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Get Road Trip Ready With Abt's Car Upgrade Essentials

By: Sean

Content Writer

5 min read

Summer's almost here, and it's time to get your car, motorcycle, boat (or all three) ready for your next road trip. Sure your car runs, and your boat can zip across the water ... but there's more to life than making it from point A to point B. We can help you enjoy the drive with help from our mobile specialists, services and products. Sports cars, minivans, RVs—whatever you're looking forward to driving this as the weather warms, give it a boost and explore car upgrade essentials at Abt.

Window Tinting With UV Protection

You may never have thought of window tinting as a car upgrade essential—but we'll dive into just how useful tint can be on your windows. Whether you're heading to the beach, planning a cross-country drive or are just hoping to make your car look even better, this is the perfect time of year to tint your auto's windows. A window tint can protect drivers and riders from UV rays (which are known to cause skin damage and increase the chance of skin cancer). Additionally, a proper window tint can reduce glare and even keep out external heat. There's also the aesthetic appeal. Keeping your windows dark is a choice that many opt for to increase their privacy. Our in-house team can easily apply the tint you want in our window tint bay. Check one car upgrade essential off your list as summer gets closer and protect yourself from blazing UV rays and hot sunny days.

Radar Detectors

If you've got a speedy sports car you're ready to take out of the garage for the season, you know that it's time to give it a once over and equip it with some car upgrade essentials—like a radar detector. Whatever you drive, a radar detector is likely a good idea. These accessories make it easy for you to avoid speeding tickets when you're on a warm-weather road trip. Pair one of these with a dash cam for even better monitoring, tracking and added safety as you move. Both radar detectors and dash cams are on our list of car upgrade essentials, and it's the perfect time of the year to get yours installed.

Remote Starts

Remote starts are car upgrade essentials often associated with the chill of winter. With these, you can start up your car ahead of time to warm things up before you hop in and head to your destination. But you can do the same during warm months with air conditioning. With a remote start, instead of opening the door of a car that's extra hot, you can slide into a vehicle that's chilled to the perfect temperature and ready to go. Some are even cellular-enabled, meaning that you don't need to be nearby to start your car. Just press the button and your car starts up.

Motorcycle Speakers

Hoping to take your motorcycle on a long trip to visit friends? Or maybe you've just bought your first-ever bike, and you're looking for new ways to bring car upgrade essentials to your two-wheeler. Either way, one of the top requests for bikers in the summer is for an upgraded sound system. Unlike cars and RVs, motorcycles have their sound system open to the road, which makes it harder to hear everything—especially over the roar of an engine. Our experts can help you pick out the right speakers to keep your music in your ears—along with any other extras you need, like a media receiver.

Marine Audio & Lighting

While car upgrade essentials are necessary when you're on the road, summer is about making a splash, too. It may be time to bring a boost to your boat's audio system, like with a new amp, radio of booming speakers and subs. To learn more about how to tackle this project on your own, check out our article on marine audio systemsl. And if you're looking for something aesthetically pleasing, you've come to the right place. We've got lots of different RGB options to make every boat outing extra colorful and fun—and loud. Our in-house experts can help install new gear or bring you any advice you might need when it comes to marine audio as well.

Upgraded Headlights

Headlights are the most important car upgrade essential you'll find on this list, even if they're not the most exciting. And though these are some of the longest days with extra sunlight, long road trips demand better visibility—especially when you're traveling through areas you're unfamiliar with. Make sure you have bright headlights you can see the road ahead with, and you'll get to your destination safely ... whether it's a hotel, campsite or somewhere completely different. Find the perfect headlights here at Abt from our team of experts. We can help you choose and install them, too.

Whatever you drive or ride in during the sunny days ahead, make sure you've got all of your car upgrade essentials in order with a little help from Abt. Between aesthetic improvements, car audio boosts, headlights and more, our mobile audio collection is packed with what you need to have fun. Come see our experts and we'll help you find the perfect gear for you and your needs. Give us a call at 800-860-3577 or fill out our form to schedule an estimate—our specialists will get back to you fast!