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Cleaning Your Car's Interior

Let's face it, your car's interior can be one of the most neglected places in your vehicle. The longer you wait, the more dirt and grime will accumulate. Learning how to properly cleaning your vehicle's interior can be broken into two basic tasks: cleaning and conditioning.

Part 1 - Cleaning

This includes vacuuming and sweeping up heavy debris. You may need specialty tools to get into hard to reach places, such as crevices. Most vacuums have special accessories with brush heads for car vents. Next, shake out car mats and remove from the vehicle.

Select an all purpose cleaner to remove grime from consoles and car interior doors. When you choose an all purpose spray cleaner, check to make sure that there are no synthetic fragrances or harsh chemicals inside. Ask the manufacturer for an MSDS sheet to see what they are putting inside. If they don't list all ingredients, ask them why.

Safety Tips for Car Key Replacement

If you are in the unfortunate situation of having lost the vehicle keys you'll likely find that the cost to buy replacing keys on the newer vehicle models can be quite expensive. Some of the major dealers are likely to charge in the region of $150-$250 for a duplicate transponder key. You will likely find that this cost mostly relates to the process of reprogramming the electric chip contained within the key, and not the actual process of cutting the vehicle key.

A more economic approach to purchasing a key for your road vehicle is from a local locksmith. You will generally find the more well-established locksmiths have almost the same software and hardware for cutting and programming the keys as the dealerships but will be found to offer much more attractive pricing options.