{"id":104,"date":"2024-01-22T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenorthcoastagency.com\/blog\/?p=104"},"modified":"2024-01-26T06:18:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T06:18:38","slug":"after-market-add-ons-and-how-they-can-affect-your-auto-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenorthcoastagency.com\/blog\/after-market-add-ons-and-how-they-can-affect-your-auto-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"After Market Add-ons and How They Can Affect Your Auto Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Owners love to customize their vehicles. Old or new, many choose to upgrade sound systems, tires&nbsp;and wheels, lighting, bumpers, and more. Pick-up trucks are raised, giant upgraded bumpers are attached, and a variety of other options are added. Cars can resemble those in video games. At North Coast Insurance Services in&nbsp;Lexington, MI, we want&nbsp;you to be aware that if you are making upgrades to your car or truck, it may prompt a call to your auto insurance agent.<\/p>\n<h2>Upgrades Impact Value<\/h2>\n<p>When you invest a few thousand dollars in new rims and tires, a sound system, or even a specialized paint job, it will likely impact the value of your vehicle. This increased value may not be reflected in a standard &quot;book value.&quot;&nbsp;If that vehicle is stolen or vandalized, it may not be covered for&nbsp;its real value. Your auto insurance policy may need an upgrade.<\/p>\n<h3>Upgraded Vehicles May Be More at Risk<\/h3>\n<p>Face it. Reasons to upgrade a vehicle include making it more appealing. And attention-getting. Unfortunately, this can make it a bigger target for theft or break-ins. Reach out to your auto insurance company to ensure you are sufficiently covered.<\/p>\n<h3>Engine and Power Upgrades<\/h3>\n<p>Cars may also have upgrades made to improve performance. When this alters horsepower, it could possibly impact auto insurance coverage. We can help.<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Us Today<\/h3>\n<p>North Coast Insurance Services serves the Lexington, MI&nbsp;area drivers with insurance for a wide range of vehicles. If you are investing in after-market upgrades to your vehicle, make sure you are covered and reach out to us.&nbsp;We will be pleased to provide a complimentary car insurance&nbsp;review and price quote. We look forward to assisting you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Owners love to customize their vehicles. Old or new, many choose to upgrade sound systems, tires&nbsp;and wheels, lighting, bumpers, and more. Pick-up trucks are raised, giant upgraded bumpers are attached, and a variety of other options are added. Cars can resemble those in video games. At North Coast Insurance Services in&nbsp;Lexington, MI, we want&nbsp;you to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[12,13],"class_list":["post-104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-insurance","tag-lexington-mi","tag-north-coast-insurance-services"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenorthcoastagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenorthcoastagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenorthcoastagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenorthcoastagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenorthcoastagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenorthcoastagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenorthcoastagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104\/revisions\/105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenorthcoastagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenorthcoastagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenorthcoastagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}