Aries® Catalog

46 Pages·2015·5.48 MB·English

2016 INTERIOR CATALOG
& APPLICATION GUIDE
ARIES DEALER PORTAL
Access free marketing resources and order from our easy, new online ordering system!
At ARIES, we want to give you the tools you need to The ARIES Dealer Portal allows you to:
successfully market the ARIES brand and further your
•Look up parts by vehicle and order them
business. As such, we are proud to introduce our Dealer
using a single username and password
Portal. This online dealer-exclusive site is a one-stop shop
•Access product content, photography, videos and more
for ordering ARIES parts and downloading all our latest
•Download up-to-date vehicle application data
marketing resources.
UNMATCHED VIDEO LIBRARY
Show your customers the ARIES difference with our expanding video resources!
With a new, professional video team at our headquarters,
ARIES is in the process of building a library of videos to
support our dealers, installers and consumers. We offer
installation videos, product feature videos and more, to
show our customers the benefits of ARIES products. We
now have over 50 videos, with new ones added every week.
NEW IMAGERY, CONTENT & DATA
Implement our growing content resources in your store and on your website!
ARIES has undergone some major changes recently, including rich product descriptions, bullet points and more.
refocusing our marketing strategies and customer support We have also refined our application data to make it easy
efforts. In addition to video, we have refined and expanded for our customers to find the products they are looking for.
our photo library, written content and vehicle application data.
All of these resources are available for you to use on your
We have built an extensive photo library, consisting of website and in printed materials. They can be accessed
professional product images, in-use images and lifestyle through the ARIES Dealer Portal at ariesautomotive.com,
shots. We have expanded our written content offering, using our FTP server and Reporting tool.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
When it comes to protecting the interior of your customer's vehicle, ARIES has the variety
and quality your customers are looking for. We offer universal, use-as-needed seat protectors
to fit virtually any size seat, as well as custom-fit, vehicle-specific liners to protect the floor.
Both Seat Defender™ and StyleGuard™ floor liners are available in multiple colors
to match the style of any vehicle interior. So, whether your customers are hard
at work or hard at play, ARIES has them covered.
AUTO ACCESSORIES GUIDE
INTERIOR PROTECTION
SEAT DEFENDER™
STYLEGUARD™ FLOOR LINERS
MARKETING MATERIALS
AUTO
ACCESSORIES
GUIDE
TRUCK CAB GUIDE
Automotive manufacturers use different names for their various truck cab sizes. While Ford
may call its largest cab the SuperCrew, Toyota calls it the CrewMax. However, all truck cabs
generally fit into one of three categories: regular cab, extended cab or crew cab.
/ Regular cab / Extended cab
This type of truck cab has two full-size, front-hinging doors This type of truck cab has at least two full-size, front-hinging
and provides seating for two or three people. Unlike the doors and extra seating behind the first row. The back seats
other cab types, it has no extra space or seating behind the are accessed either by tilting and sliding the main seats
first row. forward or by opening a set of smaller, rearward doors.
The rear doors are usually suicide doors but can also be
standard front-hinging doors.
/ Crew cab
This type of truck cab is the largest and has four full-size,
front-hinging doors. It offers the most room with two full
rows and seating for up to five or six people.
TRUCK CAB NAMES BY MANUFACTURER
The table below lists each truck cab name by manufacturer and size. This categorization is only
intended to promote a better understanding of the three basic types of truck cabs and does not imply
certain design similarities across the various makes and models.
In the ARIES Application Guide, the names will reflect those actually used by each manufacturer.
Truck Cab Names By Manufacturer
Regular Cab Extended Cab Crew Cab
Chevrolet / GMC Regular Cab Double Cab Crew Cab
Honda Ridgeline -- -- Crew Cab
Ford Regular Cab Super Cab SuperCrew
Dodge & Ram Regular Cab Quad Cab Crew Cab & Mega Cab
Nissan Titan -- King Cab Crew Cab
Toyota Tacoma Regular Cab Access Cab Double Cab
Toyota Tundra Regular Cab Double Cab CrewMax
AUTO ACCESSORIES
GLOSSARY
A C Drivetrain
the set of parts in an automobile that
allows the engine to channel its power
Access Cab Club Cab
to the axles; typically includes the
see 'Extended Cab' see 'Extended Cab' driveshaft, CV joints, differential, axle
shafts and U-joints
Aftermarket Crew Cab
Dual Cab
a term used to refer to automotive also known as a 'quad cab', 'double
parts and accessories that fit a cab', 'dual cab' and others; a truck cab see 'Crew Cab'
particular vehicle but are made by a with four full-size, front-hinging doors
manufacturer different than the original and seating for five or six people;
Dual Post
equipment manufacturer or OEM larger than a regular cab and extended
cab; see the 'Truck Cab Guide' on a floor liner attachment method that
page 5 for more information uses two knobs or posts, usually
All-Wheel Drive (AWD)
positioned on the driver’s side near the
a drivetrain system that powers all four seat, to help keep the floor liner held in
Cross-Linked
wheels simultaneously, all of the time; place; also see 'Single Post'
Polyethylene (XPE) Foam
provides more traction when needed
but generally will not activate until a fine-celled material comprised of
the vehicle requires it, making some linked polymer chains that provide
automatic all-wheel drive vehicles increased hardness and rigidity, E
essentially smart 2WD systems; and offer characteristics of thermal
different from four-wheel drive in that insulation, waterproofing, shock
4WD can be switched off by the driver absorption and sound insulation Extended Cab
also known as a 'king cab', 'super
Application Guide Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV) cab' and others; a truck cab with extra
seating behind the front seats, usually
a complete index of current part also known simply as a 'crossover'; a accessed by tilting and sliding the
numbers and associated vehicle vehicle that is built on a car platform main seats forward or using suicide
applications for all ARIES parts; using features and styling common on doors; may also be referred to as a
available online or in the ARIES catalog sport utility vehicles (SUV) 'quad cab' on some older Dodge /
Ram models; see the Truck Cab Guide
on page 5 for more information
CUV
B
see 'Crossover Utility Vehicle'
F
Bench Seat
a type of vehicle seat that spans the D
Four-Wheel Drive (4WD)
width of the vehicle and provides
seating for three or more persons; can a drivetrain system in which all four
be in the first row, but is commonly Denier wheels of the vehicle are powered by
found in the rear passenger rows a measurement of fabric weight, the engine simultaneously; different
based on the fineness or thickness from all-wheel drive in that it can be
of the threads disengaged by the driver so that the
Bucket Seat
vehicle operates on a two-wheel drive
a type of vehicle seat designed to hold system only
only one person; typically used for the
first row and sometimes second row
K Single Hook Thermoplastic rubber (TPR)
a floor liner attachment method, a material consisting of a combination
similar to 'Single Post', but using a of plastic and rubber and having
King Cab
hook instead of a knob, to help keep properties of both, being flexible,
see 'Extended Cab' the floor liner held in place moldable, durable, waterproof and
resilient to extreme temperatures
Single Post
Truck Bed
L a floor liner attachment method
that uses one knob or post, usually also called a 'truck box' or simply
positioned on the driver’s side near the a 'box'; the rear portion of a truck,
Long Bed (LB)
seat, to help keep the floor liner held in designed for holding cargo; usually
a truck bed that is typically one or two place; also see 'Dual Post' equipped with sides and a tailgate;
feet longer than a short bed (compact also see 'Short Bed' and 'Long Bed'
long beds are generally 7' long and full
Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
size are 8' long)
Truck Cab
a type of automotive vehicle with a
station-wagon-like body built on a light also known as a 'cabin' or simply a
truck chassis; usually equipped with 'cab'; the enclosed compartment of
O four-wheel drive for on- or off-road a pickup truck where the driver and
capability passengers sit; see the Truck Cab
Guide on page 5 for more information
Original Equipment
Standard Cab
Manufacturer (OEM)
Two-Wheel Drive (2WD)
see 'Regular Cab'
a term used to designate parts that
a drivetrain system in which the engine
are made by the original manufacturer
powers only two of the vehicle's
as opposed to an aftermarket
Suicide Door
wheels; common on most non-
manufacturer
a type of vehicle door that has commercial vehicles without four-
rearward hinges and that opens wheel drive
toward the front, opposite a standard
Q vehicle door; typically requires the
forward door to be opened first;
commonly used on extended cab V
Quad Cab pickup trucks
see 'Crew Cab' Vehicle Identification
Super Cab Number (VIN)
see 'Extended Cab' a unique serial number used by
R the automotive industry to identify
individual motor vehicles
SUV
Regular Cab see 'Sport Utility Vehicle'
VIN Tag
also known as a 'standard cab'; a
a metal plate or sticker on a vehicle or
truck cab with two full-size, front-
trailer that provides vital information
hinging doors and seating for two or
T about the vehicle, including the make,
three people; has no extra space or
model, year, weight ratings and the VIN
seating behind the main seats, unlike
an extended cab or crew cab; see the
Terylene
Truck Cab Guide on page 5 for more
information a highly durable fabric that is made of
X
synthetic polyester and characterized
by its light weight and resistance to
creasing
XPE Foam
S
see 'Cross-Linked
Polyethylene (XPE) Foam'
Short Bed (SB)
a pickup truck bed that is usually a
foot or two shorter than a long bed;
typically 5.5' to 6.5' long
INTERIOR
PROTECTION