Electric impact wrenches are common in professional car garages and thanks to ever decreasing prices, are becoming more popular with home mechanics too. Unlike air impact wrenches, an electric impact wrench is much more convenient and doesn’t require an air compressor. If you’re struggling to find the right one, well you’ve come to the right … Read more
A wheel bearing is a critical part of the wheel assembly, which connects the wheel and the axle. The bearing itself is a combination of steel balls held together by a metal ring. It’s responsible for absorbing the radial and axial forces generated during acceleration, braking and cornering. The wheel rotates freely and with minimum … Read more
Nobody enjoys paying for car insurance, but it’s not going away any time soon. It seems that we’re forced to jump through lots of hoops to get a quote, so the thought of getting quotes from different companies can be off putting. Luckily, if you follow these proven tips, you should get a great quote … Read more
Even for a seasoned mechanic, there are parts of the car where relying on intuition isn’t enough. Torque wrenches are perfect for taking the guess work out of tightening bolts and ensuring you conform to the standards set out by the car manufacturer when it was designed. Torque is a unit of measurement that determines … Read more
If you really love the idea of getting your car lowered, but you are unsure of how and how much it is going to set you back, then look no further, this article will give you everything you need to know about lowering your car and the costs and labour that are involved. Before you … Read more
If you’ve lowered your car, you’ll know that one of the difficulties is finding a trolley jack to change tyres or do work underneath. We’ve put together this guide with our recommended jacks for anyone in the UK with a lowered car. Most lowered cars won’t go below 100mm, but we’ve found jacks with a … Read more
Lowered cars seem to be a bit like Marmite, you either love them or you hate them, either way there are pros and cons for owning a lowered vehicle. If you are wondering whether it is worth lowering a car, if it is completely legal in the UK and what are they possible safety implications, … Read more
Dashcams are becoming familiar faces on the roads of Britain and other developed nations. Even as early as 2018, more than one in four motorists owned a dashcam (source), so with the ever-increasing specs and lowering of prices, we expect this to be even higher now. Nextbase is the biggest dashcam manufacturer in the UK … Read more
Electric scissor jacks are an excellent thing to have in the boot of your car. If you get a flat tyre at the side of the road, an electric jack makes the whole process of changing it so much easier. At the touch of a button, your car is lifted, and you can get to … Read more
Finding a floor jack for an SUV or a 4×4 used to be really tricky. Short of going to a specialist parts shop, it was nearly impossible to find a floor jack that would support a big heavy vehicle. But because of the increase in popularity of SUVs and 4x4s in recent years, there are … Read more
