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What you should know about car airbag as a car owner
An air bag is a safety feature designed to protect passengers in a head-on collision. The term “airbag” itself is misleading since there’s no significant “air” in these cushions. They are, instead, shaped and vented nylon-fabric pillows that fill, when deployed, with nitrogen gas. They are so designed that it can inflate in less than…
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Auto headlights: what you don’t know
It wasn’t long ago that headlights were a no-thought-required feature. All cars had them and no one really paid them much heed unless they failed or were shaped in a particularly ugly manner. Other than your brakes, no other safety feature on your vehicle is as important as your lights. Without them, everyone’s drive time…
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The dangers of race car driving
It seems very cool to race car, but race car driving has its dangers, some of which are easy to find, some of which are subtle and not so obvious at all. People considering race car driving as a vocation or hobby should be fully aware of these dangers beforehand. Death at High Velocity The…
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Is your children safely secured in the car?
Engineers are working hard to ensure that cars and car seats are designed to keep kids as safe as possible. But it’s up to every parent to take full advantage of these innovations by making sure car seats and booster seats are used and installed correctly. The scary truth is that four out of five…
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What does EBA stands for?
What is Emergency Brake Assist? EBA is the short name for “emergency brake assist”, it is also called “brake assist” (BA), “automatic emergency brake” (AEB), and “auto brake” (as in Volkswagen’s Collision Warning with Auto Brake (CWAB)). It is a system designed to increase braking power if one fails to apply enough pressure to the…
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Windshield damage, repair or replace?
Windshiled Damage You were just “doing 100” on the highway and enjoy the time, when a piece of flying debris smacked into your windshield and leaves a small crack on your windshield. Or a tree branch fell on your parked car and directly left a gaping hole in your windshield. Do I need to buy…
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What can I do to remedy windshield chips?
The impact of a small rock or other objects can leave a chip on a windshield. The source of the impact can come from debris the tires of other cars flung behind or the small rocks fallen out of dump trucks or other similar vehicles. A chip may be hard to notice, but due to…
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Oxygen sensors can be the one to blame in automotive emission problems
As components of automobiles, oxygen sensors have existed for more than 20 years. However, a majority of car drivers do not even know them, let alone their function. The only time most people even become aware of an oxygen sensor’s existence is if they get a Check Engine light and there is a code that…
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Car back-up cameras are more important than you would have thought
Here we’ll mention a sad story. At the night of October 19, 2002, pediatrician Greg Gulbransen stepped out his front door to move the family’s sport-utility vehicle into the driveway. What he didn’t know is that his 2-year-old son Cameron followed. Later when he was backing up he felt a small bump, discovering only after…
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Have you ever performed car radio antenna replacement?
Before replacing car radio antenna, check to see if the antenna can be repaired or replaced partly instead of the whole assemble. For instance, if the base of the antenna is undamaged and intact, you can simply replace the antenna shaft. Finding an Antenna The placement of antennas differs between different makes and models of…
