Auto Car Wash

Extreme_Shadow · 02-27-2004, 04:06 AM

Just bought myself a 03 Xtreme and the roads and my driveway are pretty harsh was just wondering with the Xtreme's Ground Effects can I bring it through a automatic car wash and not worry about losing my front bumper when i pull it in any advice would help.

low n slow s-dime · 02-27-2004, 04:08 AM

i have a 95 lowered 4/5 with a body kit. I have no prob going through auto car washes, but i've only gone through a few, so each car wash my be different.

Extreme_Shadow · 02-27-2004, 04:14 AM

Also one other quick thing should i take off my Antenna for something like this or would it be fine to leave it on last thing i need is it getting bent in two.

low n slow s-dime · 02-27-2004, 04:19 AM

on my dad's 98 blazer, the antenna is fine, but on my truck, when i bought it, the antenna was shortened, so it wasn't that tall, but then I broke it off being dumb, so I left the plate that is on the fender, but took off the antenna, bought an amplified antenna to hide inside my truck, so i don't have one outside my vehicle, but I've never had a problem with bending antennas, I don't think you should have to worry about that

1998zq8s10 · 02-27-2004, 08:09 PM

my advice would be to stay away from most of the brush-type car washes. sometimes the wraps can get sand or microscopic dirt in them and swirl your car. it may not happen everytime, but its very possible, and ive watched it happen being a worker at a car wash.

Extreme_Shadow · 02-28-2004, 02:14 AM

Yea i dont like the brush ones i drive a ford probe gt as my daily driver and went through a brush one and got some nasty swirls, but what do y amean by wraps? Ya mean the car wash's that have the peices of cloth hanging?

1998zq8s10 · 02-28-2004, 11:33 AM

yea, we call the hanging cloths wraps, i dont know why. also, the wraps or brushes can easily take off mirrors. ive watched it happen more than a couple times.

2k2Xon20s · 02-28-2004, 11:47 AM

Only use No-Touch auto washes...

bill 4.3l 5spd · 02-28-2004, 12:26 PM

i do a pressure washer place and just bring a bucket and sponges. better pressure than my house and the water is better(mine leaves water spots)

bryan11joseph · 03-08-2004, 10:47 AM

Bill - Batavia, NY eh? I'm from Upstate NY. PM me or something and we'll chat.

XtrEmeHeAt · 03-09-2004, 09:00 PM

lol, I always heard "A little elbow greese never hurts" ... I always stayed away from auto wash's.. I usually spent like 4 hours just washing my truck, when I did try a pressure washer once, It blew a chunk of my decal off!!! I was PisSed.

Futuresweets10 · 03-13-2004, 02:02 AM

if its a wash like at a gas station then follow the directions on the sign and you will be fine (antenna can stay on). If its a full service wash then they will tell you want can and cant go through with the car and if they dont tell you then they are liable. Those washes are designed to not put any more strain on any part of a vehicle then the strain that is put on a car when you are going about 70MPH and we all know that an xtreme can go 70+mph on the highway.

sprtslvr785 · 03-16-2004, 10:34 AM

i have gone through auto car washes when i had to drive the x in the winter just for the underflush. Mobil gas stations around here are all very good and they dont touch your car. Ive never had any problems so far but now since it is getting closer to spring im going to hand wash it.

02-27-2004, 04:06 AM	#1
Extreme_Shadow always bored Age: 25 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 531 Location: Jersey User is: OffLine	Auto Car Wash Just bought myself a 03 Xtreme and the roads and my driveway are pretty harsh was just wondering with the Xtreme's Ground Effects can I bring it through a automatic car wash and not worry about losing my front bumper when i pull it in any advice would help.
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02-27-2004, 04:08 AM	#2
low n slow s-dime Incognegro S-Dime Age: 24 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 64 Location: Hartford, Ct User is: OffLine	Re: Auto Car Wash i have a 95 lowered 4/5 with a body kit. I have no prob going through auto car washes, but i've only gone through a few, so each car wash my be different.
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02-27-2004, 04:14 AM	#3
Extreme_Shadow always bored Age: 25 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 531 Location: Jersey User is: OffLine	Re: Auto Car Wash Also one other quick thing should i take off my Antenna for something like this or would it be fine to leave it on last thing i need is it getting bent in two.
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02-27-2004, 04:19 AM	#4
low n slow s-dime Incognegro S-Dime Age: 24 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 64 Location: Hartford, Ct User is: OffLine	Re: Auto Car Wash on my dad's 98 blazer, the antenna is fine, but on my truck, when i bought it, the antenna was shortened, so it wasn't that tall, but then I broke it off being dumb, so I left the plate that is on the fender, but took off the antenna, bought an amplified antenna to hide inside my truck, so i don't have one outside my vehicle, but I've never had a problem with bending antennas, I don't think you should have to worry about that
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02-27-2004, 08:09 PM	#5
1998zq8s10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 833 Location: Kansas City User is: OffLine	Re: Auto Car Wash my advice would be to stay away from most of the brush-type car washes. sometimes the wraps can get sand or microscopic dirt in them and swirl your car. it may not happen everytime, but its very possible, and ive watched it happen being a worker at a car wash.
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02-28-2004, 02:14 AM	#6
Extreme_Shadow always bored Age: 25 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 531 Location: Jersey User is: OffLine	Re: Auto Car Wash Yea i dont like the brush ones i drive a ford probe gt as my daily driver and went through a brush one and got some nasty swirls, but what do y amean by wraps? Ya mean the car wash's that have the peices of cloth hanging?
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02-28-2004, 11:33 AM	#7
1998zq8s10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 833 Location: Kansas City User is: OffLine	Re: Auto Car Wash yea, we call the hanging cloths wraps, i dont know why. also, the wraps or brushes can easily take off mirrors. ive watched it happen more than a couple times. Last edited by 1998zq8s10 : 02-28-2004 at 11:34 AM. Reason: more info
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02-28-2004, 11:47 AM	#8
2k2Xon20s without the 20's... Age: 30 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 504 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Auto Car Wash Only use No-Touch auto washes...
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02-28-2004, 12:26 PM	#9
bill 4.3l 5spd carries a gun at work Age: 28 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,749 Location: Bergen NY User is: OffLine	Re: Auto Car Wash i do a pressure washer place and just bring a bucket and sponges. better pressure than my house and the water is better(mine leaves water spots)
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03-08-2004, 10:47 AM	#10
bryan11joseph ninety_nine_s_10 Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 737 Location: New York User is: OffLine	Re: Auto Car Wash Bill - Batavia, NY eh? I'm from Upstate NY. PM me or something and we'll chat.
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03-09-2004, 09:00 PM	#11
XtrEmeHeAt Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 150 Location: Pennsylvaina User is: OffLine	Re: Auto Car Wash lol, I always heard "A little elbow greese never hurts" ... I always stayed away from auto wash's.. I usually spent like 4 hours just washing my truck, when I did try a pressure washer once, It blew a chunk of my decal off!!! I was PisSed.
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03-13-2004, 02:02 AM	#12
Futuresweets10 former title junky mod Age: 23 Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 6,453 Location: Biloxi MS User is: OffLine	Re: Auto Car Wash if its a wash like at a gas station then follow the directions on the sign and you will be fine (antenna can stay on). If its a full service wash then they will tell you want can and cant go through with the car and if they dont tell you then they are liable. Those washes are designed to not put any more strain on any part of a vehicle then the strain that is put on a car when you are going about 70MPH and we all know that an xtreme can go 70+mph on the highway.
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03-16-2004, 10:34 AM	#13
sprtslvr785 CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS Age: 24 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 276 Location: Northern Illinois User is: OffLine	Re: Auto Car Wash i have gone through auto car washes when i had to drive the x in the winter just for the underflush. Mobil gas stations around here are all very good and they dont touch your car. Ive never had any problems so far but now since it is getting closer to spring im going to hand wash it.
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