The first thing I add to a new car after the anti-slip floor mat is the leather steering wheel cover. i can't drive without one and it feels good when the cover gets the groove according to my palm in the right places. it personalises the wheel - my point of contact with my car.
i get the seat cover handmade by an old tailor with pockets on the back of the front seat covers. in fact when this cover needs a wash i go for a second one and then rotate the two.
i recently got five aura alloy wheels and i must say they are worth the money in terms of reducing the vibration levels of the vehicle.
i will most definitely need to buy a new after market lever for the jack. the stock lever it is impossible to use it, especially when changing the front wheel.
i added two fog lamps and learnt a lesson in how much margins these guys keep - maruti said the original OE (rs 2700) will take months to come and none of the maruti dealers in calcutta had them. i researched a bit on who supplies it to Maruti and found there is a company called neolite that does it. i asked an aftermarket dealer in bhawanipore who said he could get neolites for rs 1400 and fitting it would be free. i called up neolite in gurgaon and got the phone number of their distributor in kolkata. he said it would cost rs 700. i bought these pronto and went to the authorised service station to get it fitted. i tipped the mechanic a bit otherwise officially they didn't charge me for fitting it. the maruti mechanic though said that although neolite makes the original, the stuff they sell in the aftermarket is not quite what they sell to maruti - meaning the OE is better. i refuse to believe that neolite changes the reflector for the aftermarket (that would be a silly thing for them to do in terms of cost control). the external brackets might look more polished but i am sure basically the thing is same - especially the all important reflector.
i am currently researching on whether to go in for K&N filters or not. |