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Birds Nests in your Cars Engine Hamilton

Birds Nests in your Cars Engine Hamilton

Birds Making a Home in Your Engine Bay If you’ve ever popped the bonnet after parking up for a couple of days on Thomas Road or maybe left your Corolla or Hyundai Tucson out near Cambridge for the weekend, you might’ve spotted a pile of twigs, leaves or even a full-on...
Electric Steering Rack Hamilton

Electric Steering Rack Hamilton

Thinking about electric steering racks? You’re not the only one – heaps of newer cars in Hamilton and the Waikato are turning up in the workshop with these these days. If you’ve bought a new car since about 2020 or you’re running something that’s under 5 years old –...
Overdrive Services & Replacement Hamilton

Overdrive Services & Replacement Hamilton

What’s Overdrive, Anyway? If you’ve ever looked at your gear shifter and wondered what that O/D button does, you’re not alone. Overdrive is basically an extra gear in your car’s transmission designed to make things easier for your engine when you’re cruising along,...
Number Plate Fitting / Installation Hamilton

Number Plate Fitting / Installation Hamilton

What’s the deal with number plates in Hamilton? Ever had a yarn with someone asking what those metal plates actually do on the front and back of your Mazda Demio or Nissan X-Trail? Here in NZ, especially in Hamilton, those number plates are more than just a bit of...
Can you replace your vehicle’s lights with LED bulbs? Hamilton

Can you replace your vehicle’s lights with LED bulbs? Hamilton

So, what’s the deal with LED bulbs? If you’ve popped the bonnet and found yourself puzzling over whether to chuck in some LED bulbs, you’re not alone. We get folks in from all over Hamilton—Frankton, Claudelands, Te Awamutu, even Raglan—asking us about swapping out...
Brake Backing Plate Inspection & Replacement in Hamilton

Brake Backing Plate Inspection & Replacement in Hamilton

What’s a Brake Backing Plate, and Why Should I Care? Right, you know that feeling when you’re cruising along Peachgrove Road or tackling the roundabouts out by Rototuna, and you stomp on the brakes? There’s a whole lot of clever stuff going on behind the wheels – and...