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 ...

The switch from steel to plastic cost drivers more than anyone expected.

Shown above is everything you will need when performing a repair to your car's plastic bumper. The total cost for everything here was around $80. There are complete "kits" you can buy from various ...

Symptoms: There is no visible exterior damage, but the bumper appears slightly protruded. When pressed by hand, it may snap ...

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 ...

Q: Lets say we have 250nm coming from the gearbox to a standard 2wd diff. The diff now doubles the torque to 500nm and evenly distributes the torque to both axles (i.e. 250nm per axle). With AWD ...

Each year, over two billion pounds of plastic auto parts roll off of assembly lines worldwide. With time, many of these items, such as bumper covers, body panels, dashboards, and interior trim pieces, ...

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.

Q: I have a 2000 Buick Century, 3.1L, with automatic transmission and 67,000 miles. About 3 years ago the automatic transmission would rough shift at times. A transmission specialist, after plugging ...

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 ...