Car Mirrors

Featured Article #1

Car Mirrors

There are many different mirrors on the modern automobile that serve many different purposes. For the sake of simplicity, we'll discuss in length the three main mirrors—the passenger side mirror, drivers' side mirror, and rear view mirror—as well as the details to buying, replacing, and finding the proper type of mirror. It is important to [...]

March 27th, 2011 | Continued

LED Headlights

Featured Article #2

LED Headlights

Until fairly recently, xenon headlamps were considered the brightest among all the different types of car headlights in the market. The trademark bluish-white light of xenon headlamps can cut through darkness like a knife, and they are held in extremely high regard among car enthusiasts, often being retailed at ridiculously high prices. However, things seem [...]

December 8th, 2010 | Continued

Heavy Duty Clutch

Featured Article #3

Heavy Duty Clutch

Anyone driving a vehicle with a manual transmission will need to know the important of the clutch. Even a few people that drive vehicles with automatic transmissions will have clutches and need this information. As well, clutches are found in many other devices such as cordless drills, chainsaws, and mini bikes. What is a Clutch? [...]

November 8th, 2010 | Continued

Racing Rims

Featured Article #4

Racing Rims

Racing rims are an automotive product that attract a great deal of attention both in and out of actual racing circles. With the massive amount of car enthusiasts valuing racing rims more for their aesthetic capabilities than their performance factor, a new market has been born, made up of rims that are focused more on [...]

October 5th, 2009 | Continued

Digital Speedometer

Featured Article #5

Digital Speedometer

Until recently, most drivers – not counting racer car drivers are the very, very rich – had to be content with gauging their driving speed by using an old fashioned speedometer. Sure, you could tell when you were going 20, or 55, or 80, but trying to gauge whether you were going 37 or 38 [...]

August 18th, 2009 | Continued

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