Are Drive-thru Car washes safe?
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if your worried about rails just hop out of your car and take a look. they all have nice big windows so you can see the equipment inside b4 you actually purchase a wash. all of the sunoco stations ive seen, have had the stupid rails. I made a mistake of going through one of those worst thing i ever did
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They are very dangerous, they will kill you and your family
I have never been through one with a fixed antenna or a wing, but on my DD and my old DD and several other cars, I used them every once in a while. Make sure it is one that uses filtered water, or you will get spots and buildup. Remove your antenna too
I have never been through one with a fixed antenna or a wing, but on my DD and my old DD and several other cars, I used them every once in a while. Make sure it is one that uses filtered water, or you will get spots and buildup. Remove your antenna too
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drive Through car washes are the best. 5th gear had an episode on Hand car wash, at home hand car wash and drive through. The best one is Drive through. You can find the video on streetfire.net Search for the new season of 5th gear you will see it there.
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touchless is fine but if you use those brush ones or even the diy coin-op you'll noticed scratches almost right away.
These lancers have the worst paints jobs I've ever seen...
These lancers have the worst paints jobs I've ever seen...
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I used a Petro-Canada drive thru Soft Cloth carwash for the first time in 5 and a half years on my lancer. I've been paranoid with using them, hearing horror stories of things falling off cars and stuff all this time. The thing is.. they're really not bad at all.
When its - 25 out i really dont care to be out doing it myself.
When its - 25 out i really dont care to be out doing it myself.
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what if .... u dont have a hydroshield on an Injen CAI, would it suck some water?
i guess Injen SRI should be ok from sucking water, right?
touchless carwash like the one on ESSO is ok, it doesnt clean ur car very well, but i only go there just to wash off the salt under the body of the car.
i guess Injen SRI should be ok from sucking water, right?
touchless carwash like the one on ESSO is ok, it doesnt clean ur car very well, but i only go there just to wash off the salt under the body of the car.
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what if .... u dont have a hydroshield on an Injen CAI, would it suck some water?
i guess Injen SRI should be ok from sucking water, right?
touchless carwash like the one on ESSO is ok, it doesnt clean ur car very well, but i only go there just to wash off the salt under the body of the car.
i guess Injen SRI should be ok from sucking water, right?
touchless carwash like the one on ESSO is ok, it doesnt clean ur car very well, but i only go there just to wash off the salt under the body of the car.
For the hydroshield, it depends where your CAI filter is located. Mine is located in the back of a foglight and water doesn't go there a lot. But some CAI filter have a more "water friendly" location. You should check the location first. But an hydroshield is always a good thing to have IMO.
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$10 handwash @ fine details FTW! might be $15 for u guys...i get a special rate cuz i used to work there back in the day and thats the only place i get my car washed, unless i wash it myself....def not in the winter time though! haha