Upscale auto accessory stores?

When I was a kid, there was several upscale car accessory stores near where I lived. They were the ultimate for a car guy stuck at the mall while the women shopped. They sold things like steering wheels not made by Grant, shift knobs that weighed more than a gram, personalized license plate frames, clothing with logos from companies like Ferrari and Porsche, racing (or racing inspired) seats, the high end car models, etc. I remember going in and frequently sitting in the different Recaro and Momo demo seats.

Do these type of shops exist anymore, or has the Internet killed all but Autozone?

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Originally Posted by Titus

When I was a kid...

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You have to remember that was Cali... I don't think that market exists here.

We had http://www.harryshotrodautotruck.com...ogo_flames.gif in Grand Prairie!

There was another place in Hurst forget the name.......

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Originally Posted by Treibenschnell

You have to remember that was Cali... I don't think that market exists here.

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I was wondering if that was the case... :rolleyes:

I really think something like this would work in North Dallas... perhaps at the Galleria or at Stonebriar.

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Originally Posted by POS Racing

We had http://www.harryshotrodautotruck.com...ogo_flames.gif in Grand Prairie!

There was another place in Hurst forget the name.......

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Ahhhhh! I remember it well ;)

another in Hurst...perhaps Midnight Auto Supply?

Bobby Archer thinks he is one..................

Now like POS mentioned, there are several stand alone places... but none you could just meander in to while ::Curls:: the is out shopping... at least none I've ever seen.

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Originally Posted by Titus

I really think something like this would work in North Dallas... perhaps at the Galleria or at Stonebriar.

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What are you going to stock?? You'd never have the correct stuff in house, plus you'd need the capability of installing it since most folks do have the skillz required.

J.C Whitney Quality Junk :D

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Originally Posted by Treibenschnell

Now like POS mentioned, there are several stand alone places... but none you could just meander in to while ::Curls:: the is out shopping... at least none I've ever seen.

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At this point, it would be nice to at least have a list of a few places locally where you could actually try a racing seat, or pick up a momo wheel on a whim rather than waiting for them to order it for you.

That said, the places I went to back in CA were located with the purpose of capturing the husband trapped on a shopping trip. One was at an indoor mall and the other 2 were in upscale strip malls. I could see one fitting nicely sandwiched between a Linens and Things and a Bombay Company.

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Originally Posted by Titus

I could see one fitting nicely sandwiched between a Linens and Things and a Bombay Company.

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Your first customer would be mr brg, looking for shocks and springs! ::Clown::

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Originally Posted by POS Racing

Your first customer would be mr brg, looking for shocks and springs! ::Clown::

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But then you would need to have a Miata, too, so he could see how far the springs compress.........

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Originally Posted by POS Racing

Your first customer would be mr brg, looking for shocks and springs! ::Clown::

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And I'd send him to a performance shop. I'm looking for more generalized stuff, where at most you'd need to stock a variety of steering wheel hub adapters.

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Originally Posted by Titus

And I'd send him to a performance shop. I'm looking for more generalized

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Like what??

You really want to pull airbags out of cars, the liability would be immense.

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Originally Posted by POS Racing

Like what??

You really want to pull airbags out of cars, the liability would be immense.

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F you POS!

I don't want to own the ::Censor:: shop, I just want to shop there!

Click Me!! I drove past one of these in California when I was there. Yes I know its not local.

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Originally Posted by Titus

...I just want to shop there!

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Well then, how about this... you call over to Timmy the Tortoise, have him drive, and in the several months that it takes you to get to California perhaps they will have built a new strip mall with the stores you're looking for!

Isn't there some sort of accessory place on 183 in Irving, I've driven past it a couple hundred times but have never stopped.

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Isn't there some sort of accessory place on 183 in Irving, I've driven past it a couple hundred times but have never stopped.

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It's not the worth the time unless you want 22" spinners for your 'Yota.

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Originally Posted by Titus

At this point, it would be nice to at least have a list of a few places locally where you could actually try a racing seat, or pick up a momo wheel on a whim rather than waiting for them to order it for you.

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I wouldn't want this crowd shopping there... Try out all the seats then go buy it off the intardw3b to save $5.

::Clown::

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Originally Posted by Treibenschnell

You have to remember that was Cali... I don't think that market exists here.

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Yup. This is Texas ya durn hippie! ::Horse::

We gots Bass Pro Shops. Why do ya need anythang else? ::Fish::

I don't know of any such places locally. The only shops in DFW I've visited that actually have seats or steering wheels in stock at any given time would be Jotech and Alamo.

Carboy in Houston has a very nice selection of seats to check out, though some were mounted to the wall last I visited. Certain other, high buck seats had the car show-esque "please do not touch" signs. Blah... Great shop, though not located immediately next to or in a mall.