Automotive 411

Is Your Car A Solar Panel?

With the push for automobiles to go green, harnessing the electrical power while you drive is getting closer than you think. Solar power is there for the taking, but getting it to power your car has taken some time for engineers to develop. Hyundai...

Do my brake pads absorb humidity?

I recently received a question from a reader about humidity, asking if it has an effect on brake pads. The mechanic informed the car owner that the reason her front pads were squealing was due to humidity. Still not convinced that the cause of the...

PUT ON THE BRAKES

HAPPY MOTORING By Teresa Aquila HAPPY HERALD NEWSPAPER It is time to replace your car’s brake pads. You hear your brakes making a noise, or braking appears soft and doesn’t seem to grab like it used to, so you seek out an auto shop to perform...

Rayno Window Tinting Can Save Your Interior

Rayno Window Tinting Window tint can add aesthetic value and improved function to your car. Tinting windows can also protect your car’s interior, as well as the people inside, from the damage of UV rays. While window tint offers many benefits,...

Mary Anderson, Inventor of Windshield Wipers

Did you know that windshield wipers were invented by a woman? Mary Anderson to be exact. We can’t imagine how dangerous and difficult it must have been to drive without wipers, otherwise hypothermia would set in. them. Here is a woman whose...