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hey guys just wondering if i go through one of those electric carwashes in my car with the r34 gtr spoiler oon it do u think it will b ok?

the specific car wash i am going to is in cottesloe on stirling hwy its the one where u can also pay for them to do interior.

any advice will do thanks =]

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as long as it's sealed it should be fine. I've taken mine through once before (it looked white with dust and I was desperate to get it clean :() and my spoiler was fine. It's a S2, which I put on myself. So you should be fine. My only issue was it took part of my SAUWA sticker off ;)

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how much are you paying for this wash?i wash my own car since i dont trust anyone else with it.. also i get a greater feeling after i wash my own car[then parents spoil it by making me wash both of theirs =/ ]

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i think the whole wash is around 27bux... it isnt like the BP fuel station ones it uses long peices of fabric instead and then they run around ure car and shammy it down for u and do the interior... it is really worth it... if they do a good job which these guys do i will try to find the name of it

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Theres a "touchless" car wash in Malaga that works quite well. No chance of scratches.

Obviously it wont get off bugs on the front bar thats been cooked on their for a week but for a quick tidy up its fine. If im lazy, i use it on the way to work on a saturday morning :laugh:

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just used the car wash and its all good.. they wash the car down first to get sand and everything of the car then they send it through the machine afterwards the shammy it 4 u so that there are no marks on the car

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finished work and went straight to alexander drv carwash. washed my car and then wiped it down till there was no water spots... i drove to a park near my house and there are the yellow lights on the road so i parked my car under there and just staired at it, drooled about too... gotta love how a pearl white car looks under the orange lights...

dont tell my gf but i love my car more than her

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finished work and went straight to alexander drv carwash. washed my car and then wiped it down till there was no water spots... i drove to a park near my house and there are the yellow lights on the road so i parked my car under there and just staired at it, drooled about too... gotta love how a pearl white car looks under the orange lights...

dont tell my gf but i love my car more than her

HAHAHA

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finished work and went straight to alexander drv carwash. washed my car and then wiped it down till there was no water spots... i drove to a park near my house and there are the yellow lights on the road so i parked my car under there and just staired at it, drooled about too... gotta love how a pearl white car looks under the orange lights...

dont tell my gf but i love my car more than her

Looking isnt cheating... Right?

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