There is no limit to perfection. This statement is well known to everyone and everyone. And any car owner strives to make perfection out of his car. For many drivers, factory settings are not enough. They strive to bring something of their own. What will distinguish them from the rest. But what to do if what you want cannot be purchased at the store? There is only one way out: you can’t buy - do it yourself.
DIY homemade cars have recently become very popular. They improve the appearance of the machine, change some technical specifications or bring pleasant additions to the options. Among the whole variety of possible alterations, we suggest considering several options.
Car wash
Let's start with the look. When the car is clean, its paintwork shines and sparkles. It's nice to look at such a technique. Immediately there is a feeling that the owner is watching his car. But riding in a car wash does not always work for various reasons. In such cases, homemade products for the car will come to the rescue. With your own hands you can assemble a small sink, which can be used at any convenient time.
To make a sink, the following details will be required:
- canister with two plums;
- 2 m hose (suitable for connecting a washing machine);
- watering gun with a telescopic bar;
- fitting;
- spool;
- rubber gasket (outer diameter 2.4 cm, inner 1.5 cm);
- coupling.
Now let's get started:
- We make a hole in the lid of the canister. “Spool” is smeared with sealant and inserted into the prepared hole of the cover. Let it dry.
- In the second cover with a pen drill we make a small hole. It is necessary for the coupler. The joint between the cover and the coupling is treated with sealant and also allowed to dry.
- From the bent end of the inlet hose, we cut off the nut with the fastener. Mounting is no longer needed. Apply sealant to the nut and fasten it on the back of the coupling. Connect the hose with the cut side to the nut of the quick-release fitting. Next, the main fitting is twisted, which also connects to the watering gun.
- On the second side of the hose, insert the rubber gasket into the nut. This will protect the system from air ingress. After that, the nut is screwed onto the quick-release fitting.
On this, the process of making homemade products for the car with their own hands is completed.
Hauling seats
To update the interior, homemade products can also be useful. Useful devices and crafts for cars allow you to replace worn parts, complement the interior with lights and much more. Consider the option of updating the seats.
This will require fabric. You can choose two colors - for the central part of the seats, the back of the back will fit beige leather (it will take about 4 m), and everything else will be black. Black skin needs about 3.5 m. All fabric needs to be duplicated (glued) with a layer of 0.5 cm foam. Foam is glued with a non-woven using an iron. Due to this, it will be easier to work with him.
From the removed seats (it’s more convenient), we remove the covers. We number their individual parts. In order not to get confused, we transfer everything to paper. Also on paper it is necessary to note the places of attachment of the knitting needles (they are on the back of the covers). The needles themselves will then be inserted into new covers.
Next, we disassemble the skin into individual parts (dissolve the seams). The patterns of the necessary elements are obtained. We lay them out on the wrong side of the fabric (wrong side up, so as not to mirror the details) on thick paper (you can use wallpaper) and circle around the perimeter. At the edges we leave allowances of 1 cm, which will go to the seams. Then all patterns are cut and stitched (starting from the center). On the reverse side of any fabric we make pockets where the knitting needles are inserted.
Having connected all the details, we get new covers. This process is done alternately for all seats. Having made such interesting and useful home-made products for a car with your own hands, You can update the salon without contacting the service.
Ceiling update
You can also replace the skin on the ceiling with your own hands. Homemade products for the car in this case must begin with the removal of the ceiling. This can take a lot of time. Mounting in each case individually. There is nothing complicated, the main thing is to carefully examine everything and check that all the details remain intact.
When the ceiling panel is removed, old fabric is removed from it. When preparing the material for the ceiling, you need to remember one important point: from the inside, it should have a small layer of foam. The fabric is glued with heat-resistant adhesive. When the glue dries, the panel can be reinstalled on the ceiling. Do this in reverse order.
"Angel Eyes"
It is quite possible to assemble electronic useful home-made products for cars with your own hands. For example, "angel eyes" will allow you to update the headlights of any car. To make them you will need:
- plastic transparent sticks (possible from the blinds);
- resistors (220 ohms);
- battery (9 V);
- LEDs (3.5 V).
The process looks like this:
- On any metal can, the same diameter as the headlights, we wrap a ring of plastic sticks using pliers. To do this, it is heated a little.
- Next, connect a pair of LEDs and a resistor. Their performance is checked using a battery.
- Another LED is connected to it.
- On the frozen ring from a plastic stick we make deep cuts.
- We collect the ring, connect the LEDs, connect.
Conclusion
DIY for a car with their own hands to assemble under the power of everyone. The main thing is to be confident in your abilities. A little information from our article, a little bit of my reasoning and thoughts, and everything will work out. And the car from this will only get better. And it’s doubly nice that this is done by yourself.