Accessories gave your rusting banger an individual value and a bit of character. Well, that's what we thought in 1988!
In fact go faster stripes and "My other car's a Porsche" stickers were a bit sad.
Furry dice were very popular and you do still see the odd Ford Cortina with a pair in the windscreen. Beaded seat covers were popular with the older generation but probably didn't do much for your back.
If you didn't have a Garfield teddy with sucker pads on its feet then you just weren't cool.
