body shop

KA Free pick up & drop

off service on
the North Shore

Two year written
guarantee on all
bodywork

More than 25,000
vehicles repaired

Quality service
since 1966

Brand new state-
of-the art Paint Booth

Your Paint Professionals

|| tune-up,
if 4 cyl. ot oe

f Includes new
4 electronic engine analysis, adjust

spark plugs,

iming & carburetor

6 & & cylinder -566.88

v Tune-ups

wv. Brakes

wv Shocks & Struts

Vv Fuel Injection Service
v Cooling Systems
v Steering Components
v Engine Repairs

BVA

| Ol. CHANGE

& 16 point safety check

Jor 28 years

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4 Includes metallic pads, machine
H rotors, service wheel bearings,
4 rear wheel adjust & more.

$4
4 Includes up to 4 litres oil, new filter coupons and
save now!

All work guaranteed from coast to coast

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1525 CLYDE AVE. T 15TH
WEST VANCOUVE

Newer-model cars
more rust resistant

YOUR CAR doesn’t have to take a
tough winter beating to show the
effects of salt-induced corrosion.

In fact, vehicle corrosion not
only occurs in cold areas where the
roads are often salted, but also
along coastal regions like ours,
where cars are constantly exposed
to salt-laden spray or mist.

Also, the problem can occur
through the entire year, not just in
the winter season that is now
behind us.

The culprit mainly responsible
for the destruction of the meta! in
an automobile is wetness caused
by rain, snaw or ocean spray. The
presence of chlorides, as in de-
icing salts or salt water, simply
accelerates the attack,

In addition to salt, other factors
that affect corrosion are: humidity,
extreme temperature changes, such
as warm days and cool nights,
small pebbles, saad and acid rain.

Air pollution poses a threat,
particularly where levels of sul-
phur dioxide and chloride are high.
Dust control procedures on many
rural roads in summer also add to
the threat of corrosion damage, as
do air-borne chemicals in combi-
nation with high humidity.

Vehicle corrosion results when
lower bady. panels and undercar-
tiage components are exposed to
road slush which:contains the de-
icing chemicals. ©

Over the past five years, auto
manufacturers have turned to the
use.of specially coated stecis to

combat corrosion ‘and extend the...
- life of automobiles.

For example, a large American:
steelmaker is producing-a new

. electrogalvanized | steel which bas

superior anti- -corrosion characteris-
tics.

Corrosion tests consist of plac-
ing steel samples i in special atmos-

pheric cabinets which simulate ©

years of harsh weather conditions
by repeated salt water spraying,
heating, cooling, drying and wet-
ling.

It is designed to test for perfora-
tion corrosion, scab corrosion,
paint peeling and other types of
corrosion. ;

To simulate road hazards, other °
tests evaluate the chipping resis-
tance and the durability of couted »
steel at low cemperatures.

Other important “steps ‘in.
improving anti-corrosion perfor- —
mance of steel occur during. the
automobile’s manufacture, such as
the application of a phosphate
undercoat before applying the .
paint primer. The phosphate is: the
bond between the metal and the,
primer. -

Finally, the structural design of.
a vehicle plays a part in how resis-
tant the vehicle is to corrosion. For. :
example, cosmetic corrosion, ‘or. -
exterior surface damage such:-as
paint chipping and scratches, .can
be reduced by providing’ surfaces. -
that are more resistant to chipping «
and structures that do not expose:
panel edges...) *. :

Perforation corrosion; which
rusts the metal fromthe inside out
due to moisture trapped: inside the’
car’s body cavities, can: -be reduced |;
if the design makes it easier.to coat

"with anti-corrosive treatments to

allow ‘water.to drain off easily.”

"Using steel sheets: coated with:
zinc, zinc-iron’ or -zinc- nickel. °
alloys is the ‘most certain’ way to.
avoid rust...

Just as the: current car. models
_are able to “withstand. the battle.
_ with the elements. better. than those.
of previous generations, the cars of.
tomorrow will reap the benefits of
the product developments and
manufacturing techniques used by” o
today’s stecl suppliers and’ aut ‘
manufacturers... -

/OIL LUBE & FILTER CHANGE

INCLUDES

* Up to five litres of Pennzoil 10w/30

* Fram oil filter

* 21 point safety inspection
Regular oil changes Significantly

lower engine wear so treat your
vehicle right

$47
sorvirenmneniat levy , '
(most cars + trucks}

SUPER SPRING SPECIAL

* Lube, oil & fitter change
* All tluids topped up

* Radiator tlush & retiit

* New spark plugs installed
* Engine pressure washed

$439

(Most vehicles)

* Vehicle washed, interior vacuumed & detailed, tires & wheels cleaned
* Complete vehicle safety inspection

| FUEL INJECTION SERVICE
B INCLUDES * Chemicat flushing of
: tank, lines & fuel
injectors
* Fuel udditive
* System drier additive

$79"

(most cars and trucks)

TRANSMISSION SERVICE

INCLUDES = Flush transmission fluid
%* Pan gasket kit
% Up to 8 titres of
transmission fluid
* linkage adjustment
* Road test °

59°

( most cars and trucks)