Before we launch into this discussion on fashion accessories for your car, please keep in mind that when it comes to accessorizing “less is always more.”

　　So if you’re throwing on, say a medallion around your neck, go for the tasteful, tiny one that matches your earrings, not the big one that looks like a hubcap from a 1959 Buick.

　　OK, now on to our list of fashionable auto accessories...

　　One of the newest and coolest is LED lighting. LED bulbs are popping up everywhere — from flashlights to Christmas lights — and for good reason; they’re vibrant, small, require very little energy, create very little unwanted heat, can be mounted almost anywhere, and never burn out.

　　Taillights and signal lights are moving to LED technology, for the reasons above, and because they allow for more design creativity — check out the really cool rear-light assemblies of any new Cadillac or BMW.

　　Lonnie Leigh of Performance Improvements, told me that aftermarket LED taillight assemblies are now available for a wide range of popular models, ranging in price from $300 to $600, and is a really neat way of “modernizing” your older ride.

　　Another LED application is interior lighting — for lighting up the cabin, for accents, for rekindling the spirit of the lava lamp. This type of lighting first showed up on the aftermarket, and is now popping up with regularity in new vehicles.

　　You can even get ones with selectable colours. This is possible through fibre optics; LED bulbs light up the fibre optic tube, but shine through a rotating selection of coloured filters.