How to spring clean your car like a pro with eBay

Sometimes amidst that mad rush of tidying, vacuuming and cleaning your car before the all-important MOT, a moment of clarity arrives: “Why don’t I ever just do this for me?” Even if you’re the type of person who strives to keep their car looking spick and span week in week out, life can invariably get in the way and leave your pride and joy looking like more like a glorified storage unit on wheels. 

Fortunately, eBay is on hand to make it easier than ever to keep your car presentable all year round. Its wide range of over 50 million car and motorcycle parts and accessories includes top-of-the-range products that you can use to buff out scratches, polish surfaces and replace minor components. 

You can choose from more than 25 original equipment manufacturers with a 12-month guarantee, giving you ultimate peace of mind when it comes to quality. Finding the right part is simple, too – just enter your reg and you’ll see parts that fit your vehicle. What’s more, because they’re backed by eBay Assured Fit, you’re guaranteed your money back if they don’t. 

After all, your car should be your happy place, so why not let eBay help you give it the love it deserves?

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If you’ve got your MOT in mind, you can avoid some of the biggest pitfalls by simply keeping mirrors, reg plates and windscreens squeaky clean. You’ll find a plethora of car cleaning kits on eBay to help you keep your bodywork gleaming, as well as specific solutions for glass care, wheel and tyre polishing sprays, washing mitts, buffing pads and power polishers. Your interior needn’t miss out either, with plenty of powerful handheld vacuums on offer.

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If you’re seeking more tidiness in general, you’ll also find plenty of nifty ergonomic storage solutions and organisers. Whether it’s a neatly appointed rack to go in the boot, a holder to hang off the back of the front seats or even a whole new inside door compartment, the days of back seat pigsties are behind you.

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Your engine needs clean air just as much as oil to be able to perform at its best, and a clogged air filter can make life very difficult. Thankfully, changing it can be as simple as selecting the right air filter to fit your car, popping open the bonnet and unclipping the casing surrounding the filter. Then it’s just a case of replacing old with new. Plus, because it’s eBay, you can select from a wide range of respected manufacturers, including Bosch, Ramair and Omnicraft, all covered by the ultimate comfort blanket that is eBay’s Assured Fit. 

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Similarly, few swap-outs will recreate that forecourt-fresh feeling quite like replacing worn carpet or mats that look like they’re on borrowed time. Changing a whole carpet is a very difficult job to take on under your own steam, but you could save hundreds of pounds by devoting a day to it if you’re confident removing the seats and cutting and sealing it yourself. But even if you’re just relining your boot or looking for a new set of matching mats for your footwells, eBay offers plenty of quality material for you to work with.

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You’ve just got back from the car wash; the bodywork is at its most spotless. And yet… there’s that scratch on one of the door panels you just can’t take your eyes off. Don’t worry – eBay can ride to the rescue yet again with a plethora of scratch removers and other touch-up materials that’ll have you boasting the perfect exterior once again. 

Chips and scratches on the paintwork are one thing, but a visible blemish on your windscreen can be distracting while driving, and be a cause for MOT failure. That’s why eBay stocks an impressive selection of windscreen repair kits from trusted brands such as Mannol, which contain everything you need to restore your glass to its former glory. 

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Your car’s leather seats have a lot to endure. Whether it’s abrasive, heavy suitcases, the constant sliding in and out of a baby seat, or even something as innocuous as the studs on a pair of jeans, snags and tears are a constant risk. On eBay, you can find liquid fillers to repair light cracks in the leather’s surface, or even all-in-one kits that allow you to fully restore the lustre (regardless of colour), once you’ve dealt with the initial damage. 

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For whatever you need to get your car looking spick and span, shop parts and accessories on eBay