Continue reading »]]> Something I saw on Facebook. Bullying takes many forms. Take a stand against bully’s!

“The boy you punched in the hall today; Committed suicide a few minutes ago. That girl you called a slut in class today; She’s a virgin. The boy you called lame; He has to work every night to support his family. That girl you pushed down the other day; She’s already being abused at home. That girl you called fat; She’s starving herself. The old man you made fun of cause of the ugly scars; He fought for our country. The boy you made fun of for crying; His mother is dying. You think you know them. Guess what? You don’t!”

Continue reading »]]> Welcome to VIP Custom Rides, formerly VIP Trucks.   I created VIP Trucks over a decade ago and found that my passion for modifying my vehicles wasnt limited to Trucks, but to every vehicle I own.  It is a passion, an addiction, it is my life!  I redsigned the site and setup an easier to use interface for everyone.  Use this site, contribute, and lets all share our custom rides.

Continue reading »]]> Let’s examine why there is water inside the lamp assemblies in the first place. As the outside temperature goes down and your nice warm headlamps cool off (either from being in the sun or just from being turned on), cooler, moister outside air trickles into the housings. The housings are vented top and bottom to allow for pressure differences, or they would quickly crack and fail. When the clear plastic lens is even a little bit cooler than the air inside the housing, droplets of moisture will condense on the inside of the lens. That’s normal. When the outside temperatures come back up in the morning, the moisture will evaporate.

Some vehicles don’t vent as well as others. Some drivers keep their cars parked in shady, damp areas or in cool, damp underground parking structures. And the moisture collects not as tiny droplets of mist but as what looks more like raindrops, and can even run down the glass and pool inside the housing.

Check to see if there’s a Technical Service Bulletin for your make and ­model of vehicle. If so, there may be a retrofit housing or an upgrade to the venting system. If not, you’re on your own. The first thing to try, if all you have is droplets, is to leave your headlights on while driving for a couple of hours, forcing the moisture off. If you have a spoonful or more splashing around, you may need to remove the housing and dry it out. Pour off the excess water, then add a few ounces of rubbing alcohol to the housing, sloshing it around and pouring it out. Repeat. Let the housing dry for a couple of hours in the sun or inside a nice warm house, preferably in some air that’s moving. Check that any vents aren’t plugged with spider eggs or mud. Install the housing and try to park facing south.