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    22 Car Products That Must've Been Designed By Geniuses

    Truly there is a whole world of car accessories out there I did not know about.

    1. A stick-on shade to help keep your car from becoming as hot as a sauna on sunny days.

    The shade in use in a car window with the door open

    2. A drop stop car seat gap filler you'll feel calmer just thinking about. Imagine — never a misplaced phone or fry lost to the abyss of your car again.

    3. A clever stowaway trash can to stuff trash into what looks like any other car organizer 'til it's filled. Take that, friends who throw their trash on your car floor like you're driving around a dumpster.

    A hand placing a bottle into the trash can in a vehicle

    4. A steering wheel desk for anyone who needs a mess-free way to eat in their parked car, or a comfortable on-the-go working station.

    5. A blindspot mirror that's genius, safe, and practical as heck.

    The blindspot mirror in use on a vehicle

    6. An essential oil diffuser designed to clip onto your vent and deodorize the car. Just apply your fave essential oil to the felt pad inside the locket!

    7. An orthopedic cushion people swear by for staying comfy on long drives. If you spend a lot of time in your car, this is the cushion for you!

    the memory foam cushion placed on a passenger seat of a car

    8. A phone grip strip to keep your phone in place so you can glance at GPS or Spotify without using your hands.

    a smartphone stuck to the grip strip in a car

    9. A pair of durable escape tracks lightweight enough to store in the car in case you get stuck in the snow, sand, or a ditch on the road.

    10. A heavy-duty power inverter that'll allow you to charge a computer, blow up an air mattress, run a projector for a DIY drive-in, or accomplish all sorts of other possibilities!

    A close-up of the power inverter

    11. A heavy-duty expandable car hanger bar so the car can get loaded up with clothes, plants, dry-cleaning, and whatever else you need — the easy way.

    12. A clever seatbelt pillow cover for anyone with kids who are always falling asleep in the back seat. Voila, instant headrest!

    13. A restorative headlight cleaning kit that'll make your lights shine like new so you can see better when you're driving at night!

    before: cloudy headlight after: clear headlight

    14. A pair of versatile back seat headrest hooks so you can snap these on, hang up your bag, and focus on the journey ahead.

    15. A 4-gallon compact wet-dry shop vacuum that'll clean up dirt, dry messes, and spills — you can skip the gas station vacuum and detail at home.

    A person using the shop vac to clean a truck

    16. A car air mattress to take car naps, camping trips, and overnight adventures to the next level of comfort.

    quilted inflatable bed in back of car

    17. A lint-free car duster people swear by, as will you, for keeping your car shiny and dust-free on the daily.

    18. A personalized car air freshener to keep the car smelling phenomenal in the most unique way I have ever seen. Choose your scent, upload a few faces of your choice, and these babies will be at your door in 6-10 business days.

    the air freshener in three different faces

    19. And a set of bamboo charcoal air purifying bags you can count on to remove unwanted and smelly car odors the natural way.

    A charcoal bag on the back dashboard of a car

    20. A handy keychain car escape tool that'll break your car window and cut your seatbelt in the event of an emergency so you can get out of the car safe and sound, god forbid.

    21. A waterproof nonslip trunk organizer so you can keep all the junk in the trunk organized, tidy, and in the right place!

    22. And a frost guard windshield cover honestly anyone who owns a car in a cold climate needs to own. Where was this when I was scraping snow from my windshield with a wet mitten at 8 a.m. in college?

    A hand peeling the frost guard off the clean windshield with snow on the hood of the car

    How your car is gonna be feeling pretty soon!

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