Cabin Air Filter From Tuffy Grand Rapids

October 2, 2022

Here is a questions for Grand Rapids drivers: What is a cabin air filter?Is it: A filter for a house in the middle of the woods? A fresh, piney scent? A filter for the passenger compartment of your car? Clever you, it's 3.A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes into the passe... More

Keeping Your Grand Rapids Air Fresh When Driving With a Clean Cabin Air Filter

September 6, 2022

Pop quiz: What is a cabin air filter? A. A filter for your Grand Rapids house?B. A fresh, piney scent?C. A filter for the passenger compartment of your car? Clever you, it's C.A cabin air filter cleans the outside air before it comes into the passenger compartment of your vehicle. It filters out... More

Grand Rapids Drivers: Get Fresh Air Inside Your Car

September 2, 2022

Let's talk about air quality in Grand Rapids. It's a global issue, but affects us wherever we are. Many decades ago, Grand Rapids drivers began to become aware of how air pollution negatively affects health. But what about the air inside your vehicle?Now, it's only been in the last few years that... More

Problems with Suspension Solved at Tuffy Grand Rapids in Grand Rapids

July 9, 2022

A vehicle's suspension system is tough. It can last for years and after lots of driving for Grand Rapids drivers. But it can be damaged quickly by hitting a pothole, curb or rock, and it can wear more quickly if you frequently drive off-road or on bumpy roads. A workhorse vehicle one that hauls ... More

Some New Boots (Suspension Maintenance)

August 29, 2021

There are some boots that don't come in a shoe box and aren't worn on your feet. They are called axle or CV boots, and they can be important parts for many vehicles. That CV stands for constant velocity. CV axles are mainly used in front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles. They're also us... More

Breathe Free in Grand Rapids: Cabin Air Filter Replacement at Tuffy Grand Rapids

January 28, 2019

There are a lot of new features, both optional and standard, on Grand Rapids drivers' vehicles these days. One you may not have heard of is called a cabin air filter. Simply put, its job is to keep the air in the passenger compartment of your car nice and clean.A cabin air filter is similar to t... More

Fresh Air Inside Your Car in Grand Rapids

May 16, 2018

Air quality has certainly become a hot issue in our modern world. We install air filters on our ventilation systems and in our vacuum cleaners. There's a filter that cleans the air going into our vehicle's engine so why not one for the air in the passenger compartment?Foreign and domestic vehic... More

Breathe Deep With Your Cabin Air Filter

February 20, 2018

Bad air quality while you're driving around Grand Rapids is nothing to sneeze at. But seriously, more and more vehicles these days come equipped with a cabin air filter. Since they're fairly new on the scene, a lot of folks don't know about them yet.These filters clean the air in the passenger c... More

Breathe Deep in Grand Rapids With a New Cabin Air Filter

November 12, 2017

Poor interior air quality is nothing to sneeze at, and Grand Rapids auto owners might be interested to know that more and more new cars are coming equipped with a cabin air filter. Check your vehicle owner's manual, but they typically need to be replaced at around 12,000 to 15,000 miles (19,000 ... More

Time Out: Suspension Problems in Grand Rapids

November 13, 2016

Your vehicle's suspension system has two jobs: to prevent the passengers from getting tossed around inside the vehicle every time it hits a bump in the road and to keep the tires firmly planted on the road around every corner and over every bump.To see your suspension system, you'll have to look... More