How to Adjust the Headlights in a Toyota Tundra

Toyota recommends adjusting the headlights on your Toyota Tundra after you replace a burnt-out bulb. Even if you don't replace the bulb,...

How to Replace the Serpentine Belt in a Dodge Caravan

To replace the drive belt or serpentine belt on a Dodge Caravan, check the engine size. For 2.4L engines, a serpentine belt runs the air con...

How to Replace the Door Handles on a Camry

There can be a few reasons to change the door handles on a Toyota Camry, like one of the handles getting broken, or just a desire to install...

Auto Body Restoration Tools

Auto body restoration is an important part of the automotive industry, employing technicians who repair and restore vehicles damaged in acci...

How to Replace a Radiator in a Toyota Camry

If you take good care of your Toyota Camry, it will last for many years. Part of this means taking care of problems, such as a damaged or co...

How to Replace Emergency Brakes in a Geo Tracker

The emergency brakes on your vehicle were originally used to stop it when the regular brakes failed. However, the brakes on a Geo Tracker no...

How to Replace the Alternator in a Dodge Intrepid

The alternator in a Dodge Intrepid operates various electrical devices in the vehicle while the engine is running. A voltage regulator keeps...

How to Set the Gas on an MIG Welder

Ensuring the proper gas flow rate is essential to the quality of the weld. Shielding gas protects the molten weld puddle from the gases in t...

How to Remove a Truck Tailgate

There can be a number of reasons why you may need to remove the tailgate door from the back of your pickup. If the tailgate has been damaged...

Toyota Corolla Door Panel Removal

Removing one of the door panels on a Toyota Corolla car may need to be done for one reason or another. If the panels have become worn out or...

How to Replace the Intake Manifold in a Nissan Pathfinder

The Nissan Pathfinder prides itself as a sport utility vehicle on its appeal to "truck people." Produced between 1989 and 1995, th...

How to Prepare a Truck Bed to Paint

The bed of a truck takes a lot of abuse, and as such, gets a lot of dings and dents along the way, plus the paint can get chipped as well. T...

How to Find Toyota Paint Codes

Paint codes are a string of letters and numbers that tell vehicle dealers, automotive paint specialists and owners the specific exterior pai...

How to Replace Your Turn Signal Relay in a VW Passat

Volkswagen products are similarly designed. Just as in the Jetta, the Passat has the turn signal and hazard flasher relay coupled into one u...

How to Replace the Alternator in a Ford Mustang

The Ford Mustang has an alternator that sends electrical current to various devices in the vehicle while the engine is running. Most alterna...

How to Remove a Trunk Latch From a Ford Focus

When the Ford Focus was first introduced, it was heralded for its European design and unique styling. But shortly after it came out, complai...

The Advantages of Water-Based Automotive Paints

Water-based paints use acrylic resins. But the resins are carried to the substrate using water -- unlike urethane auto paint which uses a so...

How to Install Windshield Wipers

Windshield wipers are one of the things in life that you don't realize you need until they are broken, cracked or just useless in moving...

Auto Paint Basics

The purpose of auto paint not only is to make a car look good, but to also protect the underlying body panels from environmental hazards. Wh...

How to Learn Custom Auto Painting

Car lovers opt for custom auto painting because it provides an opportunity for automotive enthusiasts to express their individuality and aes...

How to Disassemble a Gravity Fed Paint Gun

Achieve consistently perfect paint finishes by stripping and cleaning gravity-fed spray guns on a regular basis. Gravity-fed spray guns have...

How to Recharge Air Conditioning with Freon in a Dodge Intrepid

Recharging the air conditioner yourself in your Dodge Intrepid is possible if your Intrepid is R134 compatible. Most models made in 1995 or ...

Automobile Dent Removal

There are two types of dent repair when it comes to automobiles: major and minor. Major dent repair needs to be done at an auto body shop; t...

How to Replace the Valve Cover Gasket in a Hyundai Santa Fe

If you own a 2001 through 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe more than likely you have driven or are approaching 100,000 miles. This is the perfect time ...

How to Build a Generator From a Lawnmower Engine

Building a generator from a lawn mower engine takes a lot of time and patience, because the two parts you need (lawn mower and car alternato...

How to Replace the Serpentine Belt in a Ford Mustang

The drive belt on a vehicle is often called a serpentine belt. On the Ford Mustang, this main drive belt running multiple accessories is loc...

How to Fix a Low Beam Headlight

If a person doesn't drive much at night, he may not know that a headlight is out until somebody tells him. When the low beam of a car he...

How to Replace the Fuses in a Ford F-Series

The Ford F-Series line offers trucks in different styles numbered from 150 to 750 in increments of 100 since its creation in 1948. While you...

How to Replace Your Turn Signal Relay in a Hyundai Sonata

As your Hyundai Sonata begins to age, it will start to have some auto part malfunctions. One such example is when your turn signal stops wor...

How to Take Off a KIA Door Panel

Kia Motors, known for its 10-year powertrain warranties, has been selling cars in the United States since the early 1990s. The automaker has...

How to Replace a Fuel Pump in a Lincoln Navigator

The Lincoln Navigator has an electric fuel pump so you should ensure that its fuses and relays are working before inspecting it. You may nee...

How to Remove Rust From Sheet Metal

To properly work with a piece of metal, you first have to be sure it's free of all contaminants. Otherwise, your welds will have trouble...

How to Troubleshoot a Turn Signal Switch

If the turn signal lights on your vehicle dont work at all or behave strangely and you already inspected light bulbs, sockets, circuit, fuse...

How to Replace an ABS Controller in a Ford Explorer

The Ford Explorer has an anti-lock braking system (ABS) that prevents the brakes from locking during an emergency stop. The ABS controller a...

How to Replace the PCV Valve in a Jeep Grand Cherokee

The positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve in your vehicle's engine controls the amount of pressure that builds up in the engine. If...

How to Replace a 2005 Civic Headlight

If a bulb in one of your Honda Civic's headlights burns out, you will need to replace it immediately for legal and safety reasons. If th...