Car wash incident
02-19-2009, 10:30 PM
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Car wash incident
So I went through a local car wash a couple of weeks ago and when I got out of it, my lip spoiler was ripped off the car. I didn't realize it until I got back to my girlfriend's place and then we drove back to the car wash and re-traced the path we took home and couldn't find the spoiler. After a little bit of discussion, the owner of the car wash reluctantly told me to go down to the local auto body shop and they would put a new spoiler on the car. I almost don't even care about the spoiler but there are a couple of scratches and a small dent from where the spoiler was ripped off which I definitely want to have fixed. The spoiler was one of those double-sided tape ones off of eBay which I've had on the car for about 3 years. Has anyone else had to go through something like this before? How are they going to get another one of those spoilers?
02-20-2009, 12:39 PM
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Be careful which carwashes you are using, NEVER use one with brushes, it will scratch your car up! I have a pretty good touch free by me that I frequent in the winter but I say hand wash ftw!
02-20-2009, 01:36 PM
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yeah never ever use the one with the brushes....i took my car only once to one of those.....never again the damn brushes scratched the shit outta my trunk
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02-20-2009, 01:44 PM
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Haha was thinking the same thing. Sucks dude for sure. My buddy got his lip ripped off his evo last winter doing something similar like that.
02-20-2009, 02:36 PM
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OP, post pics of the damage to your car.
I don't know how a car wash can dent your car, but paintless dent repair may fix it and you may be able to buff/polish the scratches out if they are minor enough
...about the spoiler, order a new one and get the carwash owner to reimburse you (in writing)
I don't know how a car wash can dent your car, but paintless dent repair may fix it and you may be able to buff/polish the scratches out if they are minor enough
...about the spoiler, order a new one and get the carwash owner to reimburse you (in writing)
There is no friggin' way, especially with NBP ... 
02-20-2009, 03:53 PM
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I ONLY wash my car by hand OR go to the touch-free. The touch-free i go to has blow dryers and NOBODY touches my car but me. In the middle of the winter here in ct when it is snowing I really don't care if there are water spots on my car, but salt 
, that has to come off!!
So how would you guys suggest we wash our cars in the middle of winter when we can't do it by hand because the hose is frozen?
, that has to come off!! So how would you guys suggest we wash our cars in the middle of winter when we can't do it by hand because the hose is frozen?
02-20-2009, 04:04 PM
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^^^ i know what you mean....in the winter i go to the touch free ones too....and after the washing is done, when the blow dyer is blowing air towards my car, i just sit there for a minute or 2.....so no water spots either.... 
but yeah when i use to live in an apt, i used to go to those car washes where you can wash your own car....after washing i was using the quick detailer, to detail my whip, so i had left my all season floor mats to dry in the bay.....when i went to pick them up they were gone !!! after seeing the security camera's, some dude in a cadillac stole my all season matts. I mean what will the caddy dude do with TL matts ??? Moreover the camera's were placed in such a messed up manner that you couldnt see the license plates
but yeah when i use to live in an apt, i used to go to those car washes where you can wash your own car....after washing i was using the quick detailer, to detail my whip, so i had left my all season floor mats to dry in the bay.....when i went to pick them up they were gone !!! after seeing the security camera's, some dude in a cadillac stole my all season matts. I mean what will the caddy dude do with TL matts ??? Moreover the camera's were placed in such a messed up manner that you couldnt see the license plates
02-20-2009, 04:20 PM
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02-20-2009, 05:57 PM
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^ no offense to excel detail, great products there, but I would not use that stuff. I'd rather just leave it dirty...why would I put something on my car I can't rinse? STRANGE!
02-20-2009, 06:08 PM
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touch-free is safe. people always try to create this misconception about them. obviously, car washes with brushes are not good; do they even still make those car washes?
anyway, not to be rude but i agree with seeing something like this in a civic forum. any external mods you use with tape or some other nonbolted item, you have to take into consideration what you are putting your car through. but then again you shouldnt be putting mods on your car than can get ripped off that easily. just my .02
anyway, not to be rude but i agree with seeing something like this in a civic forum. any external mods you use with tape or some other nonbolted item, you have to take into consideration what you are putting your car through. but then again you shouldnt be putting mods on your car than can get ripped off that easily. just my .02
02-20-2009, 06:41 PM
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i wash my car by hand even in winter...go to a local car wash pray the car down, fill the bucket and wash it then rinse off with car wash water
02-20-2009, 06:50 PM
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Someone enlighten me on how a "touch-free" car wash can possibly clean your car properly??? I guess we all have different standards of what is worth calling "clean". I do understand the need for you East Coasters to get the de-icer/salt off your cars but to me, dirty is better than scratched anytime! Anyone with an NBP knows where I'm coming from 
02-20-2009, 06:58 PM
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Don't like touch free, i feel that it appreciates it more when you get physical.
02-20-2009, 07:13 PM
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Someone enlighten me on how a "touch-free" car wash can possibly clean your car properly??? I guess we all have different standards of what is worth calling "clean". I do understand the need for you East Coasters to get the de-icer/salt off your cars but to me, dirty is better than scratched anytime! Anyone with an NBP knows where I'm coming from
02-20-2009, 07:21 PM
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There's a car spa by me where they do a full vacuum, then they pull it into the autowash. They took my friends corolla and ran it into a concrete pole trying to bring it through. The owner tried to say the brakes were defective, and lets just say the cops didn't agree.
02-20-2009, 07:53 PM
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here are a couple good threads...
My 1st Experience with Optimum NWRS
My Optimum NWRS Review
02-20-2009, 09:00 PM
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I ONLY wash my car by hand OR go to the touch-free. The touch-free i go to has blow dryers and NOBODY touches my car but me. In the middle of the winter here in ct when it is snowing I really don't care if there are water spots on my car, but salt , that has to come off!!
, that has to come off!! Those guys must live in the tropics. There's no way I am washing my car by hand in the dead of winter. I am in MO and it gets Fing cold, low teens. I use to touch free to get the salt off. Water spots be damned.----------------
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02-20-2009, 09:31 PM
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Hey, L of D-I'm really sorry to hear about your spoiler. I hope you can find another one that will work OK for you. If I don't wash my car at home, I go to the wand washer car wash and clean my Type S.
02-20-2009, 11:28 PM
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I LOVE how people on here make judgment calls without knowing what they're talking about. It's not a "rice" spoiler; it's the same one tons of people (including plenty on here) bought off of ebay years ago. It looks just like the Acura OEM lip spoiler only you don't have to drill into your trunk to install it and it was considerably cheaper. It's been just fine for the last three years through pretty high speeds, all kinds of weather and plenty of car washes. The fact that there are also small scratches and a small dent tell me that it wasn't "easily" ripped off. God forbid people just relay their own similar experiences if they had them or try to give some helpful advice instead of hijacking the thread with "I can't believe you put your car through a car wash" or "this belongs in a civic forum" comments... Just MY 
Thanks to the people who actually replied with something helpful. I'm going to stop by the auto body shop next week and push for them to pay for a new spoiler and fix the damage. Oh and Optimum NRWS kicks ass. I use it all the time when it's not too cold out...
Thanks to the people who actually replied with something helpful. I'm going to stop by the auto body shop next week and push for them to pay for a new spoiler and fix the damage. Oh and Optimum NRWS kicks ass. I use it all the time when it's not too cold out...
touch-free is safe. people always try to create this misconception about them. obviously, car washes with brushes are not good; do they even still make those car washes?
anyway, not to be rude but i agree with seeing something like this in a civic forum. any external mods you use with tape or some other nonbolted item, you have to take into consideration what you are putting your car through. but then again you shouldnt be putting mods on your car than can get ripped off that easily. just my .02
anyway, not to be rude but i agree with seeing something like this in a civic forum. any external mods you use with tape or some other nonbolted item, you have to take into consideration what you are putting your car through. but then again you shouldnt be putting mods on your car than can get ripped off that easily. just my .02
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02-20-2009, 11:39 PM
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I'd never take my car to any automatic car washes due to stuff like that happening. One time I bought these brand new wheels and had them on for about a month or soo. Took it to an automatic car wash where you have to drive into those rails and put it in neutral. It curbed all 4 of my wheels by the time I was out. I was so furious!
02-20-2009, 11:48 PM
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I'd never take my car to any automatic car washes due to stuff like that happening. One time I bought these brand new wheels and had them on for about a month or soo. Took it to an automatic car wash where you have to drive into those rails and put it in neutral. It curbed all 4 of my wheels by the time I was out. I was so furious!
02-21-2009, 12:01 AM
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Wasn't ranking on your choice to roll through the car wash LOD ... sucks bad that it damaged your car. Have you contacted your insurance yet? They will have your car repaired back to original condition and then they can get reimbursement from the car wash ... it's what you pay your premiums for ... let them do the dirty work(no pun intended)
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i took my 99 silverado last year to a car wash to get buffed and got that shit back with a silver circle where they took off the freakn paint !! i told my dad to go handle my light weight and got that shit fixed !!! as for my nbp tl hand washed always !! if its too cold then sucks to be my car youre staying durty for a while lmao
02-21-2009, 11:01 AM
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Wasn't ranking on your choice to roll through the car wash LOD ... sucks bad that it damaged your car. Have you contacted your insurance yet? They will have your car repaired back to original condition and then they can get reimbursement from the car wash ... it's what you pay your premiums for ... let them do the dirty work(no pun intended)
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