- BS - Sunday, July 29, 1984 - North Shore News Gs auto = roe r ewe Gwo w A light look at re HON ee | | ia c ee ull . a ae & sig w oi Fe ee ~ a serious subject By JOHN WALBY THE AVERAGE car has just about as many light bulbs as a three-bedroom house, about 25 all told. Some are no bigger than a peanut and require little elec- tricity, while some, lke the headhghts, may be quite large and powerful. LIGHTING CHECKS A MUST Since seeing and being seen are essential to safe driving, especially at mght, regular checks of your car’s entire hghting system is a must. You can easily check all the interior lights yourself Everything from the dash hghts should be in) good working order, and that in cludes the lenses, which Honda recall HONDA Canada Inc Is voluntanly recalling certain 1980 and 1981) year model Prelude vehicles to inspect them for possible undercar nage rusting conditions Prolonged contact with road salt, under certain con ditions, may cause eventual corrosion which could weaken the front) and = rear cou spring support brackets Honda ( anada says that although 9,384 cars are covered by the recall, less than 16% wall require signifi cant repan Owners of the affected cars wilh be notified by Jlonda Canada when to take thes cars to an authornzed Honda dealer who. at no cost to the OUstOMmer will imsapect the cat Betcha didn't know 2o13 hole Capilano Glass has replacement wincins hanaihes 980-1544 1607 Marine Dr N Van should all be in place and free from cracks. Have someone stand in front of and behind your car while you check all exterior lights: the high and low beams, turn signals, back-up and brake lights, hcence plate lights and hazard warning lights. Since extenor lights and lenses are exposed to all kinds of weather, from bone- chilling cold to sweltering heat, they may be apt to wear out more quickly—than in- terior onés. Check for crack- ed or broken lenses and for accumulations of water in the tail lights and, as a matter of safety, have them repaired. HEADLIGHTS CRITICAL Properly working headlights, or sealed beams, are particularly critical to safe driving at night, or when visibility is poor A broken or burned-out headhght 1s cer- tain to attract unwelcome at- tention from the police who, as well as keeping their eyes peeled for burned-out licence plate lights, are seldom very understanding when it comes to what they call ‘‘one-eyed monsters.’’ Tapping a sealed beam to get it working 18 4 false fix. It usually indicates the filament is defective and the light will have to be replaced As your car ages, the body and springs tend to settle This often means your headlights may have to be readjusted If somebody bumps into your car in a parking lot, your lights might continue to shine brightly, but chances are they'll be a little cockeyed In ether case, you're going to need some help from your technician who has a special device for just such an occa- sion called, as you might have guessed, a headlight aimer. Don’t try to aim them yourself, it’s really tricky to get them right. Among the most common causes of tail light failure 1s careless placement of awkward objects inside the trunk or overshifted trunks. They bank against tail light sockets and either damage or disconnect them. So, take ex- Ira care when placing things in yourtrunk. LIGHTS TAKE POWER Lights take a lot of power from the battery. 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