The 3M Headlight Lens Restoration System offers a cost-efficient way of trying to bring back the shine and use of your old headlights. It makes of 3M’s abrasive technology and a polishing compound to restore hazy and dull headlight lenses. A household drill is needed to aid you in applying it. This product should help improve those dull lighting needs you need especially if you drive your car out at night.

Price: $14.56

(Source) Amazon

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Nissan officially unveiled today the Nissan Leaf, set to be available in 2010. The Nissan Leaf is a medium-sized hatchback that can accommodate five adults and go as far as 100 miles. The Leaf is powered by a compact lithium-ion battery which can be charged up to 80% in 30 minutes tops. Regular charging is estimated to be about eight hours.

Among the highlights of the Nissan Leaf:

• V-shaped design light-emitting diode (LED) headlights
• Dash-mounted monitor to displays remaining power
• Ability to use mobile phones to turn on air-conditioning and set charging functions
• On-board remote-controlled timer to recharge batteries

(Source) Hybrid Cars

Tags: adults, air conditioning, eight hours, headlights, hybrid cars, lithium, lithium ion battery, mobile phones, Nissan, power ability, recharge batteries, timer

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For cars, there is a specific number of people who are allowed to ride in them. But in some cases, this is not being followed. Among the leading sector that are practicing this are the teenagers who are either trying to save on cost or for some joy-ride reasons. While the latter may seem a generous act, it still remains that there are laws against this.

Going back to saving on cost, it is evident to date that people are trying to buck the transportation expenses that they have to face. Similar to vehicle overcrowding, car cramming can result in hefty fines which may end up be a double whammy. Aside from the fines, the car structure and support will severely be affected.

Here are some risks of car cramming:

• Dragging – when a vehicle is overcrowded it can cause the underside to drag over speed bumps and when travelling up and down hills. This can cause damage to exhausts and brackets which can be costly to repair.
• Handling – more weight in your car than it was designed to carry can affect steering and braking which makes the car slow to respond and could lead to a nasty accident
• Headlights – excess weight can mean that headlights will appear misaligned and could cause dazzling in drivers travelling in the opposite direction

The current economy should not be an excuse. As drivers, they should know the capacity that their car can accommodate. Overlooking this can result in more expenses rather than saving if they are not careful.

(Source) Press

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Going small is the solution that many deem to resolve the whole fuel efficiency issue but how small is small? Well for this native British guy, it measures an absurd 39 inches tall, 26 inches wide and 51 inches long! 47 year old Terry Watkins has built one of the possibly smallest cars we have seen today which makes use of a motor that is similar to the home-based lawn mowers.

The chassis started out as a children’s toy car, and after Watkins bolted on working headlights and tail lights, windshield wipers, turn signals and a horn, he was allowed to tack on a license plate and make it fully street legal. Now, you might see him scooting around the streets of Staffordshire in this little crazy car at speeds of up to 40mph.

Crazy as the idea may seem, it is something that can possibly kick off. Cute but certainly something that may not be fitted for the roads along with the other hybrids and still existent modern day cars we see.

(Source) DVice

Tags: Cars, chassis, crazy car, fuel efficiency, headlights, hybrids, lawn mowers, license plate, signals, staffordshire, street legal, tail lights, terry watkins, toy car, windshield

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The Mallet Z03 is actually a product of the combined efforts of designer Ugur Sahin with Corvette tuner Mallet Cars. The Mallet Z03 is a better looking beast that is available with a standard 522kW (700HP), although it can be upgraded to a whopping 745 killer wasps (999hp).

Sahin has done a brilliant job converting the classic Corvette lines into something new, especially in the crafting of the headlights. Elements of the donor ‘vette remain, of course, most noticeably in the former of the redesigned but present ‘power dome’, showing off the beastly Corvette heart.

If you already own a Corvette C06 or a Z06, you can upgrade it to Mallet Z06 for USD $69,000. That includes full bodywork conversion. The Mallett Z03 700hp Dead Blow Hammer Conversion will cost you USD $32,700.00 and the Mallett Z03 999hp APS Twin Turbo Hammer Conversion will set you back USD $35,795.00.

(Source) TMR

Tags: beast, beastly, brilliant job, classic corvette, conversion, corvette c06, elements, hammer, headlights, heart, killer wasps, mallet cars, mallett, power dome, sahin, wasps, z06

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This early, the Ford KA is a car that needs a lot to be improved. It is a car obviously rushed and sorely lacking in conceptualization. This car seems to be doomed as far as Ford’s entry into the small to compact cars category.

The seats are so hard that drivers may not approve of them. Steering wheel reach may be too far, a problem for shorter people who may end up trying this car out. The only steering wheel adjustment you can do with it is via vertical adjustment.

It seems that the interior concept was made to provide a roomy driving environment. However, it looks like adjustments were not even considered in the mix.

And for on-road safety, the headlights may have to be thought of. They simple provide poor illumination that can result into accidents especially during the night.

Obviously, Ford would have wanted to develop its own small car. Asking its engineers to reclothe a Fiat rather than asking them to design their own baby from the ground up is like asking Stella McCartney to sew some new buttons on an Ozwald Boateng suit. No one becomes an engineer in a car company so they can spend their life sanding the word “Fiat” off components and writing “Ford” on them instead.

(Source) Times Online

Tags: compact cars, Fiat, Ford, Ford Ka, headlights, poor illumination, Small Car, steering wheel

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When you get into a minor accident, you may notice that the degree of repairs will depend on what part of your car is damaged. Normally actual car parts such as you bumper, headlights or lens will be easy to replace. However they are a lot more expensive.

Depending on the model, one thing you may note when you are looking for a replacement part is that you have choices. You can either get the original brand or turn to replacement parts. Replacement parts normally come from Taiwan and are categorized as imitations.

These replacement parts from Taiwan are preferred by some, especially if the cost is almost ½ of the price of a new one. As far as quality is concerned, it can do for the first couple of months. However for some parts, car lamps or lens in particular, you may notice fading colors in the long run. That is the drawback if you use replacement parts.

Dents are easy to fix. The only problem with that is the time element. Unlike for damaged parts, curing time is the factor to repair car dents from car collisions.

Tags: Accidents, broken car, car dents, car lamps, car parts, drawback, fading colors, headlights, imitations, minor accident, replacement parts, taiwan, time element

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