This month’s best YouTube videos
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Edd China
The Surprising Truth About Brighter Headlights Nobody Tells You
Edd wants to upgrade his Volkswagen T5's headlights so they give a better view of the road ahead. He’s bought aftermarket headlight units to give the T5 a bit of a facelift, but they didn’t come with bulbs.
The trouble is, although there are masses of bulb options out there, both on the high street and on the web, a lot of them are designed for off-road use only, which means they're illegal to use on public roads. In this video he explains what's available and compares colour temperatures to make sure everything matches. Naturally, the front bumper has to come off before he can start work.
idriveaclassic
Are Classic Cars Under Threat From Extinction?
We featured one of the Car Wizard’s videos a while ago in which he highlighted how some new-car makers are increasing their profit margins by using parts that use varying amounts of plastic. Parts that, in the heat of the engine bay, for example, sometimes expire sooner than they should.
This video, from Steph of idriveaclassic, also discusses car parts but this time for the classic car market. It's all too tempting to save some money when buying a replacement fuel pump or coil for your classic but, as Steph and Kev here attest, it’s best to fork out a few extra quid for that part. "Every time we buy cheap, we fuel the fire for people to keep making cheap parts," she says.
The Bearded Mechanic
Can I Get The Rotary Bike Running That Almost Killed Suzuki?
Amazingly, quite a few rotary-engined motorbikes have been launched over the years (mostly during the seventies and eighties, but very few were mass produced. The Suzuki RE5 was, though.
It had a single-rotor Wankel motor and initially came with snazzy retracting barrel over its instruments.
Craig here is working on one of Max's RE5s that he found in a barn. The other is back on the road and running well – can the remaining Suzuki be restored as well?