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