Thursday, June 6, 2013

Painting cast wheels with their hands

Painting cast wheels rukamiSo their time covering cast wheels tarnish the paint loses its factory appearance. This article was written to help those who are not happy with the status of their CDs, the paint which has lost its former luster, and money for new wheels you do not. Her goal - to tell, both independently with minimal cash outlay, painted alloy wheels and restore them to youth. For a start Take your hands and wear rubber gloves. Now take the disks and follow them carefully mine. When washing, you can use simple household tools: powder, an old sponge, for penetration into hard to reach places you can take an ordinary toothbrush. If something is rubbed with difficulty, such as places with dust from brake pads, then take any cleaner containing acid - it can easily cope with this filth. After cleaning the disc scratches and other defects that become more evident. Scrapes on the rims can be eliminated in the following ways, choose: - a file, rather tough and radical method - sandpaper with a fine-grained, rather dreary exercise, take a long time - The best way to grinding - drilling machine, if you happen to have a sim miracle tool - certainly use it! You can also combine all the above mentioned methods, ranging from the "rough" and ending with "soft". Handle all the defects, remove chipped paint with sandpaper, grind the end it all a drill. Do not be afraid to remove too much of the old paint, primed with all the consequences will be ustraneny.Kogda you polished wheels properly and you are satisfied with their appearance, clean them from dust and degreased. Degrease they can be absolutely any solvent: acetone, "White Spirit" and even a means for removing with nail polish. Now, after a complete cleaning, we must find a place where, in fact, we proceed to the main - priming and painting. You can use a simple bucket, of course, if you are not lying around the house a special berth for coating disks, which is hardly possible. Primer. One liter cans should be enough for all four discs. Gruntuem tripled. After drying, one coat before applying the next grind bumps. You can use the good old sandpaper or some coarse cloth. Painting. There may be difficulties, most importantly the right to follow the instructions. The ideal distance for the spray cans of paint is about 50-70 centimeters. Again plot the three layers, between which produces grinding. Polishing is best soaked in water nulevkoy. Varnished. Here we reach the final stage of the return of the factory gloss cast disks. It will take two or three banks. Luck also be applied in three layers and also with an intermediate grinding with moistened nulevki. Thus, we have saved on buying new cast wheels and expensive painting in the old service center, as well as purchased, no doubt, a valuable experience that can be useful in the future. And now rather run and try on the updated drives your darling! Good luck!

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Engine heater with their own hands

Engine heater requires each vehicle to easily lead into any frosty winter. You can buy factory heater and install it on your car, but if you do not have enough money to plant or do you want to do with their hands engine heater you need special skills and materials. In order that would make a good heater with your hands, you will need these components. 12 mm Gun sleeve, Candle Warmer, relays, copper wire and maybe this will be enough. First of all you will need to drill a hole in the side pocket in the bottom of the well will need to make a hole, which is threaded for candles. After that sleeve is attached to the suction nozzle. Such a design is set in a tank car, and it provides the wire with a voltage of 12 volts. The operation of this self-made heater is that the candle set in the sleeve is energized, which gradually heats it, and she has a candle heats the fuel in the tank car which comes in a sleeve through the suction port. After installing such a system, you can not worry about what your car will not start at a low temperature. Now you are in any case be able to make your car even if the street bude temperature below 30 degrees. In the case where the temperature is very low try to start your car, not including this system as well as for frequent use and not too low temperature, it can break down. To protect this system, using protective materials that are manufactured on the dress design. Before you run a homemade heater must be very careful to check it, he should be very clearly and accurately operate. Such a heater should not be used with water, place it only in combination with antifreeze. Thoroughly check the cooling system it should be no precipitate. Heater may include not only when the engine is running, because otherwise it may happen after the failure of which to rebuild your engine will be very expensive and time consuming. For whatever mistakes and no reason not reparable damage to your car to follow certain safety rules. If your car is installed V-twin engine then you need to install the heater on both sides, it will allow more efficient operation of the heater and will soon make your car even at very low temperatures. At close approach, and proper execution of all work for the production of engine heater, you can produce quality and reliable heating system with their own hands, and she in turn will enable you to easily start your car in any weather. When installing the system be very careful and attentive it will allow you to avoid some or errors.

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

New Car Review 2012 Acura TL



Front 3/4 view of 2012 Acura TL on road
The 2012 Acura TL front view.

I am not a fan of plastic surgery. Too many botched jobs out there reminding us every day that the nose wasnt really that big or other bits werent really that small. In the case of the 2012 Acura TL, however, Im prepared to say that sometimes a nose job is really what the patient needed.

In case you dont remember the 2009, 2010 and 2011 TL, heres the "before" picture:



The 2009-2011 Acura TL front view.



If you think its not so wonderful in pictures, trust me...thats a flattering angle. A change was needed...and now, we have one. The TL is, as it was before 2009, a conventionally handsome sport sedan.



The good news is that overall, the package as a whole has had a chance to jell, too. While not the canyon-carver that the TL with SH-AWD (Super Handling All Wheel Drive) is, the TL holds its own quite nicely. Up front is a 3.5 liter V6 that makes 280 horsepower and its hooked up to a six-speed automatic transmission with Sequential SportShift. Theres also four wheel disc brakes, front double-wishbone suspension, a rear multi-link suspension, electric power-assisted rack and pinion steering, and a high-flow sport-tuned exhaust system.

Our tester was the Advance model...a package that includes a blind spot information system, ventilated front seats, 18-inch alloy wheels and all-season tires, as well as the Tech Package (navigation, backup camera, AcuraLink communication system with real-time traffic and weather, leather sport seats, push-button ignition, GPS-linked, dual-zone automatic climate control and keyless access with a security system...plus an AM/FM/CD/DVD-Audio/SiriusXM/Hard Disk Drive Dolby Pro Logic II ELS Surround Sound audio system, along with an auxilary jack and USB connection for your personal music player (as astonishing as the demo disc of the DVD Audio system sounds, its a very nearly dead format, overtaken by the comparatively low-fi iPod).) in the base price of $41,535.


The 2012 Acura TL rear view.

Yes, I said GPS-linked climate control. No, Im not kidding. Heres Acuras explanation:

The GPS-linked automatic climate control system further enhances occupants comfort level by tracking the suns position and intensity. The GPS positioning technology monitors the suns location relative to the cars position while a sensor on the dash measures the suns intensity. By knowing which part of the cabin is receiving the suns rays, the system compensates to keep each side of the cabin at its designated temperature. The system is completely automatic and requires no manual adjustments, regardless of outside conditions.

Wow.

Base price is also bottom line in the case of our tester. Zero options, just the standard $885 destination and handling charge, which made the final tally $42,420. For that, in addition to what weve already mentioned, you get the full complement of airbags, Vehicle Stability Assist, anti-lock brakes, electronic brake distribution, active head restraints, tire pressure monitoring, a power moonroof, LED taillights and fog lamps.


The 2012 Acura TL interior.
Inside? Well, like most Honda products of the past few years, its a gadget and button fest. But as other manufacturers have chased that particular rabbit, weve had a lot of opportunities to get used to it.

Other no-cost goodies: Driver recognition memory system, power seats (10-way for the driver, 8-way for the front passenger, both heated), HomeLink, Bluetooth, steering wheel-mounted controls for audio, phone, cruise and trip computer).

While 280 horsepower isnt epic power for a sport sedan in 2012, it is more than adequate to move the TL with some authority. And theres a bonus...better than typical gas mileage for its class. The EPA says 20 city/29 highway.

Overall, the TL is an attractive package. And more so than last year. Especially from the front.

2012 Acura TL

Base price: $41,535.

As tested: $42,420.

Likes: Balance, handling, a superb (if technically outmoded) audio system, new front styling.

Dislikes: If Honda can clean up the nose of the TL, they have to be able to get the button count in the cockpit down to three dozen or so.

EPA estimates: 20 city/29 highway.

News Cadillac Kills The SRX Turbo

2011 Cadillac SRT Turbo on winding road

Fun is fun, but if nobodys showing up for the party, well.....

GM Inside News says its confirmed that Cadillac is dropping the Turbo model of its SRX crossover. Goodbye, 300 horsepower. But also goodbye, 15 miles per gallon city. Which might have a lot to do with it. As might the publicity garnered last spring when more than one of those turbo engines did its impression of a grenade after suffering the indignity of being fed regular fuel rather than premium.

Full story here.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Future Car Without A Driver Control Of Navigation Sensors

Cars without a drivers record of successfully ending the trial along 15 thousand kilometers from Italy to the city of Shanghai, China. Cars that are controlled by using a sensor that, departing from his native city of Parma in Italy on July 28 and traveled through Eastern Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan and China last. Now the car without the driver was on display at pavillun EU in Shanghai Expo 2010 and attracted thousands of visitors.

Piaggio electric van has traveled nine thousand miles from Parma, Italy to Shanghai on Tuesday. What makes it special, the driver does not need to control the wheel.


Alberto Broggi, automotive expert from the University of Parma, which is also the project leaders car without a driver welcomed the success of the test. Although to park the vehicle was still done by manual means requiring a technician to parked. During the trial in the Russian car must also strive to deal with the situation in the city of Moscow jam. If it gets snatched disturbances due to other vehicles, then the technician had to take over the wheel.

Alberto Broggi, Project Leader said, "We want to have a long test on a very different scenario, road infrastructure, traffic, and different weather. We think to make the long journey from Italy to the Expo in Shanghai, tested the system on 15,000 miles over three months, so once again, there will be a lot of data to work on, "he said.


A technology that makes the car can run without a driver and not half-hearted, this trial carried out by traveling from Italy to China that took 3 months and will travel a distance of 13,000 km.

Used cars are electric cars and will be equipped with cameras and lasers to monitor the situation around and avoid obstacles in front of him.


This vehicle uses sensors to detect their surroundings, in order to forward, brake, or gas insert. At the front, there are two cameras mounted to detect the lane marks, three of the windshield to detect vehicles, and three laser scanner to detect obstacles, such as pedestrians.

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Car Reviews DeZir Renault Concept

Renaults name was always synonymous with the revolution in car design. Although the name is not too often be the speech of the brand but this one was never stops amaze.

Now, the French manufacturer is again offering a concept car called Renault DeZir. And as well as previous products, this one is brave in offering a new concept that is far from word conventional.


From the outside, it seems that Laurens van den Acker, the designer who had become a courtier Mazda, wanted to provide a design concept. Although there is still a fine line that ran on the front of the car but globally, the more dominant form lengkunglah.


Accent was barely intersect because of the bubbles that exist in the whole body of this car seems to flow like water. Revolutionary concept also occurs in the door that opened on different sides. In the driver (left) hinges are in the front while in the passenger actually quite the opposite. Renault calls this door design as Yin and Yang style.


Renault Concept DeZir



Design flow is still brought up to the interior which is also revolutionary. To be honest, there is absolutely no impression of being inside the car cabin, especially on the passenger side. If the outside drenched in red paint, in the fact that even predominantly white with red accents everywhere.


The drivers seat and passenger seat made similar blends with grooves that would bind for passengers and drivers do not shift when car running. In the middle there is the console that made floating, split between the driver and two passengers.


According to Renault, this DeZir fully use the electric engine that sits in the back cabin. Motor is capable of spewing power of 148 horsepower with a torque of 167 lb-ft. It takes only 5 seconds for DeZir to reach speeds when the car lauched 100km/hour while until they run out then the maximum speed can reach 180km/hour. Unfortunately, lithium ion batteries are installed only able to supply power only as far as 159km.

Saturday, June 1, 2013

NY Police Chief Reverses Self Says Driver Error Possible In Prius Incident


One day after the joint Toyota/federal examination of a Harrison, New York Prius alleged to have had an unintended acceleration incident, crashing into a wall, the Harrison Police Chief, who ruled out driver error last week, now says its possible.

Full story from The New York Post, and discussion on the Prius Chat forums.