Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Spoiler Wings Really Do Make a Vehicle Fly

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Nowadays, most vehicles are built in thought of what would give the most mileage. They aren’t built focused on aerodynamics or top speed. The idea of racing, for most part, isn’t as common as before. By adding a spoiler to a vehicle, the aerodynamics could be potentially altered.

What is a spoiler? A spoiler is an automotive aerodynamic device whose intended design function is to “spoil” unfavorable air movement across a body of a vehicle in motion.


The top speed of a vehicle can vary greatly depending on the aerodynamics of a vehicle. A spoiler does exactly what its name implies. Basically, a spoiler “spoils” the unfavorable air movement across a body of a vehicle in motion. This means that a vehicle with a spoiler (one not added for styling purposes) could drastically increase the top speed or acceleration of a vehicle.

Spoilers don’t only increase top speed and acceleration though. There are also other beneficial factors such as increased maneuverability, reduced drag, and even increased fuel efficiency. Overall, a spoiler is just a wonderful addition to a vehicle no matter what the purpose may be.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Headlights Bringing Safety and Style

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Projector headlights can really enhance the look of your Civic 4Dr or Civic Coupe/2Dr and even increase visibility at night. Giving your Civic 2Dr or 4/Dr a sleeker look, it’ll make your ride stand above the crowd. Plus, it won’t even cost you a fortune. The projector head lights increase safety conditions by giving off more vibrant lights than stock headlights. This allows for more of the road to be seen at night time. Since you’ll be one of the few, if not the only with these headlights, it’d make you the center of attention. Everybody would be asking where you got your projector headlights for your Civic 4Dr or Civic 2Dr/Coupe. All of our projector headlights from racerdevelopment come 100% assembled, wired, and ready for use. Just take your brand new projector head lights out from the box, install them, and they're ready to go. Installation is just as easy as plugging a lamp into an electrical socket. 4 Door projector head lights are shown above, and 2Dr/Coupe projector headlights are shown below.

Monday, June 14, 2010

The Power of HIDs

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Recently, I have just installed 8000 Kelvin HIDs (high-intensity discharge) to my car. For quite a long time, I debated whether or not these lights were in fact worth the money. Now that I have installed them, I can say with complete sincerity that these HID headlights are worth it.

8000K head lights, 3000K foglights

Besides the fact that it makes a car’s appearance greater, they also improve safety conditions on the road. HIDs are measured in how much Kelvin they give off. Generally, HIDs range from 3000 Kelvin to 30,000 Kelvin. Each different set of Kelvin portrays a different color shown.


Depending on the set of HID head lights you get, 3000 Kelvin to 8000 Kelvin increases visibility on the road. 6000K is the brightest of the lights because the higher the color temperature (Kelvin), the less usable light output you will obtain.

8000K headlights, 3000K fog lights

In my opinion, HIDs were one of the best choices I have made on my car. Compared to my old headlight bulbs, I would say my visibility is at least 5 times greater. HIDs are truly the way to go to increase safety conditions and visual appearance.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Fog Lights Benefitting Drivers Around the World


Many people have the simple misconception that foglights are simply yellow and headlights are white. How this may be true, fog lights are more than simply just yellow lights. Fog lights actually create a safer driving environment, especially in harsh conditions such as rain, sleet, fog, or snow.

What is fog? Fog is a thick cloud of water droplets approximately 0.00039 to 0.00156 inches in diameter. These droplets are suspended within or near the earth's surface to create a "wall" reducing visibility to below half a mile. When fog is created, one's highbeams produce a "wall of glare" from light bouncing off the water particles. This could potentially blind the driver.


Foglights work by concentrating the light on the road directly in front of the driver as opposed to straight ahead. This is effective because the light shown by the head lights are reflected back, while the light thrown across the road by the fog lights is not reflected back. Since the light is angled in such a way, it acts like a dagger cutting its way through the fog.


Fog Lights are a simple and cheap fix to visibility and safety issues. Not only do they make driving safer, they also enhance a vehicle’s style and features. In conclusion, fog lights are truly a benefit in every way.