Did you know that experts suggest preparing your car for spring each year? Each year after the winter weather ends, it’s important to do a thorough cleaning of your car and prepare it for spring. You may find yourself asking how you prepare your car for spring. Read on for some helpful tips on how to prepare your car for spring this year.
Check and Change Your Tires
Before spring each year, it’s important to check your tires to make sure they’re the right ones for your car and that they’re in good shape. If you have snow tires on your vehicle, it’s time to head over to your dealership to have the tires changed for spring. It’s also a good idea to rotate your tires every six months, or every other oil change, and balance your tires at least every two years (or more often if you drive on rugged terrain often). This makes the tires wear evenly and helps them last longer.
Give Your Car a Good Spring Cleaning
During the winter, your car takes a beating, from wet and rough road conditions to the salt your car picks up from the road. So treat your car to a good spring cleaning. Make sure you pay special attention to your vehicle’s tires, wheels, and undercarriage, as they take on the most debris during winter driving on sloppy roads. Make sure to remove all mud, sticks, and leaves your car picked up.
Check Your Lights
At the turn of each season, it’s a good idea to check your lights to make sure they are all working properly and that they are properly leveled. It’s helpful to have someone help you with this by simply standing outside your vehicle so he or she can tell you if all the lights are properly functioning. Check your fog lights, headlights, brights, turn signals, and brake lights.
Change Your Windshield Wipers
As the saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers.” There are showers each spring, so make sure you prepare your car by replacing the windshield wipers. If you do, you won’t need to worry about being stuck driving in the rain with bad wipers, which would be a disaster. No one wants to change windshield wipers in the rain. Changing them at the beginning of the rainy season ensures you won’t have to change them on your way to an important event or during bad weather.
Wax Your Car
While a modern vehicle’s finish and paint job are protected by the vehicle’s clear coat, waxing still has benefits. Coats of wax can provide a cushion to keep the clear finish free of debris that can cause scratches. Waxing also keeps dirt from sticking to the vehicle, and it makes your ride look sharp as well. So when you’re preparing your car for spring this year, give it a little extra love and apply a high-quality wax.
Following these simple tips to prepare your car for spring keeps it in good shape longer. So take a couple of hours to perform these important maintenance tasks, or take your car to your local dealership to prepare it for spring if you prefer that someone else do it for you.
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