Category: Car

New Car Stereo VS Old Car Stereo

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People usually like to spend their leisure time in accordance with their choices. One of the most common pass times is listening to music. Thanks to the advancement in technology, one can now listen to his or her favorite music while driving the car. The car stereo system has made this dream come true.

A car stereo is a sound system that is fixed inside an automobile. Nowadays we do not have to buy and install a car stereo; most of the time it is pre-built inside a car. It includes a number of equipment like amplifiers, speakers, and CD or cassette player. The features include specially designed in built items to go with the design and components of the car.

The demand for car stereos is rising so much that manufacturers of home audio system are investing in this field. This resulted in tough competition that compelled the makers to update the technology and provide similar features at a much cheaper rate.

Before buying the audio system, one should consider some points. It is important to see whether the car stereo fits in the car or not. Car stereos are bought for great sounds, so checking the sound quality before buying is also a good idea.

People used to put their battery operated music system inside the car for the listening experience; however, it was before the invention of car stereo. The drawback was the inability to cope with the high temperature and the shake inside the car. The first car stereo speaker that came to the market was a radio fitted in the dashboard with two speakers in the front door.

Motorola was the first to bring this kind of car stereo to market. The battery of the old car stereo was not of superior quality and could not be played for longer hours. It could only play audiocassettes. Moreover, the sound quality was not up to the mark. The longevity of this old car stereo was poor too. Compared to new car stereo the old car stereo was quite big in size.

Other than the looks of the car stereo, the products are always valued for sound quality. The new car stereo has a DVD player and pop up display LCD screens. The LCD screens can be either slide out or folded, though that depends on the head unit. Nowadays, new car stereos can fit in traffic signal messages and has a memory card with huge space. Some of the new car stereos include MP3 players, CD system, etc.

An MP3 car stereo is a kind of stereo that can play audio CDs, MP3 files, etc. and that too for longer hours. One of the distinguishing features of this stereo is programmable track memory. The memory also comes with digital anti skip facility and digital standard headphones. In addition, they are endowed with AM/FM tuners where one can store FM and AM stations.

Loud car stereos are quite a craze among the young generation and can play music above 140 decibels. However, this kind of stereos can cause hearing problems. In fact, loud music inside the car can make one unaware of the surroundings that may cause severe accidents.

CD car stereos have become an essential car necessity. This new kind of car stereo is provided with radio. It is helpful in many ways because it allows the user to access or go through the latest updated news, information regarding travel, etc. They can also play MP3.

Presently, car stereos are not only entertainment equipment but, to some extent, they have become a status symbol also.

Remote Control Car Setup Tips

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Setting up a remote control car is as much a science as it is an art, the physics behind rc cars is exactly the same as the physics that governs real cars, if you know how setup changes in a race car work, you already know how to setup a remote control car.

The problem that most people have with setting up RC cars is that when you make a change in one area it always has a knock-on effect on the rest of your settings, setups are very much a balancing act

To start with I’ll concentrate on the basics of handling, over steer and under steer. The physics behind this is pretty simple, if you turn into a corner the center of gravity will move in what ever direction you were initially travelling. Your tires via friction push back with (hopefully) an equal amount of force. When your wheels lose traction and start to slide the energy that was being turned into heat in your tires gets released as inertial energy in the original direction of travel. With cars, both back and front don’t break traction equally, this creates either under steer or over steer, which is how we describe the experience the driver has under these conditions.

Under steer

Under steer is when the front of the car loses traction while the rear of the car still has grip on the tar, the effect is that the nose of the car drifts away from the direction you are turning, turning harder makes it worse, the only thing you can really do is back off the throttle and bleed off speed.

Over Steer

Over steer is the opposite of under steer, and in most cases it’s best to have a little of this. The front of the car keeps traction while the rear lets go. One of the key benefits is that you can typically corner much faster in a car that has some over steer

Over steer / Under steer Tuning tips

There are a lot of ways to tune the handling or your radio controlled car, the easiest is to adjust the front and rear shocks. While there are a lot of options with springs, different oils and all sorts we are just going to concentrate on the basics, most decent shocks have adjustments, either with spacers or bolts that let you adjust how hard or soft the shocks are.

As far as maximum and minimum stiffness goes, make sure that the bottom of your car doesn’t scrape the ground, and on the other end make sure it doesn’t bounce and leave the asphalt, apart from that you need to find the setup that matches your driving style, most people get winning setups off the internet and try to learn to drive them, mind you this is a great starting point, and most championship winners post their setup sheets

Shock Stiffness guide

Stiffen in front = increasing under steer or reducing over steer
Stiffen in rear = increasing over steer or reducing under steer

You may be wondering why one setting makes two changes, this is because it’s all about balance, you could for example setup your rc car by only every changing the rear stiffness, but you would find that when you got the perfect amount of over steer under braking the car would then be uncontrollable during the exit of the corner. It’s all about balance,

Another thing to keep in mind is that when you change the shocks you also change the roll of the car, this the the chassis of the car moving with the inertia, in effect pushing the front tires into the road during breaking and the rear during acceleration. If your shocks are too soft then the transfer might dig your front wheels in and lift the rear enough to make you car spin out, or lose steering under throttle, you have to find the right balance

More to come…

The Best Idea Of Purchase A Car Alarm

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A car alarm is necessary to overcome the growing number of car thefts. If you are looking for sensible ways of choosing an alarm for your car, you can choose a variety of kinds of it that are available in the market today. There are reasonably priced car alarms that are sold in the market already. You should make sure on the superiority of the alarm that you will buy. Since the cheapest one of it still has a high- quality.

Car alarms are electronic devices that are installed in cars or vehicles to put off thieves from theft a car or vehicle and its inside. It emits a high volume of sound when someone triggers. It has some horns that typically have verbal warnings. It also has a horn from a vehicle or mixture of everything mentioned. On the following article below, you can read some simple tips in choosing and purchasing the best alarm for your car. You can learn some instructions on how to buy a contemptible with good quality. Tips that will help you spot good ones from bad ones. This also will assist you find the best way to find the installer for it, so to keep away from the difficulty occur?

First, some people regularly buy an alarm from the agents or they buy in the store or shop it online over the Internet. There are many types of alarm for the car and comes from various brand manufacturers that have their own final features and advantages. In order to distinguish the good quality ones, you can check the cable protective covering. Broad cable protective covering with a wire is the top ones. This is due to the fact that it can withstand an electric current. The low quality car alarms usually utilize a very thin wire.

A large amount of people search a contemptible car alarms in the internet. And it is the great step that they do because internet is filled with sites that sell these products and the accessories. The internet also is the best place to find cheap of it. Internet provides the latest model of car alarms that is ready with a remote that can work even at the utmost distance for about 3000 feet intrusion. There is also a model that is called “GSM based car alarm”. This alarm is built based GSM technology that will call the owner of the phone if there is a possibility of intrusion into the car. This yet allows the owner to listen to movement in the car. With this new novelty, the owner of car can turn off the engine and talk to the thief simply by pressing a button from the phone owners. The technology development of car alarms includes GPS features in which the owner can track the car or vehicle by the cellular telephone.

Also you can choose and buy one car alarm that comes with or without an included immobilizer. In the US, you can choose Non Tatcham or Tatcham that is one of the favorite and approved alarms for your car. The most expensive car alarm is easy to install, or can be a do it by yourself type. Tatcham alarm must be installed by knowledgeable technicians and installers. In choosing the best car alarm you be supposed to look at the diagram of the wiring. Most car alarms are good quality with same color coding. It has different low quality ones. It is available as the universal idea of the color system that makes a knowledgeable installer will be able to install it in time. If color coding is different, the installer can have a long time and it will be hard to install car alarm. This way can misuse your precious time and money if the installer demands the cost of his services by the hour.

In addition, a cheap car alarm and Tatcham superiority is immobilizer alarm. They are accessible through the installation of their possess. The only thing that you will need to do is to connect the owner of civility light, sensors, central locking and electric. If the owner turns on the alarm, the “central locking technique” will allow the car to lock and close the windows because the windows automatic closure technique.

How To Service Your Car (diy)

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It is widely understood that despite the age of a car, it should be serviced once every 15,000 km/ 10,000 miles to keep them up to scratch. If there is any major problem with your car take it to a mechanic straight away as I do not recommend attempting to fix anything yourself.
Ideally, to start a service, you will need a pair of car BMW 7 Series Personal Contract Hire and a drainage bucket, and then the first port of call would be to check the water level in the radiator. You can do this by looking at the header tank and checking that the water is in between the low and high level. If it is low, make sure that the car engines temperature is cold and then look in the top of the radiator. If it is full replace the radiator cap, then top up the radiator header tank so it’s on the full mark. When changing coolant, use radiator coolant only.
Also, check the hoses connected to the motor are not soft and leaking, this should be shown by a powdery substance at the end of the hoses where the clip is situated. If it is not leaking but is soft, you should replace it on your next service.
Follow this by checking on the fan belts for cuts and nicks that will develop into bigger ones resulting in fan belt breaks that could thus result in breaking down and calling the BMW 7 Series Used Cars.
The oil filter is one thing that should be changed every service. The main cause of wear and tear in a motor is dirt and sludge that comes with the running of the motor over a period of time. If the filter is not changed you could end up with a motor that blows smoke and is hard to start. Some car oil filters are in extremely difficult hard-to-reach areas and can be nightmares for beginners, but you can obtain a filter remover from any car parts store.
The oil itself should be of the highest quality and should be the same type as listed in your car service manual. If you do not have a manual, most auto part stores can tell you the amount of oil you need. Make sure you don’t overfill capacity because too much oil is worse than not enough. Before you screw the oil filer on, smear the rubber lip with a lubricant such as oil or a little grease for easy assembly and next time removal.
After changing the oil, all the air filters need to be changed every time the car is serviced if it is to run smoothly and more economically. Your petrol consumption relies on this very important point, despite the age or transmission of your vehicle.
The battery should be checked for loose ends and terminals and the battery post wipes and cleaning with a rag. Do not use any harsh cleaners, except when they are covered with green particles, then you can remove them with hot boiling water which will clean up the area and a small amount of Vaseline put around the bottom of the post, as this is where acid particles leak from.
The battery cells found under the battery caps have distilled water in them and this should just cover the top of the cells only, not be completely full. The terminals should be tightened firmly so they make good contact.
All the tyres should be checked for wear and tear, especially on the inside of the tire, and the spare checked for pressure and doors and bonnet hood should be coated in dry lube
The automatic transmission should be carried out by a transmission specialist because of the cleanliness involved, if any small particle gets inside the gearbox, it will play havoc with the gearbox. I made that mistake with a friends Kia in Poole, never again. However, this should ideally be done every 30,000 klms/20,000 miles and doesn’t need to be done every service.
Manual gearbox fluid should be just under the filler hole. If you take out the filler nut and you have oil pouring out all over the ground, it was obviously too full.
When checking the brakes and power steering fluid, ensure it is at the full mark and not over, and to complete the DIY service, check all lights and indicators and replace them if faulty.
After attempting this DIY service, be sure to take it next time round to an actual mechanic to make sure everything is looked over properly, but every second service, if known how can be done quite easily yourself.
How to change a tyre
One of the most annoying things that can happen to you whilst driving is experiencing a puncture. Slow down to 5mph and pull over to a safe place away from other traffic, and if it’s dark, preferably near a light. Do not attempt to change a tyre yourself on the hard shoulder or any busy road, call your breakdown company like the AA or RAC to do this for you.
Ensure you have parked on level ground and remove all passengers from the car to a safe place away from any traffic.
If the tyre can be changed easily just follow these simple instructions to help.
1. Obviously make sure your car is parked on level ground with the handbrake on, with the hazard lights flashing.
2. Check that your spare tyre is suitably inflated and make sure you have a car jack, the locking wheel nut (for some cars) and a wheel brace. (All of which should be in the boot)
3. With the car still on the ground remove the hubcap or cover concealing the wheel nuts then use the wheel brace to loosen the nut holding the wheel in place by turning it in an anti-clockwise direction, for half a turn. This can be quite tricky as some nuts need all your body weight to loosen them, be careful of your back.
4. Continue to loosen the nuts by half a turn each, work on opposite ones so the leftover support is even.
5. Using the car jack raise the car slowly till the weight of the wheel is high enough off the ground to get it off.
6. Finish removing all the nuts and put them somewhere safe. The wheel should be hanging and can freely be removed.
7. Lift the spare wheel onto the wheel studs, the air valve should be facing outwards
8. Replace the nuts, tightening them in the same pattern as you loosened them.
9. Slowly lower the jack and remove it, then tighten the nuts again, as much as you can. Stand on the wheel brace to make it as tight as possible, but this time in a clockwise direction.
10. Replace the wheel cover or hubcaps and you’re free to go.
Changing a tyre on your Kia in Bournemouth doesn’t always require calling your breakdown cover. I wouldn’t recommend doing this alone for the first time, but if you are with someone else, it could be a learning opportunity, and it is always a handy skill to know should ever you get a puncture and you don’t have breakdown cover.

Car Seat Covers And The Fabric Options Available

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Car Seat Covers and the Fabric Options Available

If you are considering buying car seat covers, you may be a bit overwhelmed at the multiple fabric options that are available. The aim of this article is to help explain the different seat cover options in order to help you make your decision.

Car seat covers can be an excellent investment when chosen carefully. Here is a brief overview of seat cover fabrics offered. Whichever you choose, make sure that they are quality OEM fabrics backed by soft foam for added comfort and durability.

Microfiber: Microfiber is an extremely comfortable fabric. Not only is it extremely UV fade resistant, but it is also highly stain resilient, too!

Leather: Genuine cowhide leather seat covers offer luxurious look and feel. Many people that buy their cars with the standard cloth opt to buy after market quality OEM seat covers, a very cost effective way to have leather. With a custom made seat cover, you won’t even notice that your car wasn’t purchased with leather seats.

Leatherette: Synthetic leather offers the same luxury as leather, but at a much lower cost. It can be hot in the summer and cold in the winter, so make sure that the seat covers offer small pinholes in the center sections of the seat covers. This allows the seat covers to breathe, making it a very pleasant material selection.

Neoprene: Neoprene is the same material used in wet suits for scuba diving. As a seat cover option, neoprene is extremely durable, UV protected and extremely water resistant.

Endura: Quality OEM Endura material is completely waterproof and very easy to clean. This is a very popular choice for pet travel, fleet vehicles, work trucks or for families with small children. Pet accidents don’t leak through and they actually resist pet hair. Lastly, this fabric option is known for maintaining an even temperature. It is a perfect way to avoid hot seats in the summer and cold ones in the winter.

Velour: Velour is the standard manufactured material that comes in new cars with cloth seats. It is also very durable and fade resistant as a seat cover option, but many people like that it is usually priced the lowest of all fabric options.

Sheepskin: Sheepskin seat covers are typically 100% choice mouton, a dense wool that is about 1 inch in length. Although these have a shorter life expectancy that other seat cover options, they offer an unmatched luxurious feel and undeniable comfort.