Tires & Wheels

Portable 12 V and cordless tire inflators, digital pressure and tread-depth gauges, plug and patch kits, TPMS sensors and tools, wheel cleaners and brushes, lug nuts and locks, hub caps, valve caps and the bags and racks for storing a second set of tires. Twice-a-year changeovers are a Canadian ritual, and most of this department exists to make them easier.

What to look for: an inflator with auto-stop at a set pressure and a hose long enough to reach a rear wheel from the 12 V socket; a gauge that reads in both PSI and kPa (door-jamb stickers use both); TPMS sensors on 315 or 433 MHz to match your vehicle, which the listing must state; and wheel cleaners marked acid-free if you have diamond-cut or polished alloys. Cold air drops pressure about 1 PSI for every 5 °C, so check monthly in winter.

Read winter tire rules by province, then car care and tools.