8's Winter maintainance.....
12-07-2005, 04:22 PM
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8's Winter maintainance.....
hey ppl, Ima jus wonda'n tat shud I wash ma 8?? cuz it's liek cover'n wit "SNOW" that all spread on da road.....Y-Y
is there anyone will wash their in winter???
is there anyone will wash their in winter???
12-07-2005, 04:54 PM
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Whaddup wit da gansta talk, yo? We ain't on no RSX racing forum, dawg. Even dey do some betta spellin' than you ova der.
As to your question ... yea, alot of us wash our cars in the winter. Some on the driveway when it's "warm" enough (minus 5-10 Celcius is fine with me) and some go to carwash bays where it's a bit warmer. Just be certain to bring your own equipment and ask if they recycle their water (or something like that)
As to your question ... yea, alot of us wash our cars in the winter. Some on the driveway when it's "warm" enough (minus 5-10 Celcius is fine with me) and some go to carwash bays where it's a bit warmer. Just be certain to bring your own equipment and ask if they recycle their water (or something like that)
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12-07-2005, 07:23 PM
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I wash my car all the time in the winter. In fact I washed it three days ago in that bitter cold weather. I go to a self wash bay (big Bucket) When it's really cold out, there is nobody in there so they donl't mind you drying the cart off. I then go and tuck it in for the night in its nice warm garage.
12-08-2005, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueFrenzy
As to your question ... yea, alot of us wash our cars in the winter. Some on the driveway when it's "warm" enough (minus 5-10 Celcius is fine with me)
12-08-2005, 05:04 PM
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what's it cost to heat a garage in Calgary??
Originally Posted by rotten42
I wash my car all the time in the winter. In fact I washed it three days ago in that bitter cold weather. I go to a self wash bay (big Bucket) When it's really cold out, there is nobody in there so they donl't mind you drying the cart off. I then go and tuck it in for the night in its nice warm garage.
12-08-2005, 06:04 PM
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In Richmond, I'm sure you could easily wash your car every week all through the winter, with the only problem being that you might get cold soapy water in your boot.
<sigh> Text-messaging blabber doesn't translate well on a website, does it?
<sigh> Text-messaging blabber doesn't translate well on a website, does it?
12-09-2005, 12:49 AM
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Herbert, what I do is wash as fast as I can then get it into my heated garage to dry it off. I try to do it when it's sunnier and on a day that's not as windy. Oh man ... I should have washed the car today, we had a nice chinook with tons of sun!
12-09-2005, 02:01 PM
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I just go in the middle of the night when there's nobody there and I wash and dry in the bay. Then if somebody wants in, I say "hey screw off buddy, can't you see my RX-8 kicks your F-150 in da ***?"
12-09-2005, 10:10 PM
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Hey slowlude, how's the MS kit doing in the snow? Clearance ok? It's the same as the front air dam no?
Oh my poor car ... so DIRTY. Got to take advantage of the chinook this weekend!
Oh my poor car ... so DIRTY. Got to take advantage of the chinook this weekend!
12-12-2005, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by herbert
How does the water not ice up on your car? Do you have a hose that has both hot and cold water? I tried last year in my driveway. I started when it was +2C but an hour later the water started freezing up on the car, which makes it a little difficult to dry off .
In a sheltered bay out of the wind your car should generate enough heat to prevent icing up when it is only slightly below 0C.
If it's *way* below 0C it's not really safe for you to be outside fooling around with water yourself - I'd just hose the underside and wait for warmer weather for a thorough bath.
EDIT: BTW, happy 200th post to me.
12-16-2005, 02:19 PM
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Hey BF, all conceptions about the kit shoveling the streets are wrong (unless your car is also lowered). I've had no problems with the MS kit so far. I believe the ground clearance is the same as with a front air dam.. not sure tho.
Originally Posted by BlueFrenzy
Hey slowlude, how's the MS kit doing in the snow? Clearance ok? It's the same as the front air dam no?
Oh my poor car ... so DIRTY. Got to take advantage of the chinook this weekend!
Oh my poor car ... so DIRTY. Got to take advantage of the chinook this weekend!
WTF?....Richmond?.....
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