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A Brighter Future: The History and Evolution of Car Headlights

You may not think it, but automotive lighting has come a long way.

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TECHNICIAN CHALLENGE: The Mystery Box

The Proving Grounds crew is back again for a new grudge match in the garage called The Mystery Box.

Beverly Hills auto body shop launched a jewelry business using scrap metal from luxury cars

CRASH Jewelry uses real fenders, doors and hoods from high-end vehicles to make cuffs, earrings, necklaces and more.

Your customers are using their HVAC systems wrong

It’s up to you to tell them why.

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The Other Way to Use a File that Many Mechanics Don’t Know (VIDEO)

Need a smooth finish on a part you’re cleaning up with a file? Lemmy shows how draw filing can achieve a clean result with a totally different method of holding a traditional file.

In defense of the beam-style torque wrench

Beam-types have a few advantages that keep them relevant. If your arsenal doesn’t include one, you might want to think about acquiring one.

A simple tip for burping a radiator

I learned a trick from an old racer that works real well to bleed that rarely leaves me repeating my work.

7 low-tech tips to help bleed difficult brakes

Bleeding brakes is one of those jobs most of us know how to do, but when a hard-to-bleed system pops up, experienced techs have a few additional tricks up their sleeves to help get the job done.

Why service writers should always charge a diag fee – and let techs earn it

Vehicle diagnosis is no walk in the park. Proper diagnosis is critical and difficult, and it shouldn’t be done without doing the work.

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