. The name stands for “There is no car without landing”, and the main sign of such cars is the extreme understatement of the body, up to the thresholds touching the ground. This is achieved, as a rule, due to the air suspension, but there are also those who use static understatement, sawing off the coils from the springs. Particularly advanced “planters” make shortened shock absorbers (“short-walkers”) and modify the body - for example, they partially cut rear arches. Also, such cars are distinguished by deep tinted windows, xenon lamps in optics and wheels - here either stamped wheels or wheels with an abundance of chrome are held in high esteem. The "planters" have a special love for Lada Priora, but other models are often modified in this style, for example, Lada-2110 and 2105.
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Autosh
Surely, many have seen tinted Zhiguli with an extremely raised front end on the streets of Russian cities and wondered about the meaning of such tuning. This phenomenon came to Russia from Azerbaijan several years ago and suddenly took root. The exotic style is called "Avtosh". Its main feature is a modified front suspension, which almost doubles the ground clearance. Wherein rear suspension, as a rule, remains factory. The purpose of the improvements is to change the center of gravity so that the car can be easily “swinged” with the movements of the steering wheel and put on two wheels. This is a popular entertainment among Azerbaijani youth, but on Russian roads, the owners of "avtoshey" do not act like hooligans on Russian roads.
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In recent years, several directions of tuning have appeared at once. domestic cars
Resto
This style was invented in Russia with an eye to resto-cal popular in Europe and the USA - a specific way of finishing Volkswagen Beetle and similar machines with air-cooled engine. "Resto" stands on three pillars: understatement, authenticity and accessories. The foreign style was successfully projected onto the first models of the Zhiguli, especially the VAZ-2101 and 2103. The canonical “resto-classic” is low, with good painting and a well-groomed interior. Wheels can be either standard or suitable for the year of manufacture of the car, European or Japanese. The same rule applies to accessories and engines - no modern tuners or injection engines.
off road
Due to the poor quality of roads in Russia, this style of tuning will always be popular. The emphasis here is not on appearance, but on off-road qualities car. Solutions to match the goal: long-stroke shock absorbers, increased springs, spacers for lifting the body - these are the first purchases of a novice jeeper. Rubber plays a huge role - on “toothy” tires, even a standard SUV can work wonders. There are few external "decorations" here: the snorkel will save the motor from getting water into intake tract, the "chandelier" on the roof will illuminate the obstacles, and the winch will pull you out of the most marshy swamp. They even paint such cars functionally: the popular special matte paint for SUVs does not care about scratches and chips.
Fighting classic
Another Russian invention. The name stands for simply: classic - because rear-wheel drive VAZs are mainly used here, and combat - because these cars are used for training and drifting competitions. From a small hangout of yesterday's schoolchildren, who cut circles around poles in parking lots on their grandfather's Zhiguli, this trend has grown in a couple of years into a whole car culture with its own canons and events. The main feature of the “combat classics” is that it doesn’t matter how the car looks, the main thing is how it drives. Drifting is a fairly contact discipline, so the body of such "Lada" after collisions, at best, is straightened with a hammer and painted from a spray can. Some of the cars have a very unsightly appearance and do not meet any safety requirements, which does not prevent their owners from driving on the streets. Therefore, the attitude of other drivers and policemen towards the owners of these cars is corresponding. However, there are also high-quality neat designs that can often be seen at semi-professional competitions.
Custom
In itself, the concept of "custom" means many areas of tuning, but one thing unites them - a radical intervention in the design of the car, or even building it from scratch. In the USA, custom has a very rich history - suffice it to say that hot rods (the most lightweight cars of the 1930s with powerful motors) began to appear en masse in the States after World War II. We don’t have such traditions, it can only be a stretch to attribute a topic popular in the USSR to custom automotive homemade- Samavto. But the lack of roots does not prevent enthusiasts from creating unique custom from Soviet cars. Unfortunately, there are still few such projects - to create a high-quality project, not only significant financial resources are needed, but also engineering knowledge. In addition, you can’t do without a sense of style - bad taste can ruin even the most brilliant idea. There are also a number of ready-made custom projects brought from the States in our country.
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One of the main tuning trends now is a decrease in car clearance.
Lowriding
Another culture that came to us from the USA, where lowriding has a rich cultural heritage. As it is easy to guess main feature lowrider - ground clearance tending to zero, but the car must be able to move independently. Adjustable suspension - pneumatic or hydraulic - helps to achieve this. Wheels are also extremely important for a lowrider. Multi-spoke chrome wheels wrapped in rubber with a white stripe are considered canonical. In third place is painting. The brighter and more complex it is, the cooler the owner of the lowrider is in the eyes of his hobby colleagues. Overseas, to create lowriders, they usually use full-size sedans and coupes produced in the second half of the last century, in Russia the choice of models for creating such projects is much less, therefore, among domestic cars, the image of a lowrider is most often tried on by the GAZ-24.
Hello dear blog readers. In the article we will talk about what types of car tuning are. Since the advent of the first cars, the theme of changing their appearance and internal view did not lose relevance.
The desire of man to highlight the car is rooted in the ancient past. The first people used improvised objects and products to individualize themselves. This desire spread to other objects and products used by man.
Changing the external and internal appearance of the machine is a creative and costly activity. Personalizing a car costs up to half of its market value.
Many drivers cannot afford big expenses and are looking for ways to tune their car on their own. At the end of the article you can see video about the types of car tuning. It will be an excellent addition to the material.
Motorists mistakenly believe that tuning has appeared recently. The first cars that just left the conveyor began to tune. The body design was clumsy, and the drivers tried to fix it by making changes.
Tuning if literally translated from in English stands for adjustment and refinement. Its concept includes refinement and changes in parameters without their deterioration. There is professional and amateur tuning. They are like heaven and earth. The cost of professional car modification is higher than amateur work.
The first timid attempts at tuning cars were noted in the 19th century. They tried to increase the speed of the car. Then motorsport or car racing was born. The competition required a change in almost all parameters and mechanisms.
Modern tuning is complex and requires special education. Many begin to change the car for "little things" and cannot stop. Like a drug, he lures with new "chips" and developments. There are sophisticated ways to refine the machine. Enthusiasts tend to implement them faster.
The formation and development of tuning began with the improvement and development of the speed characteristics of the car. Today, a lot of developments have appeared affecting all elements and nodes. This allows you to radically change the appearance. Types of tuning allow from the usual stock car"sculpt" any image.
The use of tuning improves a number of characteristics of the machine. Makes comfortable and convenient to use. Tuning squeezes all the “juices” out of the car and a modified “product” is obtained. Don't be afraid to get creative and experiment.
Technical
A type of tuning that changes the design of the car. Suspension, engine and body elements are subject to change. Use required special equipment. Includes the following subspecies:
changes in engine power;
The engine is improved frequently. Some operations take a little time. For example, setting air filter zero resistance increases the power of the motor without making structural changes.
Other improvements: crankshaft, connecting rods, cylinders, fuel supply systems require the use of special equipment. Otherwise, instead of improving, you can get repaired or “screw up” the motor. This type of tuning requires serious material investments.
chip tuning of the motor;
Modern machines are equipped on-board computers with a mass of sensors monitoring the current state of their systems. Makes life easier for the driver.
The fuel supply and individual parameters of the engine are regulated by the control unit. Can fit in the palm of your hand. To link individual electronic components, use software. The operation algorithm required by the car manufacturer is set.
Chip tuning updates or changes the standard software of the machine to an upgraded one. It is possible to achieve the connection of inactive power reserves. Proper use of electronic programs increase the speed and power of the engine.
Chip tuning can be done by specialists using special software and equipment. Independent attempts to make changes turned into a complete fiasco. The control unit of the car was out of order and expensive repairs were required.
gearbox changes;
The modernization of the gearbox of the machine is associated with the strengthening of the elements of the clutch mechanism. Car enthusiasts change four-stage boxes gears to five-speed mechanisms. All motor resources are used.
Increased dynamics and overclocking efficiency after modernization and improvement individual elements gearboxes. Specialists have to install gearboxes from third-party manufacturers on cars.
car suspension tuning;
Popular direction of tuning. The standard suspension elements are changed to reinforced ones. Driving performance cars are changing for the better.
Popular special understated sports pendants. Aimed at aggressive and high-speed driving. Decreases ground clearance. Upgrading the suspension requires the installation of a different model of shock absorbers and springs. The main thing is not to overdo it.
Interior
A type of car tuning that changes individual elements of the interior. If desired, perform independently without outside help.
Main task and goal internal tuning, improve the comfort and safety of the cabin. Outside, it is not visible to others and is designed for the driver with passengers.
Change the following interior elements:
♦ replacing the standard steering wheel with sports or multimedia devices. Differ in ease and smoothness of the course. Allows you to control the acoustic car system via steering wheel controls. You can replace the standard steering wheel model yourself.
♦ dashboard The car is subject to modernization and changes. Change the color of the backlight and its brightness. The changes are cosmetic and do not affect driving performance.
♦ replacement of gas, brake and clutch pedals is carried out by specialists. You can install pedals of various sizes and sizes. Customization for specific anthropological parameters of a person is possible.
♦ upholstery of the salon seats, a popular and demanded type of tuning. Active use of the machine leads to wear of the material of the seats. Replacement is able to "revive" the interior.
♦ installation speaker system, refers to the type of internal tuning. Regular systems is not enough, and the driver decides to replace them or significantly upgrade them.
External
The type of tuning is to change appearance and improving dynamic qualities. An excellent opportunity to stand out from the gray mass of standard models and attract the attention of others with an unusual look.
Opportunities to change the appearance, many. The motorist chooses his own version of changes depending on the budget. Certain types of work are carried out independently.
External tuning makes the following changes:
- installation of modified lighting devices or additional optics;
- installation of body kits and spoilers;
- replacement of individual body elements with special lightweight options;
- airbrushing (drawing drawings and images on the surface of the body);
- gluing additional moldings and other overlays;
- headlight and glass tinting;
External tuning does not affect the driving and speed performance of the car. It has a decorative function and draws attention to the car.
Among drivers, tuning is ambiguous. Many improve cars on their own and the quality of work leaves much to be desired.
A car for most of us is just a means of transportation that helps in daily life and saves precious time. But for some automotive enthusiasts, a car is an image attribute and a means of satisfying their need for speed.
Such car lovers often try to adjust the vehicle to suit their needs or begin to tune it for aesthetic satisfaction. Auto tuning has become so popular today that not only certain types of tuning have appeared, but also entire automotive cultures.
A few weeks ago I already talked about, today I want to focus your attention on European tuning and its types.
In general, tuning in Europe can be divided into three main types:
- factory tuning;
- independent tuning (or contacting specialized private studios);
- free tuning.
Now let's take a closer look at each of them.
factory tuning- these are court tuning studios, which are (usually) located near the car factory and offer tuning only for cars of certain brands. It should be noted that their services are usually unreasonably expensive. The brightest representatives of the court tuning studios are AMG, ABT, Brabus and Alpina.
Concerning self-tuning or private ateliers, then in Europe there is a large number of companies that produce kits for various models and car brands. Among these tuning studios, the most famous are Hamman, Gemballa and MTM.
With the first two types of tuning, everything is clear. They are intended for those who do not want to mess with the details on their own, handed over the car - got the result. And here free tuning is not nothing. It is divided into a fairly large number of sub-styles.
CULT- This is the main style of tuning in Europe. Cars of this direction are stylized as 70-80 years, “cilia” are often used on headlights, side linings, chrome mirrors, roof racks of those times and other elements are welcome. It may seem to some that a car is not enough for a holistic image external modifications and big spoilers, but that's the style. Cars are lowered as low as possible and fitted with wide 13-inch rims (preferably the iconic BBS), in addition, all elements are kept in perfect shape. Most often, such tuning is subjected to VW Beetle, Mini, Fiat 125P, golf first generations and models from Skoda.
RAT LOOK. Cars in this style of tuning are usually rusty. Rust is considered a sign cool tuning, therefore, to remove it for adherents of this style is considered a crime. In addition, body parts from different machines, up to their discordance in color. On newer cars, the paintwork is artificially aging. All this creates a special charm.
V-DUB. bright representative this style of tuning in Europe is called Volkswagen. Cars are put on wide rollers, wheel arches are widened, which looks quite stylish and impressive. No rear wings and large bumpers - the main thing is brand recognition! The highlight of this style are doors that open in different directions.
SPAIN style. To transform the car to this style, you do not need to buy any components. As a rule, a sheet of metal is enough for new forms on an old car. Cars in SPAIN Style are called brutally reworked. They are heavily lowered and widened, and various comic book characters are applied to the body. Air suspension is often installed for greater immersion of the wheels in the arches, and music rumbles in the cabin. Seat, Peugeot and Citroen cars are most often used to remake this style.
ENGLISH style is one of the most popular tuning styles in Europe. Characteristics ENGLISH Style: bright color, big body kits, flares, fenders, 20-inch wheels, ironed locks, welded door handles and a powerful audio system. And in the purchased body kits, something is often cut out or completed, so that it is difficult to determine the body kit company. Mini, Renault 5, Citroen Saxo and Peugeot 106 are used for this style.
GERMAN style. This style is similar to the previous one. It is also characterized by brewing and puttying of rear doors, brewing door handles. However, there are also distinctive features: removal of all emblems, side stripes, alignment of the entire car, including bumpers and turn signals. As a rule, these are low-lowered machines with expanders. In addition, it is popular to replace parts from older to newer ones. Volkswagen and Audi are often tuned in this style.
DEMO Car Show-Style. Cars in this style demonstrate to everyone that a particular company can do something beyond the imagination with a car. Such cars have practically nothing to do with their original appearance and, of course, they are extremely rare to be found on the roads, since such tuning in Europe is done exclusively for show. All the rest of the time, the cars are with the firms as samples of their work. Cars in the DEMOCar Show-Style are conditionally divided into Car Audio, which have the latest equipment installed (it is designed to break records in terms of sound pressure), as well as those in which the interior or exterior has been thoroughly redone, leaving almost no trace of the original appearance.
Such a variety of different tuning directions gives the motorist really wide choose. Which of these styles do you like best?
- , 15 Feb 2017
What is "tuning"? In a literal translation - "setting", that is, bringing a car in line with the requirements of the owner. It can be both design changes and dynamics improvement. Is it a whole philosophy - to choose one from the variety of styles and follow it or combine several, taking the best from each? And car tuning is an incurable disease - once you try it, you won't be able to stop.
What is it for? Tuning not only makes the car faster, more powerful and more maneuverable, but also helps to stand out from the faceless gray mass of twin cars, emphasize the individuality and style of the owner. According to statistics, tuned cars steal less: they are recognizable, which is not at all good for sellers of stolen cars.
Undoubtedly, tuned cars attract attention, and well and competently tuned ones arouse admiration and respect from other drivers and passers-by. And no matter what car will serve as the basis for the project - latest model foreign cars or ancient Zaporozhets.
The main directions of car tuning
It is divided into several areas. Everyone will be able to choose what he likes (and can afford). The main "schools" of tuning are Japanese and American - it is the representatives of these countries who have extensive experience in finalizing cars. More about the main styles:
- Bippu (VIP-style). Japanese style, founded, as legend has it, by a yakuza mafioso. Main features - expensive sedans predominantly Japanese-made (although there are also German Mercedes and BMWs) with huge disks and minimal ground clearance;
- JDM. Pure style of the Japanese domestic car market - right-hand drive, yellow foglights and headlights, low suspension, muffler hanging obliquely;
- Fitment. Large in diameter and width rims with negative camber and almost rubbing tires on the arches;
- low rider. American type of tuning, using air (or hydraulic) suspension. The bottom line is to first “plant” the car as much as possible, and in right moment with the help of a pneumatic drive, increase the clearance, make it jump or “dance”, raising each rack separately;
- Rat-look - artificial aging, or just deliberate damage to the body and interior. If a vehicle is in front of you rusty body, traces of accidents, partial painting, in scuffs - most likely, this is a rat bow. Or a very unkempt stock;
- And again, the favorite style of African American gangsters is DUB. As a rule, an SUV, on VERY large chrome wheels, with a small clearance and a powerful audio system;
- Another purely American type of tuning is Lead sled. Literally translated - lead sleds, because it is impossible to ride them even in America, because of the too low and unregulated suspension. These are just show cars that are brought in and taken away on trailers. In addition to extreme understatement, it differs in that it only applies to American classics. Also, the car must be perfectly restored;
- luxury. The name says it all: very expensive cars are made even more expensive by precious metals and stones, rare woods and other "luxury" bells and whistles;
- SPL - preparation for car audio competitions. Maximum acoustics, batteries, amplifiers and other audio electronics;
- Dragster - setting up a car for racing at 402 meters. Aesthetics tend to be ignored, with the focus on power and aerodynamics. This style is characterized by large drive wheels (mostly rear), the absence of one or both headlights, turbines and intercoolers that did not fit under the hood (and therefore sticking out) ... In general, they are just monsters - insanely powerful and brutal.
In general, this is a delightful process in which you can reveal all your creative inclinations - which color to choose, which wheels, body kit, and so on. Feel the joy of the magical transformation of your car, making it more comfortable, faster, more effective ... And meanwhile, it will give an impeccable shine to any paintwork and will be useful for almost every style of tuning.
How to tune a car inexpensively?
A person who has a car certainly has a certain material status. If there is no money at all, then it is better to sell the car and use public transport. But most often, motorists have funds for maintenance, fuel and, of course, tuning. Another thing is whether they want to deal with the image of their car or its modernization.
However, most often they want, but the goals are different. Some people want to highlight their car so that they can easily identify it in the supermarket parking lot. Others are interested technical part- increased dynamics, reduced fuel consumption, improved suspension. Third - comfort in the cabin.
On a note
Thorough car tuning is not cheap. Serious improvements cost, at times, more expensive than the car itself in its original state. But at the same time, you can spend quite a bit of money and at the same time solve some tuning problems.
The most “harmless” type of tuning, except for the installation of small external accessories, is, perhaps, airbrushing. Traditionally, it is applied by the artist with an airbrush. Airbrushing is color and monochrome. The choice depends only on the tastes of the customer. However, airbrushing costs from a few hundred to several thousand dollars.
Speaking of airbrushing, it is impossible not to mention it main disadvantage She is forever. Airbrushing cannot be removed without damaging the paintwork. But you can decorate a car with an image using a film. It will look almost the same as a real airbrush, but it can be removed without consequences.
Film images are ordered from specialized printing companies. The advantage of the film is that you can apply almost any drawing or photograph on it. Monochrome tinted images look interesting when only chiaroscuro is applied to the film, while the image “comes to life” only when it is applied to the body.
With the help of a film, you can also change the color of the car or its texture. Matte, semi-matt, glossy, rough films are available, as well as with imitation of various textures, for example, carbon fiber or reptile skin. The body pasted over with a film receives protection from moisture and an abrasive.
On a note
If you partially paste over the body, then after removing the film, traces may remain that differ in shade. The fact is that the film protects the native paintwork from fading. Exposed areas brighten under the influence of solar ultraviolet - hence the tone differences.
It doesn't cost much to paint wheels. This type of tuning is common because of its accessibility and effect. Discs can be painted with temporary rubber paint, enamel, or even light accumulator (then they will glow in the dark). The computer will help you choose the right color for the discs to your liking, while you can repaint them as many times as you like.
Beginner tuners may want to try experimenting with so-called headlight cilia first. This is a pair of narrow strips of a special shape, which are made specifically for specific models cars. The shape of the cilia changes the "look" of the car, or rather its expression. These accessories are quite inexpensive - around $ 20 for a pair.
By spending not a very large amount, you can make the car more sporty. To do this, you will need to purchase a trunk spoiler. The cheapest are spoilers that are glued without leaving space underneath. These spoilers are also available for the rear window.
