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Headlamp Safety For Oroville Drivers

Oroville may be surprised to learn that 40% of traffic fatalities take place at night even though there's 60% less traffic. It goes to show how important proper visibility is to nighttime driving.Obvi...
Published on: Mar 23, 2025

Headlamp Replacement And Restoration At Dirks Automotive & Transmission In Oroville

Way too many accidents happen at night.  There are a lot of factors, but a big one is simply visibility: if you can’t see something it’s hard to avoid hitting it. There are some thin...
Published on: Dec 31, 2021

Not So Dim Idea (Automatic High Beam Dimmers)

The moment someone invented headlights that had a high-beam and a low-beam, they also invented a problem.  That problem was what happens when you meet someone on the road going the other way who ...
Published on: Jan 05, 2020

Headlight Restoration

{{ image('MzUx') }} Question:My headlight lenses are all cloudy. I checked with my Oroville vehicle dealership about replacing them and it is very expensive. What else can I do?Dirks Automotive & Tra...
Published on: Dec 23, 2019

Headlamps

You may be surprised to learn that 40% of traffic fatalities take place at night even though there’s 60% less traffic.  It goes to show how important proper visibility is to nighttime drivi...
Published on: May 19, 2019

Headlamps

You may be surprised to learn that 40 percent of traffic fatalities in CA take place at night even though there's 60 percent less traffic. It goes to show how important proper visibility is to nightti...
Published on: May 23, 2016