Chrome bumpers made a quick exit from the automotive scene in the late '80s. In their place are elaborate, but flimsy, plastic covers hiding stamped-steel impact beams with a wide swath of Styrofoam ...

Maybe you've been there, trying to drive your car into a corner too quickly or simply putting it in Reverse and cringing at the crunch. The resulting damage used to mean a quick trip to the auto-parts ...

It is deceptively easy, but usually very expensive, to junk plastic car parts when they are damaged in crashes. Zip off that damaged bumper bar, side mirror or headlamp and bolt on a fresh one.

Between 1973 and 1982, the federal government mandated that every car sold in the U.S. must have a front bumper and a rear bumper that could withstand a 5mph collision without damage. While good ...

To save on mechanic costs, a DIY approach can help. And there are plenty of car repairs you can do yourself. For example, over at Imgur, user sxpnthr uploaded a guide on how he fixed a car dent with ...

Nowadays, you can find a tutorial on anything on the internet. Look for how to repair car dents easily and you will stumble upon dozens of techniques. One of the most curious and effective is probably ...

If you wash your own car or are checking out a potential new purchase and notice a difference in the shades of paint from one panel to the next, your immediate thought might be that it's been ...

I'm stopped at a red light at a weird intersection where the road goes uphill and turns at the same time, turning right. I look to see that no cars are coming from the left and start out moving only ...

While pulling into our driveway this past winter, I hit one of those huge snow banks that had turned into rock-hard ice. I know, what’s wrong with my eyes, right? I took out a piece of the plastic ...