Art on Wheels: 10 Fun Ways to Personalize Your Car
Most cars look similar in style and color. Gone are the days when cars were a brilliant turquoise or a gentle yellow. Even sedans between different manufacturers look like carbon copies of each other. How are you supposed to turn your car into something truly yours when it seems the same as every other car? Fortunately, many methods exist to turn your car into a customized work of art.
Custom Paint Job
Nothing grabs the attention quite like vibrant colors or a custom paint job. You can paint your car any color or design you can imagine, from zebra stripes to rainbows. Paint it your favorite color or an eye-catching yellow. You donât have to stick with the traditional manufacturer colors. If youâre worried about the paint chipping or fading, you can secure some paint protection film to keep your car looking pristine no matter the color.
Bumper Stickers
You can personalize your car more subtly if youâre not into dramatic colors or changes. Bumper stickers are small stickers placed on the back of your car near the license plate and tailpipe (hence the name âbumperâ sticker). These stickers can show off your interests, opinions, and even political affiliations. There are thousands of bumper stickers out there for you to choose from. Want to show off a stick figure family? No problem. Want to show that youâre really into a television show? Thereâs a bumper sticker for that, too.
Body Decals
Decals are a cost-effective way to change your carâs color or appearance without an entire paint job. You can get customized decals placed on the whole body of your car of any color, style, or text. Usually, decals provide business information as an easy marketing tactic, but body decals can look however youâd like.
Seat Covers
Your carâs interior needs love from time to time, too. Unless customized, most interior seat colors span the usual shades of tan, gray, or black. You can get custom seat covers that span a wide variety of colors. Leopard print, bright pink, rainbow, or flames may be in your future. You can get seat covers in any color if you prefer a more subtle look. As a bonus, they help protect your carâs interior fabrics from normal wear and tear.
License Plate Frame
If you arenât into significant customization, a license plate frame can add a tasteful splash of color while maintaining a traditional vehicle look. Alternatively, a license plate frame can be the icing on a vibrant, customized car cake! Frames can come in many types of patterns, textures, and colors.
Dashboard Decoration
When most picture dashboard decor, they picture a traditional bobblehead nodding to every car bump. While this is a classic, great choice for a dashboard display, you can place any decoration on your dashboard for cost-friendly interior car customization. The options are endless: stuffed animals, figurines, bobbleheads, and fake flower vases. Make sure whatever decoration you place can handle extreme temperatures, as youâll leave it in your car.
Rearview Mirror Charms
If youâre looking for more ways to customize your carâs interior, the rearview mirror is a good choice. You can dangle charms, beads, air fresheners, or stuffed animals from the rearview mirror display. Anything you can fix a keychain to counts. While most people use the rearview mirror for their pine tree air fresheners, the sky is the limit.
Wheel Colors
You can change your wheel rimâs shape, color, and size. From neon colors to deep black, thereâs a color choice for everyone. Want to add hearts or stars to your wheel rim? Thatâs possible, too. A colorful wheel rim can complement a custom paint job nicelyâor vibrantly. You can also make the wheels the only pop of color for drama and style.
Window Tint Colors
Did you know that there are window tint colors beyond the traditional black? You can choose shades of green, blue, purple, or even red to tint your windows within the legal limit. Window tint colors are a subtle customization choice that can make a car look sleek and modern. Legal tinting doesnât impact your driving visibility, either.
Underglow
A car with underglow turns heads; you may have seen some cruising at night, with vibrant LED lights coming from the carâs bottom, illuminating the street underneath it. In most states, underglow of any color is legal, but you will want to check your stateâs laws, as some colors or brightness levels may not be legal. Underglow became popular with street racing, but anyone can now adopt these subtle LED strips.
Conclusion
With most cars looking similar, it may seem difficult to stand out in a crowd. However, you can customize the interior and exterior of your vehicle in any way youâd like. Inside your car, you can change the seat fabric with seat covers, hang keychains from the rearview mirror, and display decorations on your dashboard. On the exterior, you can get a custom paint job or decal display, use bumper stickers, add colorful window tinting, and change your wheelâs color and shape. With so many options, you can stand out as little or as much as youâd like.
