Archive for December, 2008

1995 Toyota Corolla Power Window Stops Working

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

It starts off slow, first the window starts to close slower and then, after a few months the window will be noticeably slower in both directions. No, spraying WD-40 inside the door won’t help. The only thing that will fix it is to replace the unit that raises and lowers the window, called a regulator. [...]

Yellow-Green Swimming Pool Water

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

If you have been in the path of a hurricane or heavy rain storm and have a swimming pool your pool water probably became green or yellow after the storm passed. Storms have a way of knocking the PH and chemical balance of a pool for a loop.
Swimming pool water can become contaminated by the [...]

Toyota Headlight Lens Care

Monday, December 8th, 2008

When it was new our 1995 Toyota Corolla had a clear headlight lens covers, but through the years of road debris and weather the lens yellowed and become pitted. The yellowed look made the lenses almost look like they were permanently steamed over. I started looking for ways to clean cloudy headlights the right way.
There [...]

Toyota Corolla Tail Light Lens Repair

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

On the 1995 Toyota Corolla the tail lights are three colors, red, amber, and clear for back up lights.
The lights are designed to use two bulbs for the brake lights and driving lights. The backup light and turn signal light is done with one bulb, so there are four bulbs in each tail light.
When one [...]