Hey! My name is Erica. I live for one thing and one thing only - driving my car. I have always loved cars so I was super excited when I passed my driving test last year. I decided that I needed to learn everything I could about the world of automobiles so I went down to my local auto club and made some friends. The guys there were really friendly and they took the time to talk about every aspect of owning, modifying, and maintaining a vehicle. I have learnt so much over the past few months, I just had to start a new blog. Enjoy!
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There are certain automotive tasks that should only be carried out by a trained and highly experienced mechanic. Here are two such tasks.
Installing a bullbar
Lots of people feel safer driving a vehicle that has a bullbar fitted onto it. The reason for this is as follows; in the event of a collision, the presence of a bullbar on the front of a vehicle can help to reduce the severity of the damage that part of the vehicle sustains.
For example, if a vehicle with this feature is involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle, its car bonnet and the engine components housed will be far less likely to be crushed and destroyed by the impact.
However, a bullbar can only lessen the damage caused by a collision if it is installed correctly. If you decide to fit this item onto your vehicle yourself, instead of paying a mechanic that specialises in bullbar installation to do it for you, you are likely to make an error that will reduce the effectiveness of this item.
If, for example, you accidentally fail to fully tighten the nuts that are supposed to secure the base of the bullbar to your vehicle, the bullbar could fall off if you accelerate very quickly (due to the sudden jerking motion).
In this situation, your vehicle would probably roll over the detached bullbar on the ground before you had time to process what had happened and hit the brakes. This could then lead to your tyres being punctured and the bullbar being damaged beyond repair. As such, you should get this item installed by a mechanic.
Charging your car battery
It is generally not a good idea to try to charge your own car battery unless you are stranded and have no other option but to do this task yourself. Instead, you should ask a mechanic to charge it for you.
The reason for this is as follows; if you have never used a charging device before, you may end up overcharging your vehicle's battery. This mistake could have serious repercussions. Firstly, it could shorten the lifespan of the battery and lead to it going flat far more quickly in the future.
Secondly (and more worryingly), overcharging the battery could cause it to explode. If this happens whilst you are next to it, you could be cut by one of the airborne shards of plastic (from the battery casing) or splashed with battery acid (which is extremely corrosive and may leave your skin badly burnt).
Given the risks associated with making this mistake, it would probably be best to let a mechanic handle this particular car maintenance task.
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