Several items Karobes developed and successfully marketed like carpets, reclining seats or head and back rests were later adopted by car manufacturers and not sold separately.
The company's catalogues in the early 1970s offered a wide range of products, from heel pads (for high-heels) to spotlight hoods, steering wheel gloves, vinyl roof kits and wiper attachments.
In the mid-1960s a seat cover made of "wool tartan backed with ocelot velvet" retailed at £7 17s.
In 1969 the U.S. legislation made head restraints compulsory in new cars, and the European automotive industry had to follow.
Others of relevance were Lockheed (producing hydraulic brakes)[4] and Automotive Products (automatic transmissions).