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Thursday, 15th
December 2016
Thatcham announces safety short list Thatcham Research
has announced the saf- est new cars of 2017 as well as the finalists for the What Car? Safety Award. The independent research centre has produced a list of ten cars taken from the 2016 Euro NCAP ratings. All of these vehicles meet the strict criteria for the award, which includes track-based testing of col- lision avoidance systems and achieving a top marks in crash tests as part of the
5 star rating system. To qualify standard safe-
ty technology fitted must include;
mous Emergency
AEB (Autono- Brak-
ing), as well as some form of lane keeping technolo- gy. All of the finalist also feature Pedestrian, low speed City and high speed Inter-Urban AEB as stand- ard. The list is made up of; Alfa Romeo Giulia Audi Q2 Ford Edge
Hyundai Ioniq
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Peugeot 3008 Renault Scenic Seat Ateca Toyota Prius VW Tiguan Thatcham Research
Chief Executive, Peter Shaw, said, “These ten vehicles represent
some
of the safest cars on sale today, and we are delight- ed to see that by raising awareness of the impor- tant issues surrounding ve- hicle safety, manufacturers
are starting to rise to our challenge of fitting safety as standard across all mod- els, regardless of segment or price.” The overall Euro NCAP
scores are however lower than last year, driven by tougher tests and the more mainstream nature of the vehicles involved. 2016’s winner, the Volvo XC90 achieved one of the high- est scores ever seen in the history of the Euro NCAP test schemes history.
Ring offer HID bulb safety advice Ring Automotive has
issued a simple four step guide to make fitting HID safer and easier. The automotive light-
ing experts say HID bulbs are not new and despite being the preferred bulb option of many vehicle manufacturers, some me- chanics remain nervous about fitting them. Henry Bisson, Ring Marketing Manager, explains four simple steps to make fit-
ting HID bulbs safe. He points out, “Times changed and the
have
technology in relation to bulbs has evolved. HID bulbs are now more common and no longer restricted to premium or luxury cars. Many mod- els now fit HID as stand- ard and although it was widely reported that they would last the lifetime of a car, it is typically three to five years, which has
made replacing them
more common than was expected.” He adds, “Changing
these bulbs can seem complex when compared to standard bulbs. The main difference is that HID bulbs have no fila- ment and they rely on a glass capsule in the centre of the bulb that contains xenon gas. Two met- al electrodes going into the glass capsule
allow
a high voltage pulse to cross the xenon gas in an arch shape. The voltage ignites the gas to produce the bright white light out- put.” Henry says that for the
bulbs to create such a bright light, the start-up voltage that pulses across the gas to form the arch is typically up to 24,000 volts. This start-up volt- age can be hazardous, and this is what
puts many technicians off.
However he explains any perceived risk can be eas- ily avoided if mechanics follow four simple steps; 1. Isolate the light cir-
cuit. Turn off the ignition and headlight switch. Iso- late the headlamp circuit by removing the relevant lighting fuse. 2. Leave the bulb to
cool down for five min- utes.
3. Proceed to change
the bulb, as you would a normal headlamp. Re- move the bulb cover. Un-
plug the bulb connector and then remove the HID bulb, replacing it with the same reference type. 4. Once the bulb has
been replaced, reverse the fitting process re- membering to re-install the fuse. Henry says, “The
benefits of being able to confidently replace HID bulbs are two-fold. When mechanics realise
how
simple it is, they will no longer have to turn busi- ness away and certain- ly won’t be suggesting
that customers go back to their main dealer. In turn, they can promote the fitting of HID bulbs to increase sales, leading to increased profits.” He adds, “Mechanics being nervous is understanda- ble but it is important that we keep up with technol- ogies to give the driver the optimum experience. Taking the time to learn how to change
these
bulbs safely could make a big difference to a garage and will almost certainly maximise profits.”
Spies Hecker calendar shows passion down to the last detail In its Hobbies 2017
calendar, Spies Hecker is presenting lovingly-re- stored and refinished vehicles from 12 of its customers’ bodyshops in eight countries, with every calendar page re- vealing the professional and the personal enthusi- asm of the refinishers. The 2017 Spies Heck-
er calendar features, amongst others, an Opel Kapitän PL 2600 from 1960 in Denmark, a Por- sche 356 in Italy built in 1959, and a Citroën 11 CV Type BL manufac- tured in 1939 from Ger- many. But in addition, the images also include the refinishers’ personal hobbies, such as archery, photography or motor racing. Photographer Ra- mon Wink set the scene
for each of the bodyshops individually in the new Hobbies 2017 calendar. In the Swiss town of
Schachen, brothers Sil- vio, Pirmin and Patrik Fuchs, all three manag- ing directors of Fuchs GmbH Carosserie + Spritzwerk, refinished a VW 1303 in a magnif- icent blue. “When our customer brought in the convertible, it had large areas of rust on the sills, wheel arches and on the front and rear,” Silvio Fuchs recalls. The car was dipped in an immer- sion bath for degreasing and phosphating. “In or- der to return the car to its original, perfect con- dition after repairing the bodywork, we relied on a two-coat finish using Per- mahyd® Hi-TEC Base
Coat 480 and the fast drying Permasolid® HS Speed Clear Coat 8800. Now the convertible from 1975 looks just like new,” says Fuchs. The
three
brothers are heavily in- volved with the voluntary fire service, as shown on the calendar image. The june image feature
Kiss Autolack GmbH in the Austrian town of Münchhof where Rein- hard Kiss and his team restored a Steyr 280 A tractor, while November features a stunning Gran Turismo Facel Vega Facel II restored Werner Kesse- ler and his team at Karos- seriebau Kesseler. Joachim Hinz, Spies
Hecker Brand Manager for Europe, East
and Africa, “Despite how different
the Middle says,
the vehicles featured in the calendar are, they all have one thing in com- mon: they demonstrate the attention to detail and the
passion with
which refinishers use Spies Hecker products around the world.” He added, “In 2018, Spies Hecker will once again showcase
its customers’
masterpieces in a large format calendar.” Hinz is calling on bodyshops to submit their applications with images of the vehi- cle, and of the bodyshop, to: joachim.hinz@axal-
tacs.com. All 12 calendar images
from 2017 can be viewed on the following web- page: www.spiesheck- er/com/calendar2017. The calendar can be ordered from the Spies
Tel: 021 463 8000 • Email:
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Hecker web shop, www. spiesheckerwebshop.
co.uk, in the literature/
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eastcorkjournal their free calendar as
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