Name: Ask Better Questions - It's a Good Idea
Uploaded: 2016-10-11T01:38:01.000Z
Duration: 2 min 39 s
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Hi There, I'm Angela Oberer and today's good idea is not about oxidized headlights,

it's about asking better questions. So yesterday I take my car in for a smog test

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and the repair guy tells me that my headlights have oxidized, I don't even know what that

means, but what it means is they've become so foggy that when the headlights shine through

at night, you're a road hazard cause they're shining so dimly.

Aahh! I should probably fix that. Well, he said he could fix it for me on the spot for

a hundred and forty four dollars. So question number 1: Do I need to fix this right now?

Whatever the problem is. Hmmm. I'm a road hazard so yes, probably I should.

I should check with before I make this purchase? Let's see - No. I am authorized to make a

hundred and forty four dollars of repairs if necessary.

Question number 3: Should I get a second opinion or is there someone else who knows about this?

Well yes. My husband is a car guy, let me ask him real quickly.

Quick Text: Headlights oxidized, should I fix?

He sends me a quick text back and says: Yes, they have DIY kits.

I never thought of that. So I Google really quick and I find that the

kits range from $15-$30 dollars. I could save a whole lot of money if I did it myself.

So we're talking about a hundred and ten dollars in labor costs. How long does it take?

So I go over to YouTube and I do a search for Do it yourself oxidizing headlight repair.

And I find that lots of people do it with nothing more than, check this out: Toothpaste,

water and a rag. Well, that's really inexpensive and from where

I'm sitting, there is a .99 cent store. So I thank the guy, I pay him for the smog test

and I run across the street to the .99 cent store and lo and behold they sell, water,

rag and toothpaste. So I bought that, and I drive behind the .99 cent store, to a side

street, I literally jump out of my car, I follow all of the instructions on the YouTube video.

So for about six minutes, three dollars and a little bit of elbow grease, I was completely

able to restore my headlights to working condition.

So I am not here to brag about I saved $141 dollars, what I'm saying is that whenever you're thrown

a problem on the spur of the moment, just stop and ask yourself better questions.

Cause guess what? You might save some money, you might find a completely different way

to solve your problem, and by looking at all of your options,