Make Your Old Car Feel New

Make Your Old Car Feel New

Are you a car owner who doesn’t feel good and excited looking at your car because it has become old? It can happen to the best of us, especially if you are

The Different Types of Mag Wheels Available for Your Car

The Different Types of Mag Wheels Available for Your Car

Mag wheels are lightweight rims for tyres that are to be placed on cars. Mags are made of magnesium, that’s where the word mag comes from.They are originally made for racing because

The Main Car Audio Installation Options

The Main Car Audio Installation Options

There was once a time when automobiles did not come with their own pre-installed audio machines. However, auto manufacturers have since included the latest in stereo technology in their new models. Nevertheless,

Best Tips to Select the Excellent Performance Exhaust for the Car

Best Tips to Select the Excellent Performance Exhaust for the Car

Driving around in the factory assembled vehicle and a customized vehicle are two different things as well as the overall experience is also different. Performance exhausts make a lot of difference in

Proper Machine Buffing With Compound

Proper Machine Buffing With Compound

It is recommended that you use a variable rotary buffer/polisher. Four ply buffing pads from Buff and Shine or 3M Company are the easiest to use in corner and angled surfaces. You

 

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The Different Types of Mag Wheels Available for Your Car

Mag wheels are lightweight rims for tyres that are to be placed on cars. Mags are made of magnesium, that’s where the word mag comes from.They are originally made for racing because they were lightweight enough for fast driving. However, mag wheels have found a place on the consumer market as a way for car enthusiasts to enhance the appearance of their favourite show car.

The term “mag wheel” has now been expanded by car enthusiasts to only use wheels that are made of aluminum. There are different types of rims available for all cars, bakkies, SUV’s and even 4×4 vehicles. You can choose a mag in different sizes. The mags normally goes onto the tyre and onto your car. The wheel retailers will help you do this. You can choose your mags from chrome, to a painted or polished finish.

There are a variety of mags available from drop rims to spoke wheels. These are mags that young men normally put onto their cars for drag racing or just to impress their friends. A drop rim is a style of mag that has the center of the wheel dropped towards the axle of the car. This type of mag will come with a five or six lug nut attachment to the car. Keep in mind that drop rims are very hard to clean as the indented design of the wall of the rim can cause the mag to collect all kinds of dirt.

Then there is the back angle wheel mag which comes in a variety of shapes. One with just a few spokes like three or four and then another with so much, like ten or twenty. These would require so much attention when cleaning. These mags are also available in black and silver. If you need a more colourful mag wheel then you should think about the BSX Mirror Lip and the VN range. This mag comes in orange, gold, silver polish, silver and black. Most young people use these on their cars.

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The Main Car Audio Installation Options

There was once a time when automobiles did not come with their own pre-installed audio machines. However, auto manufacturers have since included the latest in stereo technology in their new models. Nevertheless, some auto companies cut costs by installing low-quality stereos in their latest models. People who like listening to quality music while driving their automobiles find quality stereos to be a worthwhile investment. Many radios come with installation manuals making them relatively easy to install.

Types

Car audio installation varies depending on the type of radio that you want to install and the vehicle model. Once you have determined the type of stereo you want, find out if it can be installed in your automobile.

Materials Needed

Some of the materials you need to install a stereo include a socket wrench, a screwdriver, voltage meter, a solder or crimper, and a small battery. You may need some wire ties and electrical tape to keep the wires of the system tied in one place.

Removing the Original Radio or Stereo

You need to remove your old radio before you can install the new one. This is where the screwdriver comes in handy. Start by removing the screws that hold the front panel of the system. Be sure to keep the screws in one easy-to-reach place where you cannot lose them. Take the front panel of the system out. Inside the CD player housing, you will find another panel that you need to gently pull out until it unsnaps. Unscrew all the screws and bolts holding in the system. Pull out the CD player and unplug the cable that connects it to the automobile.

Wiring the New Radio

Take the cable of the new stereo and plug it into the car. Put the stereo where it needs to be and screw it into place. Make sure the screws are screwed in tight. Do the same for the front panel.

Hiring Someone Else

Many automotive companies provide radio installation services. In addition, electronic stores can install entertainment systems purchased from their stores. A car entertainment system installation is quite simple and there are slim chances that you will encounter any problems when you hire a professional to do the installation.

Car Audio Tips

Many modern vehicle CD players come with a wide range of features and are relatively sensitive pieces of equipment. It is important to take caution when operating your car CD player in different temperatures. If the motorcar has been exposed to the sun for a prolonged period and its interior temperature has increased, consider waiting until the automobile has cooled down before turning on the vehicle entertainment system. The same rule applies during winter; let the vehicle warm up a bit before turning on its entertainment player to reduce the risk of a malfunction.

Like any other vehicle part, a car audio system requires care and maintenance. Keep your vehicle mp3 player clean so that it can effectively operate for a long time. Avoid putting dirty CDs and DVDs into your vehicle music player to prevent malfunctions. Finally, clean your car music player regularly to rid it of dirt and dust.

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Best Tips to Select the Excellent Performance Exhaust for the Car

Driving around in the factory assembled vehicle and a customized vehicle are two different things as well as the overall experience is also different. Performance exhausts make a lot of difference in terms of power, speed, looks and sound.

So you wish to enhance the current performance that your car is giving by adding something more powerful, something that will quench your thirst for strength and speed. At the same time you don’t wish to do any modifications with the engine specifications. So the only thing that is left at your disposal is to upgrade the current exhaust system, to something more proficient and strong. Fitting of new exhaust will make the car look sleek and give it an optimum performance with a good throaty sound. The exhaust not only improvises the overall performance of the car, it also creates a fine and attractive persona around it to admire. There are many varieties of exhausts such as Akrapovic exhaust available in the market right now, which gives what it says. However, if you search it over the web, finding one that will suit your requirements isn’t a very daunting task. Though it does take a bit of work to select an exhaust system, which is powerful yet affordable is something that may be a bit hard, but not impossible.

Some best tips to follow while looking for performance exhaust

You must consider a few things prior to picking the correct exhaust for the vehicle, especially if it’s the first time you are making a purchase. Here are few things that you may look into while purchasing something similar or contrast to Milltek Exhaust, which is considered one of the most excellent performance exhausts across the globe.

Always choose a piece that has considerably large-sized exhaust pipe to it. This is for a simple reason that pipes with large diameters assist in releasing the various toxic fumes conveniently and very effectively. Consequently, this puts less pressure on the vehicle’s engine, which then results in a higher horsepower.
The exhaust tube must be checked while purchasing for it must not be in a state of crush bent. This means that the diameter of the tube should be same all across the system, which allows the gas to pass easily without any hurdles.
The bore tubing size must fit properly on the engine’s exhaust hole. If it doesn’t fit well, it will result in low performance of the vehicle. That would certainly be a waste of money, effort and time; with frustration of failure to top everything off.
The metal of the exhaust system also plays a major role in its effectiveness. Hence, one must prefer buying a system that is completely built of absolute stainless steel, which lasts longer than any other metal.

Few other things to keep in mind

There will be a lot of other replicas of performance exhausts in the market; some have even replicated the Jaguar Exhaust systems as well. However, buying from an authentic dealer will always ensure the quality of the product. On the other hand, it would be better to discuss the entire thing with a professional who has all the knowledge as well as a good experience of procuring and installing the performance exhausts. One must also understand that with these performance apparatus, the mileage of the vehicle may drop down from a little to a lot. This shouldn’t worry the owner because everything can’t be sought by giving up nothing.

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An Overview of the Action cameras

An ordinary video camera would not be having the capacity to record you doing these exercises because of the possibility that it would break. An action camera is particularly assembled for these types of chances, so will be fortified, waterproof and for the most part sufficiently tough to take somewhat of a battering!

There are different types of action cameras which individuals like to go for.

Independent/Wireless

A remote action camera India or independent action camera is an all in one unit. You don’t have any wires as the power; memory and capacity to record video and sound are in the one unit. Previously, for example, with the ATC range they could be very cumbersome, however new models like the branded ones that are more compact and simple to utilize.

Kits

You can also purchase action camera units, similar to the VIO POV 1.5. These camera packs supply all that you have to permit you to record your enterprises. These packs will normally record to a higher quality than a remote unit. This is on account of they can be a touch greater all together, as every part is discrete and wired together. This makes them more pricely and possibly takes more time to set up. The favorable position is that the camera unit is by and large littler and the quality is closer to DVD quality.

Select individual parts

You could also pick separate parts, distinctive recording units, camera heads, amplifiers etc, with the goal that you can develop the ideal unit. This will give you precisely what you need, yet unless you know a considerable measure about action cameras or are readied to do a ton of examination this strategy may not be best for an apprentice.

Just think about this. You are in a camera shop with the salesperson presenting you various benefits and features of two unique brands of action camera. Both have the same price and have specifications that can equal the other. Everything is very nearly the same with the exception of one component. One has one while the other has an option control. What will your choice be?

Give us a chance to take a more particular sample utilizing the branded ones. Both are great models and have highlights that are verging on level to one another. Their just distinction is that the branded one is equipped with Wi-Fi while Contour + 2 have a GPS highlight. Both are great accessories and can be extremely valuable in every one of the minutes you will shoot your high-octane sports exercises and diversions. What will your decision in such a circumstance?

Wi-Fi makes access to simple Action camera models with inherent Wi-Fi for the most part accompany a cell phone or a remote. These things can be extremely valuable to the client since he can utilize it to control the camera without touching it. This advantage all that much proves to be useful amid circumstances when the individual can’t generally manually control his camera.

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Proper Machine Buffing With Compound

It is recommended that you use a variable rotary buffer/polisher. Four ply buffing pads from Buff and Shine or 3M Company are the easiest to use in corner and angled surfaces. You may also use foam pads if you find those preferable and easier to use for yourself. After the boat has been thoroughly washed, properly tape off with a very high quality masking tape, the striping, the rub strip that runs along the hull of the boat, and any areas you feel may get hit by the polisher and make a blemish or mark. It actually saves time and you’ll be happy that you did it. It takes a few extra minutes but it is the proper way to buff a boat.

To begin the buffing on a cool clean surface, lay down a strip of compound and run buffer at a fairly high rate of speed between (1800 to 2500 rpm) to break the abrasives down and get a brilliant shine. As you finish the section that you are buffing, back off on the pressure as you start to see the compound disappear. You’ll get a higher gloss when you perform this properly. Imagine a grid pattern as you buff the hull, side to side, then top to bottom. This helps to ensure you don’t miss a spot. To get the product to work a little longer you can mist, distilled water only, on the product itself as you’re buffing. It will work a little bit longer and you can actually a little more gloss out of it. It will make the abrasives in it work just a touch longer. You can get some really nice results by doing this.

Be very careful when working near exposed antennas, lines, horns, and as mentioned before, especially striping. Slow the speed down when buffing on stripes and use less pressure on the buffer. Remove as much of the product as possible, then wipe residual by hand. It is also recommended that you tape off areas, tops, exposed seats, etc. that may be in the path of flying compound. You can do this using towels, old sheets. There are also different areas you may want to cover up like the dash if it’s an exposed top boat. It just saves time on cleanup later.

Optional Second Step

If you follow the buffing step with Blue Magnum Carnuba from Monsters, you will achieve a brilliant reflective shine and long lasting protection. In the buffing process an optional second step is to add Meguiar’s #45 polish by hand or orbital polisher to the area just buffed. This will help feed the pores of the gel coat and add an additional amount of gloss to the surface. With this you have to use the product as directed and do one section at a time. It does not work well as a wax to just let it sit on there, haze, and then try to remove it. It’s something that you put on and remove almost immediately. As mentioned, it is an optional step to use in this process. This also is a product that you’ll want to keep away from the anti-skid portions of the boat, usually the side railings or the top deck where the anti-skid is mostly found. It just does not work well with anti-skid

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