PAGE 14, WEDNESDAY, JUME 20, 1984. WHITBY FREE PRESS Auto ats & Serv iee ,GaN. AUTO SERVICE COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR SERVICE ~fl~'IAIFRONT END 015 GORD NUEUWENDYK 317 HOPKINS ST., WHITBY 666-2885 (rear of Van Heh-imen Tire) HOWARD MOTORS USED CARS 1976 CH EV PICK-UP 50,000 MI les 1980 MUSTANG 4 cyl., standard 1976'FORD 5100 PICK-UP Club cab, 73,000 miles 612 Kent St. Whitby CARING FOR YOUR CAR John Walby Seeing your way in the dark: Scugog 011 Undercuating Omwed and OperWe by Jim Gibsoin Complète Car Clean-up Service Interlor and Exteulor Clean-up ]Rug and Upholstery1Sbmmpoo Engine Shamnpoo Wax Treatment hts ta wear out more quickly than interior ones. Check< for cracked orbroken lenses and for accumulations of water in the tail lights and, as a matter of saféty, have them repaired. Properly working bead- Iights, or sealed beams, are particularly critical ta safe driving at night, or when visibility is poor. A broken or burned-out headlight is certain ta at.tract unwel. come attention from the police who, as well as keep- ing their eyes peeled for burned-out licence plate lights, are seldom very understanding when it cames ta what they caîl "ane-eyed monstoers." Tapping a sealed beam to get it working is a false fix. It usually indicates the fila- ment is defective and the ligbt vviii bave to be replared. As y>ur car ages, the body and springs tend ta settie. This often means your headligbts; may have ta be readjusted. If some- body bumps into yvourcar in a parking lot, your lights migbt continue to, shine hrightlv. but chances are thevIll i)e a little cockeyed. in either vase, you're going to needl some help from your technician who bas a special device for just such.an occasion called, as you might have guessed, a beadligbt aimer. 1)on't try to aim themn yourself, it's really tricky to, get thern right. Among the most corn- mon causes of tail lightfail- ure is careless placement of awkward abjects inside the trunk (r<versifted trunks. They bang against tail light sockets and either damnage or disconnect themn. Sa, take extra care whenplacing things in you trunk. Light8 takepower Ligh ts take a lot of power from the battery. Ta avoid running your battery down, turn you ligiits off' when the engine isn't run- ning and neyer attempt ta start you car while your headlights are on. Just a few tips ta) niake you life a littlebrighter. John Wally trains auto- mobile technicians for Esso Petroleumn Cana- da. MAG WH EELS VISIT OUR NEW LOCATION 317 HOPKINS ST. 6a66-2121 WMITBY IPRO DODGE i Your Local £Chrysler-Dodge iSales and Service j Parts & service - Thursdays tili 9 p.m. SWH ITBV, 209 DundeesSt. W. 66 6.3000 INN.SI.$.I oi iSi I let. e 1101,14116 19116116114 NflW--inW eSMALL CAR CENTRE 1SUNROOF SALE COMPLETELYSi199,11", INSTALLED NAS CARSI Lit stime warranty agalnst loakage & matorlais for as long as you own the car. Offer expires JuIy 31184 830 EUCLID ST. WHITBY 666m2323 WHUTBY AUTO CARE CLEANING' & SIMONIZING 0F -CARS- BOATS-" -VAN S-TRAI LERS- -MOTO RCYC LES- 1415 DUNDAS E. WHITBY check your ligI (NO)-The averagecar has just about as many iight bulbs as a tbree-bedroom bouse, about 25 aIl told. Same are no bigger than a peanut and require little electricity, wbile sorne, lîke the beadligbts, may be quite large and p(>werful. Lighting checks a must Since seeing and being seen are essential ta safe driving, especially at night, regular checks of your ear's entire lighting system is a must. You can easily check al the interior lights yourself. Everything from the dash lights tathe dame lightand indicator ligbts should be in goad working order. and that includes the lenses, which should aIl be in place and free from cracks. Have someone stand in front of and behind you car while you check ail exterior lights: the high and low beama, turn signaIs, hack- up a.nd brake ligh th, licence plate lights and hazard warning lights. Since exterior liýhts and lenses are exposed to al kinds af weather, from 1 bone-chilling cold ta swel- i tering heat, they may be apt BRAKES TUNE-UP SMOCKS EXHAIJST 103 Dundas E. Whitby 668-3356 162 King St. E. Oshawa 571-3400 C> ~Your Truck and Exoeutive Car Contre oSales@Service * *PartsoLoaslng >KINGCH URCH 1 Kingston Rd., Plckerlng Village nr Corner of Church St. &Hwy. 26805% ATTERSLEY TIRE SERVICE*i PASSENGER & LIGHT TRUCKS I 52 Water Shtret Port Peny, Ont.9556 666-1255 668-2622 hor 668-4585 TILDEN CAR RENTALS NOWAVAILABLE IN WHUITBY FEATURUNG LYNX, TOPAZ& MARQUIS PHONE FOR RATES 668u5893-