When driving at night, the glare from the rear view mirror lights can be distracting and cause discomfort for some drivers. This can affect their focus and concentration on the road, potentially leading to hazardous situations. In addition, the lights can also be bothersome if you have passenger...
Push upward on the rear view mirror to lift it off the mirror button that is glued to the windshield. Step 4 Slide the replacement rear view mirror onto the mirror button. Step 5 Secure the mirror to the button by replacing the star bolt into the base of the rear view mirror. Step 6...
When we spot-checked in a survey, 5% of drivers - equivalent to 1.5 million drivers at the time - had things dangling from their rear-view mirrors.* The survey of more than 2,000 vehicles on motorways found that 1 in 20 vehicles had items dangling from their rear-view mirror which coul...
To clean the inside of your windshield: 1. Cover the dashboard with a towel to keep it from getting wet. 2. Spray some glass cleaner on a waffle cloth. 3. Clean as much of the windshield as you can from outside through the open door. 4. Finish what you can’t reach from inside...
By the time that car was 2 years old (we were married by then) it had precisely one defect – a passenger side rear view mirror lens that got an almost imperceptible spot of discoloration in really cold weather. The dealer couldn’t see it and refus...
The best dash cams are easy to install. In fact, installation is often as simple as finding a suitable location on your vehicle's windshield or dashboard, affixing the camera with the suction cup or adhesive mount that usually comes in the box and then connecting the camera to 12-volt po...
Understand that the information shared in this story is intended to be basic car care, and depending on the type of vehicle you own and how you plan to use it, you may require more advanced services to keep your car, truck, van, or SUV safely on the road. ...
The Vision 1000 camera is mounted behind the pilot's head, where it records video of the pilot's actions and the cockpit area, as well as the view beyond the windshield, at four frames per second. It weighs about a half a pound and needs only power and a GPS connection for activation...
the inside window. Crack the window about half an inch, then ply away at the upper-corner of the tint with a razor. Slowly peel away the tint from the pane. Try to keep the tint in one piece as you clear it off the glass. Repeat these steps on the other windows in your vehicle....
It’s no surprise that like most people, I like to spend money. When you are semi-retired, though, the cash flows out a lot faster than it comes in. And what does come in is not as lumptious (is that a word??) as when I had a steady paycheck to replace what I was spending....