Finally a warm enough day to detail the car (TONS O' PICS)
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Didn't offend me! But while were on the topic....
Call me crazy but I never really saw the benefits in dropping the ride height on any car. I understand the idea is that its more aesthetically pleasing, but I don't think it's worth the loss of ground clearance (speed bumps, road debris, rock chips, and snow become more of an issue). I do agree that on my car for example the gap above the wheels would look better if it were dropped say an inch, but I think the difference it makes is WAY too small to be worth it.
Now when it comes to people who drop their cars all the way near the ground or have their wheels so tight that they tuck up into the fenders.... I think that looks like a clown car!!
Didn't offend me! But while were on the topic....
Call me crazy but I never really saw the benefits in dropping the ride height on any car. I understand the idea is that its more aesthetically pleasing, but I don't think it's worth the loss of ground clearance (speed bumps, road debris, rock chips, and snow become more of an issue). I do agree that on my car for example the gap above the wheels would look better if it were dropped say an inch, but I think the difference it makes is WAY too small to be worth it.
Now when it comes to people who drop their cars all the way near the ground or have their wheels so tight that they tuck up into the fenders.... I think that looks like a clown car!!
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Nice job on the car, clay never thought about that. I have the enjoyment of a quick wash system at the Marine Corps base near me. A good 15 minute wash and wax. I have quite a bit of chips from driving around in VA and DC from the construction, made the mistake of not buying the film to protect the front.
By chance do you use Rain X on the windshield?
Nice job on the car, clay never thought about that. I have the enjoyment of a quick wash system at the Marine Corps base near me. A good 15 minute wash and wax. I have quite a bit of chips from driving around in VA and DC from the construction, made the mistake of not buying the film to protect the front.
By chance do you use Rain X on the windshield?
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ACR2001
Nice job on the car, clay never thought about that. I have the enjoyment of a quick wash system at the Marine Corps base near me. A good 15 minute wash and wax. I have quite a bit of chips from driving around in VA and DC from the construction, made the mistake of not buying the film to protect the front.
By chance do you use Rain X on the windshield?
Nice job on the car, clay never thought about that. I have the enjoyment of a quick wash system at the Marine Corps base near me. A good 15 minute wash and wax. I have quite a bit of chips from driving around in VA and DC from the construction, made the mistake of not buying the film to protect the front.
By chance do you use Rain X on the windshield?
I used to use it on my last car, but it's a real pain to get it on the windshield without leaving hazing.
So far I just use a foam aresol glass cleaner, which seems to clean off the glass surface well enough that the rain beads up almost as good as if I used rain-x.
