Another clean one

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:05 pm

Well decided to sheep it up and follow the pack, took me around 4 hours to do in the end

- Auto glym shampoo & foamed it
- Jet washed clean
- Chammied dry
- Fairy liquid and warm water on the wheels
- Used Turtle wax and its lipstick to touch up scratches on the bodywork
- Polished off wax
- Hoovered inside
- Vax'd the seats
- Cleaned the inside with warm water followed by Auto Glym Interior cleaner, buffed up nicely
-Auto Glym tyre shine for the finish!

garnier · Post by **garnier** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:44 pm

uhh, another one. At the moment I'm going for the rat look Gti.

All these clean cars are making me feel manky, I hope it rains mud tonight

dino · Post by **dino** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:50 pm

Looks good

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:57 pm

that looks superb matey!

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:02 pm

cheers guys, the wheels look even better in the sun!

M@Turner · Post by **M@Turner** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:25 pm

Are they 16" RXII's?

Car is looking very nice! Crying out to be lowered (as all Gti's are) about 30-50mm.

Can't wait to get my alloys refurbed and give the car a good clean!

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:27 pm

yup they are 16's....and i'm dying to get it lowered but it will be rather expensive considering i have brand new tyres on it of the wrong size

M@Turner · Post by **M@Turner** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:32 pm

Have you got 45 tyres on? If so, does it scrub even when not lowered?

I've got some 16" ones which came with 205/45/16 tyres, but took them off for the refurb! Am deffo getiing 205/40/16's when they're done though!

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:11 am

Ideally you should go for 195/40/16's, they are however rather expensive and there isn't a huge deal of choice.

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:43 am

Yup they make some horrible noises on opposite lock and the backs do scrape at times as well, running on 205/45/16's, like redline said ideally you need 195/40/16's, gives you plenty of room to lower

GTILass · Post by **GTILass** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:23 am

getting there

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:05 am

Mine used to rub like crazy before I changed them. It was weird because when I first got them they were fine, and that included the 1000 mile journey to the Polo Show and back

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:10 am

Yeah whats that about? when I first got them they were fine but seem to have got continually worse....you'd expect them to get better

way_z · Post by **way_z** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:27 pm

16" RXIIs + 195/40 tyres = perfect combo

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Silva_B!tch_Owner · Post by **Silva_B!tch_Owner** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:54 pm

Wish I had some spare time to clean my car. Might do that tonight since it's a decent-ish day.