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Another clean one
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:05 pm
by shantybeater
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!
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:44 pm
by garnier
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
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:50 pm
by dino
Looks good
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:57 pm
by DanDiesel
that looks superb matey!
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:02 pm
by shantybeater
cheers guys, the wheels look even better in the sun!
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:25 pm
by M@Turner
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!
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:27 pm
by shantybeater
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
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:32 pm
by M@Turner
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!
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:11 am
by Redline
Ideally you should go for 195/40/16's, they are however rather expensive and there isn't a huge deal of choice.
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:43 am
by shantybeater
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
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:23 am
by GTILass
getting there
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:05 am
by Mouse_GTI
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
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:10 am
by shantybeater
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
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:27 pm
by way_z
16" RXIIs + 195/40 tyres = perfect combo
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:54 pm
by Silva_B!tch_Owner
Wish I had some spare time to clean my car. Might do that tonight since it's a decent-ish day.