Posts Tagged ‘Auto’

Junkyard Auto Parts

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

An old car or a new one, they’ll both have problems eventually. When you buy a car,either used or new, you need to take into consideration the fact that you’ll constantly invest money in it.

Why do you have to spend money on new parts, when the same parts can be found in a junkyard auto parts store. Why is it good to buy used parts? It’s cheaper,easier, and can benefit u more, cause you can get parts more on your taste.

Of course using junkyard parts, you don’t have the same quality a new part has,but the prices are so low that you can easily buy more then one part, for the close future when you’ll need one,again.

Junkyard auto-parts stores offer parts of all cars,starting from small headlights to a big variety of engine parts,sometimes even body-kits. You can replace almost everything that fails to work, with a used part, which doesn’t garantee it’s full durability, but it’s at a fair cheap price. Look at it this way, you can replace a part that got cracked in a small accident, with an used part, which won’t fail,and it’s durability won’t end. You’ll get the used part at a price probably less then half of a new part’s price.


Buying used auto parts is almost all the time a good deal. However there are parts which can’t be replaced, not everything is steel and iron, which got cracked and needs a replacement until next. Parts involving engine or it’s functionality, are not that durable,if bought from the junkyard. These kind of parts can also ruin other parts if they don’t work well, so better research twice before you replace what’s broken with a used part.

That’s the risk of using junkyard auto parts, if you don’t know the functionality of a car or haven’t asked anyone, the part you put inside it can ruin others, if it doesn’t work properly.

You get to replace everything on your car so it works good, replace body parts that are shattered, or cracked, replace tires, brakes,mirrors, everything that isn’t right on it.
Nowadays more and more people are interested in tunning the car they own. Why? It looks good, sound good, works good. These parts can also be found on the junkyard auto parts store. If something got broken in your car, you can easily replace it with something better, even if used, can work good, and in a store can cost more then the car you own.


Most junkyard auto parts stores sell parts of cars, which fail to work and are dissambled, or used cars. The most important part of this business is the price. If you get to replace a part with a used one, the latter one will probably fail to work after a while. Even so, the amount of money spent on the used parts, bought more then once, will still be smaller then buying something new.

The benefits of Houdini Automotive Escape Tool

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

We’ve already told you three months ago about Houdini’s Escape Tool. Now I found a nice review about it. The gadgeteer tested it and they presented us how to use it correctly.

Julie used a 5 x 5 inch piece of glass and she admitted it wasn’t so sexy as testing the tool in a real vehicle. After that she said:

The Houdini Pro has a window breaking tip just like the non-Pro tool. The only difference is that the Pro tool is easier to handle since it is larger, and you don’t have to remove any parts to use it. To test the window breaker, you place the tip on the glass and push down. The spring loaded tip will depress and then a point inside it will pop out with enough force to shatter the glass. It’s very quick and easy to do. It does not require significant effort. I think even a child could probably do it if instructed properly.

Now, let’s see how the piece of glass looked after Houdini’s Escape Tool did the master job. Completely shattered.

houdini automotive escape tool

I hope you will all understand the benefits of such a magnificent car gadget. I would like to put it next to the other four gadgets that you need for a safe road trip and about I wrote few days ago.

Enjoy!

The Zumba phone – first truly hands-free mobile phone

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

zumba phoneAs you know I am a driver, I own a car and I am totally against even hands-free phone systems. My security when driving is more important than any other device that can disturb me. We live in an age when being on time is more important than our safety. Tell me, how many times were you in a hurry because you’ve been caught in traffic? Now, tell me if you use your phone to apologize for coming late at work … when driving! I bet you do.

I’ve seen people reading books behind the wheel in traffic and girls looking in the mirror to put on make up when driving. Anyway, because I will tell you about the Zumba phone (first truly hands-free mobile phone), it’s your brain that’s distracted when you’re on the phone, not your hands. I sincerely advise you to care about your safety as a driver more than your personal problems.

zumba phone backNow, great news! The Zumba phone offers you the world’s first fully accurate voice recognition system for mobile phones. Now I am tempted to say: “So what? To my mind it’s the same if you use a hands-free plugged into your phone or if you use the Zumba when driving!“, but Zumba has a nice feature that allows you to send text messages using speech alone! While doing the kinky job of sending an SMS using voice recognition, your phone’s data (including your contacts) is stored on a 100% secure website.

Zumba has a nice design and you can speak to your friends while it is tucked away in your jacket’s pocket or in your car’s boot. The secret is an ear hook type device that covers your ear. You can do everything by pressing a single button!

It really sounds revolutionary (and good for us, the drivers) but because the producer is a small company, I might be skeptic about his future.

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Protect your hands when driving

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

I’ve met people who had big problems because of cuts. It’s true, they didn’t have problems because of something the steering wheel grip did, but because of something knives or other strange objects did. Just imagine how many bacteria there are on the steering wheel or on the gear shift. You have no idea. The bacteria cause most of these infections.

I won’t start to tell you my medicine theories, but i will tell you how to protect your hands when driving. These particular, fashion and funny gloves are made from 100% polyester with acrylic resin grips. The gloves have been tested for comfort and fade resistance.

geek gloves

Price: $25.00 (sold out already)

Make your spittle more “comfortable”: No Spill Spit Cup

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Usually, I don’t like people who spit. Actually, spitting it’s the most disgusting thing you can do in front of me. My friends know this detail and sometimes they try to be funny while I’m eating. My stomach cursed them many times.

There are guys in the world who are training their spittle for contests. While digging through the internet, I found one guy who won a contest after spitting 35 watermelon seeds into a paper cup in just five minutes. Also, I’ve found tutorials for people who wants to improve their speed and accuracy on doing this obnoxious thing.

no spill spittoon

If your habit is to spit every three minutes… what will you do while driving? Watch out, it has already been invented: No Spill Spit Cup.

Price: $14,40.

For those who want some style for their cars: GPS Ferrari Edition

Friday, January 30th, 2009

gps ferrari edition

If you could think of one word to describe a GPS, what would it be? If I say “Ferrari”, it might not be the right word, and people are bound to say I’m a little bit crazy. I admit one of my dreams is to own a car like this but if you want to buy me a GPS I advise you to chose something else. Not because I don’t like it but because it won’t fit on my car.

The Ferrari Traffic Assist Pro is nice looking (like almost all Ferrari’s products), it has a 4.3″ touchscreen, map data for Europe and United States, Bluetooth handsfree set, telephone and address book, lane info assistant etc.

Now go and buy the adequate car for this gadget! More details here, via.

Price: $535

I am your father while the car is moving

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

darth vader car gadgetI can’t say I’m a Star Wars fan, but I laughed out loud when the Darth Vader car gadget showed up in front of my eyes. Especially because, while your car is moving, the little figurine makes some noise.

I wonder how the dark lord will feel if the car goes into a ditch? Probably I’ll say the F-word and he will answer “I am your father!“. Or if my car battery can’t provide enough energy to start the lights the lord will tell me something along the lines of “Do not underestimate the power of the dark side!“.

The catch line for car crash is “I find your lack of faith disturbing!“.

Anyway I found Darth Vader version 1.0 funny. The price to have your car as a deadly X-Wing is £7.04.

Get in gear with your new cufflinks

Monday, January 26th, 2009

So many “designed for car lovers” products are too tacky and in-your-face, it makes a nice change to see something subtle.

The 5 Speed Auto Cufflinks are “Italian-inspired” (though it’s just a gear shift, what’s so Italian about that?), set in a rhodium silver frame and conservative enough to not get you in trouble at the office while still setting you apart from the rest.

They usually retail for $59.99, but you can get them now for a more affordable $28.99.

Receipt.Catcher helps airheads organize their car expenses

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

If you had to produce a gas receipt from last month, would you be able to find it in less than 15 minutes? For most people, it’s a big NO. The gloves compartment is usually a big black hole where papers go in, but never come out.

The Receipt.Catcher is supposed to help, but you need some willpower to begin with: you have to put receipts in the right compartment when you get them. The organizer only provides the means: six labeled compartments, plus a mileage log in case it’s difficult to remember exact how much you drive every day.

The best part: it won’t cost you a lot. Retails for $7 on Amazon.com.

Beetle USB hub hold your phone too

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

This is just another USB hub… but it’s shaped like a Beetle, so that gets it an automatic mention.

Ok, it’s got something special: beside the usual 4 ports (placed in the wheels this time), it can also hold a cell phone. Not the most useful function in the world, but why wouldn’t an USB hub serve more than one purpose, since it’s already taking up desk space? Not to mention that part about losing the phone under the papers all the time…

Retails for $12.50 on Gadget4All.com.

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