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CAR
ACCESSORIES
Automobile Parts supplies in the United States
Zyra's page of places where you can get Car Accessories has been around a while, and the original international list of supplies was at the old page of Car Accessories
DecalDriveway.com - UV stable Decals/Graphics for your car
GearHead Cafe - US car workshop manuals and more!
Tires Easy - some quality rubber
Wheel and Tire Financing - get some new rims and tires
Stacks and Stacks - shacking and shelving solutions in San Francisco
Truck Stuff USA - Yes! They do actually sell car parts as well!!
Auto Geek - putting a showroom finish on your car
Vivid Racing - high performance rally gear on the road
Parts America - has this gone?
Jeep Parts - 4 wheel drive hardware - has this gone?
Classic car parts: RestoreClassics - has this gone?
MP3 for your classic: Audio Retro
A J Prindle - PRND21 - has this gone?
Hubcaps.com - Are you missing a hubcap? This site has 100's of new and used hubcaps, center caps, and wheel covers for you to peruse. Enjoy a safe and secure online ordering system.
Other useful stuff:
Sat-nav crime prevention - how to avoid being victim to a crime so easily (satellite navigation shouldn't be an accessory to a crime!)
Starting Handles - a good idea - could be a revival!
Then there's the question of Cellphones, which are much safer with a hands-free kit, which you can get!
I wonder if the famous satellite navigation company Garmin will have a US program to match their UK program.
The English language has changed differently in the United States and Britain, but the divergence of language seems to have occurred more in matters of an automotive nature than in other things. If you think about when cars were invented, after the Boston Tea Party but before widespread international communication through movies and the Internet, it makes some sense. Here are a few examples of car-related terms which have evolved differently in British English and American English:
| UK | US | description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnet | Hood | a type of liftable LID over the engine, usually at the front of the vehicle |
| Windscreen | Windshield | a tough transparent glass at the front, through which the driver and passengers can see out in a front-facing direction |
| Mudguard / Wing |
Fender | any type of wheel surround, regardless of whether intentionally travelling on tarmac roads or on dirt |
| Boot | Trunk | compartment at the rear of the vehicle, used for carrying baggage, (or bodies, in movies) |
| Petrol | Gas / Gasoline |
a highly-inflammable fuel which was available before OIL ran out and alternative fuels had to be found |
| Tyre | Tire | air-filled rubber things round wheels, to help make roads seem less rough |
| Rear Door | Tailgate | any kind of aft-facing portal |
| Gearstick | Gearshift / Stickshift |
a control lever for changing gear, usually to be operated by whichever hand is nearest the middle of the car |
| Caravan | Trailer | a compact house in a box, for towing, as a means of accommodation that's not fixed to a location |
| Lorry | Truck | large road
freight vehicle (although "Lorry" is always HGV, a "Truck" can mean anything from a pickup to an 18-wheeler). |
Extra words to add to this translation dictionary will be welcome! e-mail