Your car's VIN, or Vehicle Identification Number, is unique to it, and it tells you all you need to know about where your car came from. Haynes explains...
Who doesn’t love a bit of forced induction? If the Fast and Furious films have taught us anything, it’s that turbochargers and superchargers are for life’s winners (and highly-wanted felons). But if we take Hollywood and Vin Diesel out of the equation, we’re left with one important question about...
Come on now, admit it, we’ve all done it. Whether it was when we were young and new to the wheel, or whether it’s become a character trait of your driving. We’ve all pushed a car a bit too hard. And generally speaking, cars don’t like that.
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With fuel being so expensive that your first born child is an accepted currency at the pump, making it last as long as possible is no bad thing. In fact, it’s what we should all be doing. We care not for BHP. All we want are those sweet, sweet MPGs. But how do you ensure you’re getting maximum...
Going to the gym, giving up the booze or promising yourself you’ll save money. All New Year’s resolutions that you know, in your heart of hearts, you won’t keep. It’s okay, we won’t either. We will, however, keep the five listed below. You see, because we’re Haynes and we like cars, we’ve come up...
Plastic headlight lenses degrade over time and get foggy or hazy, both inside and out. The outside is prone to damage from road debris, sandblasting from bugs and dirt, and general degradation from UV light and oxidation. Inside there is less that can affect them, but the UV from the bulb itself is...
Headlights need no introduction – they're the beams of light that makes sure you don't crash into a hedge on a dark night! They aren't particularly complex but it's well worth knowing your way around them should you ever need to change a blown bulb.
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