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What are cloudy, yellow headlights? Why are they dangerous? How can they be fixed?

What are cloudy, yellow headlights? Why are they dangerous? How can they be fixed?

Most every car you find on the road today is made with clear, plastic headlight lenses. You will not see glass headlights on cars made since the early 1990′s. This is because glass headlights break easily in car accidents and the glass shatters everywhere. The auto industry found plastic headlights to be better constructed...
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Tire Pressure and why its important to both your fuel economy and safety!

Tire Pressure and why its important to both your fuel economy and safety!

advertising Tire pressure is one of those things that most of us take for granted. We just go out and drive our vehicles and really never pay much attention to our tires unless we notice one is flat or severely low on air. But did you know that you actually need to be a...
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Headlight restoration and the ultimate solution for cloudy, foggy headlight lenses.

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Headlight restoration and the ultimate solution for cloudy, foggy headlight lenses.

I drive a recent model year Pontiac GTO and my wife has a Honda Odyssey minivan. Both of these vehicles were suffering from the same cloudy, foggy headlight condition. the headlight lenses themselves had become yellow and cloudy and you could definitely tell when driving at night that the headlights weren’t as bright as...
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HID headlights or halogen – how to decide which headlights are best

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HID headlights or halogen – how to decide which headlights are best

Are you thinking of upgrading your car from halogen to HID headlights? Do you know what is involved in this change? Be careful. There are after market headlight bulbs marketed as being HID when in fact they are not. They may be slightly brighter then regular halogen bulbs or they may have a blue...
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Tire pressure and why it is important to routinely check it!

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Tire pressure and why it is important to routinely check it!

Most drivers totally ignore their tires until they fail and go flat when they least expect it. This is what happens when we don’t take care of our cars or vehicles tires. The number one way to make your car’s tires last longer is to routinely check the tire pressure on all four tires...
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headlight adjustment and alignment made easy for the DIY!

headlight adjustment and alignment made easy for the DIY!

Either you bought new headlight lenses for your vehicle or they’ve gotten out of alignment. In either case your headlight lenses need to be adjusted and aligned to function properly. Many states actually require headlight adjustment and headlight alignment to pass their state safety checks and inspections. So how does one adjust and align...
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Replacing headlight bulbs – a how to DIY and a headlight bulb comparison.

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Replacing headlight bulbs – a how to DIY and a headlight bulb comparison.

If your headlights are dim or not as brightly lit at night then you may need to replace the headlight bulbs. With so many different headlight bulbs available by different manufacturers is important to know what the differences are and to do a headlight bulb comparison. This will help ensure that you get the...
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Online free car parking games can be a lot of fun but can you really learn to park your car better from these games?

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Online free car parking games can be a lot of fun but can you really learn to park your car better from these games?

There are tons of games that you can get now both for your home computer and for your smart phones. Some of these are plain out right addicting. Some car parking games like Parking Mania really take it to the next level and even test the best of drivers out there. These games are...
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Properly aimed headlight lenses can help you avoid being in an accident or causing one!

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Properly aimed headlight lenses can help you avoid being in an accident or causing one!

Are the headlight lenses and bulbs on your car properly aimed? This may sound like a stupid question but it really isn’t. It may actually help save your life. You see, improperly aimed headlight lenses or units will usually cause the light to shine either too low or too high. This can cause the...
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Dead battery diagnosis – how to properly diagnose a dead battery

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Dead battery diagnosis – how to properly diagnose a dead battery

It may sound like it simple to diagnose a dead battery but it really isn’t because there’s more to it than you think. For instance, what if your battery which is drained because the alternators not working or is losing its effectiveness? See, if you were to just switch out your battery for a...
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Cloudy headlight restoration – can it really improve your night time driving safety?

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Cloudy headlight restoration – can it really improve your night time driving safety?

When you drive your car or truck at night to you find yourself having a hard time seeing things?  This could be an indication that you have cloudy and yellowed or oxidized headlight lenses.  Take a look at the front of your car at the headlight lenses during the daytime.  Are they yellow and...
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LED headlights are brighter and more energy efficient, but are they worth the additional price?

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LED headlights are brighter and more energy efficient, but are they worth the additional price?

Most of us when our headlight bulbs burn out, just go and get the cheapest halogen replacement bulb at a local AutoZone or even Wal-Mart without putting much consideration into the bulbs durability, brightness, field of vision and effectiveness.  We just go buy the cheapest thing, put it in there and drive.  But just like the advancement...
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Upgrading headlight bulbs for safer night time driving

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Upgrading headlight bulbs for safer night time driving

Have you noticed how some vehicles seem much brighter with their lights on at night than others?  Some really light up the road in front of themselves whereas others seem more dim.  Yes, it is possible that this could be due to cloudy headlight lenses which is a rampant problem today, but we will talk...
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