These days, it’s wheels, wheels, wheels – what showcases the tyres and car the best. Some like to select brilliantly hued, bulge acorn lug nuts or a cool center cap for rims of chrome, gun metal or customized color. Alternatively they can go for spinners and act that they are a rap star like 50 Cent. Another popular option is under carriage LEDs. It’s eye catching to say the least.

Just a Few Terms to Get You Started:

• Spinners are wheel accoutrements that move on roller bearings, that gives your wheels an interesting perception of movement. Because rim spinners work autonomous of the outside rim they rotate even when the car stops at a red light, due to momentum they spin on their roller bearings with almost no resitance from the rims.

• When you buy a car your rims have what are called factory center caps. To jazz up your ride, snap up a set of trick wheel center caps and let your rims shine.

• Center caps can be clicked into place when upgrading your tires with aftermarket rims. They cover the axle hub in the center of the wheel and feature all sorts of logos – domestic, import or concept designs. An affordable way to find center caps for rims is through the salvage yard industry. Check out the Web; there’s a huge network of suppliers ready, willing and happy to help.

• Aftermarket rims are rims purchased from a third party manufacturer and not from the car manufacturer that add style to your ride. These rims are commonly set up with center caps that come with the rims or are bought seperately to really get a unique look.

• A hub cap, on the other hand, is a wheel cover that protects the lug nuts and spans virtually the entire wheel rim.

• LEDs are an optional addition to rims. The diodes emit a glowing light and are powered by small long-life batteries.

• With wheel spacers you can add extra width to the wheels, shifting them out closer the fenders. This improves handling and visually adds a more aggressive bearing.