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title: "WXMI- Grand Rapids, Michigan: What Steps You Should Take to Winterize Your Car"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/9e8bda46-ff35-4e51-94fc-c32e875da606
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/wxmi-grand-rapids-michigan-what-steps-you-should-take-to-winterize-your-car-7205
category: "Automotive"
industry: "Automotive"
published: 2016-10-31T22:17:23.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:24.140Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/383d4430e7cbab1c9b585c2b938fe0db2570.jpg
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# WXMI- Grand Rapids, Michigan: What Steps You Should Take to Winterize Your Car

**TL;DR:** A Christian Brothers Automotive franchisee demonstrated how to winterize a car in preparation for the colder months, emphasizing the importance of preparing key components.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-10-31. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/wxmi-grand-rapids-michigan-what-steps-you-should-take-to-winterize-your-car-7205).*

## Story

Christian Brothers Automotive franchisee Kurt Hein showed WXMI viewers how to winterize their cars in preparation for the colder months. He emphasized preparing the car's battery, heater, defrosters and wiper blades, tires and brakes. He even dressed up as the "Car Doctor" in light of the Halloween holiday.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Automotive (sector)
- Christian Brothers Automotive (company)
- grand rapids (location)
- cars (topic)
- winter (topic)
- maintenance (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/wxmi-grand-rapids-michigan-what-steps-you-should-take-to-winterize-your-car-7205). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/9e8bda46-ff35-4e51-94fc-c32e875da606).