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Drivers, are you having a difficult time seeing at night because of poor headlights? Sometimes all your car needs is a quick DIY headlight restoration kit. It's surprising how headlight restoration improves brightness and enhances the cosmetic look of older cars (five years and older).

What Comes Inside Of A Headlight Restoration Kit?

Before you buy, make sure you're getting the essentials for complete headlight restoration. Most kits come with the following:

• Sanding pads/High-grit sandpaper

The first step in headlight restoration is sanding headlight housing with 1,000-grit 

Your engine cooling system is a vital part of your car. It ensures that the engine does not overheat and seize up, which can lead to costly repairs. The radiator's job is to cool down the hot liquid in your machine by transferring heat from the coolant fluid into the air passing through it. 

Our service team here at Acura of Laurel wants you to know that hot batteries are major threats to the condition of your car. Heat has the ability to break your vehicle in multiple ways. The battery is a car part that utilizes chemical energy to create electric energy. 

If you’ve ever visited an automotive repair shop, you might have noticed a sign in the window or on the wall that mentioned ASE certification. The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence is a widely recognized organization that seeks to promote the auto repair industry by building consumer confidence and encouraging good work practices via its certification process for repair technicians.

Whether you want balanced performance or dry road performance, you will certainly want to select your car's next set of tires as optimally as possible. For balanced performance, you will likely find all-seasons tires to be the best choice. 

You are considered a low-mileage driver if you drive 40 miles or less per day. People who are retired, work from home and take public transportation are often low mileage drivers. If you are a low-mileage driver, then you don't have to change your oil as often as someone who drives a lot. However, your car will still require basic maintenance.

Keep in mind that your oil only needs to be changed when it is dirty. You can check the oil dipstick every month. The oil should be a golden or light color. If the color has changed, then…

Have you recently noticed a puddle forming underneath your vehicle? While this may be the sign of a major issue, that is not always the case. Before you decide what to do, the team at Acura of Laurel can help you figure out what exactly is leaking.

Antifreeze is a common vehicle leak. It is bright in color, with green and orange being popular variations. If it is a large puddle, check the antifreeze level in your vehicle to determine if a trip to an auto shop is in order.

Battery acid is another common source of puddles under vehicles…

The Exhaust System

An exhaust system serves multiple roles for a vehicle. Most importantly, the exhaust system guides toxic exhaust gases away from the vehicle’s engine after they have been produced. An exhaust system also helps a vehicle to maintain proper air pressure in its engine. An exhaust system is comprised of numerous pipes that are designed to produce optimal performance.

Headers

Headers are the first set of piping that leaves an engine. Headers are directly connected to the exhaust manifold of an engine, which sits above the engine’s cylinder heads.

Do you need a basic explanation of the blind-spot monitor? IT is common for Laurel drivers to be unaware of the ins and outs of the blind-spot monitor system. This is not necessary, though, since blind-spot monitor systems are able to be easily understood.

Blind-spot monitor requires a few items. The first is a way to warn the driver of whichever hazardous items may be in the areas not visible to the driver. Usually, these are lights, alert noises or both. The second component that the blind-spot monitor is the detection mechanism.

In Laurel , it's common for road workers to salt the roads during snowstorms. It's very good for travelers because it means the ice will melt and the roads will be safer to drive on. There's a downside to this salt, though, as it can become a major enemy of your car in the Laurel area. Salt is corrosive, especially to your vehicle's fuel and brake lines. In fact, anything on the underside of your vehicle can become polluted by salt and begin to wear away.

To protect your vehicle from salt this winter, make sure to…