Repairing Hazed Headlight Lens With Sandpaper

A few years ago, we posted an article on How To Polish Tarnished Headlights Using A Mother’s Powerball Mini. While this process is effective on headlights with minor blemishes, there are cases where a more intensive course of action is required. When headlight lenses are moderately to severely hazed, really only one method is truly…

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Daytime Running Light Repair for Honda and Nissan

This easy fix could save you hundreds of dollars. Do not be intimidated by complicated appearance of this task. Read on! If the daytime running lights (also known as “DRL”) in your Honda/Acura or Nissan/Infinti vehicle are not working, have a good look at this article before taking your vehicle to the dealer or replacing…

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Product Review: Permatex Bullseye Windshield Repair Kit

Note that we do not sell this product and have no relationship with Permatex or any of its subsidiaries. Update: September 29, 2014- We had to perform another windshield repair on a family vehicle over the weekend and picked up the 3M Windshield Repair Kit at a nearby store. As mentioned in this article, the…

Why The 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock Steering Wheel Position is Dangerous

Why You Must Change this Commonly Held Driving Misconception When most all of us were trained to drive, it was universally taught that the correct steering wheel hand positions were located at “10 o’clock and 2 o’clock”. This was the steering position that gave the driver the best leverage and maneuverability to control the vehicle…

Automotive Headlight Answers: Interview with Expert Daniel Stern

Have you shopped for a replacement headlight bulb for your car lately? The simple act of buying a headlight bulb has become quite a confusing undertaking. Standard headlight bulbs retail for under $10, while premium “superwhite” bulb sets can cost upwards of $70. Do “superwhite” and “blue” bulbs actually improve your vision of the road…

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Should You Fill Your Tires With Nitrogen or Air?

Over the past couple of years, you may have noticed that many tire and repair shops have been offering nitrogen-fills for tires, rather than simple compressed air. Perhaps a service manager made a persuasive case as to why you should convert your tires over from plain old compressed air. Let’s look at the nuts and…