Washing the Car!

Thought I’d post some pics of washing/detailing the car – first time in 6 months actually handwashing, claybaring, etc. – very long overdue. It survived a harsh winter and lots and lots of pollen coating, but the standard touchless wash just wasn’t cutting it anymore. What I used was this Meguiar’s kit sold on Amazon,…

Corolla New Headlight Bulbs

9/12/13 Just a quick before after snap of the crystal vision ultra: not at the exact same spot but definitely a marginal improvement, which is exactly what I was expecting. A lot of the “bad” reviews about this bulb were from people expecting this to basically be an HID light – but that’s not its…

Headlight Restoration

Part of my ongoing efforts to get better light output from the Corolla – trying to do everything I can before determining whether it would be worth the cost of properly retrofitting HIDs in. First step in doing this is making sure the headlights are clear and unfogged – which mine were not. I used: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TI5IIQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1…

St. Louis Event #2

Event #2 for the St. Louis Region Solo took place at the Family Arena, where all the events were last year. With the big mulch pile gone, we had a lot more useable space for this event, though the asphalt is really starting to break up now here.. I had just come back from a…