It's the worse time of the year.

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Old 12-02-2007, 07:22 AM
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It's the worse time of the year.

.....TO put away the ronjons :/

My day yesterday in the cold...

The wheels::



I should ride like this::



Time to head off to the car wash::





Fresh::




Count down till fall's look again



The shocker of all! It's snowing this morning. Thank god for car covers
Old 12-02-2007, 11:52 AM
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you seriously go to one of those old-fashioned car washes?
talk about millions of scratches..
Old 12-02-2007, 12:21 PM
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^ so much wax on my car....

LOL
Old 12-02-2007, 12:38 PM
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EWWWWWWWW not touchless
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Haha I do the same car washes, and I have fuckin BLACK....SWIRLMARKS GALORE

Dude, I actually really like your car alot with the stockies on! obviously not as much as with the ronjons but whip looks fresh
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Well, movie down to the sunny Florida... where sun always shine and snow never come ... but besides that, nice ride ... how did u wire your outside rearview mirror's blinker?
Old 12-02-2007, 01:48 PM
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...old fashion car wash?!?! +1 for swirls GALORE!
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ugh..I miss Florida
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Never seen swirls on white, only dark colors like NBP, man that color is so high maintenence.
Old 12-02-2007, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rondog
Never seen swirls on white, only dark colors like NBP, man that color is so high maintenence.
x2... I love my WDP for that!!!
Old 12-02-2007, 04:32 PM
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Thanks everyone. nope stockies look like shit. Ronjons all the way.
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If your complaining about some snow...im getting 15inches of snow tonight and its fken cold here -15 wtv that is in farenheit, ill shoot a pic tmr...i wont even be able to drive with my lowered suspension and my front skirt dang dang
Old 12-02-2007, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by italian_spak
If your complaining about some snow...im getting 15inches of snow tonight and its fken cold here -15 wtv that is in farenheit, ill shoot a pic tmr...i wont even be able to drive with my lowered suspension and my front skirt dang dang

-15 in Canada...with the exchange rate thats what, 20 degrees here?
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You let your car run through that swirl making machine?
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yo 04wdpsedan where did you get your headlights cleared? Also from bergen county anywhere close by?
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I use to detail my car every weekend, swirl marks don't exist on my car. When its below 30 outside my garden hose is pretty useless. When the roads have a shit load of salt and crap and my car becomes dirty it gets to see the car wash. Either keep the salt on the car or get it all. Other wise when its really bad outside its time to take out the pathfinder
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Originally Posted by jazz_123
yo 04wdpsedan where did you get your headlights cleared? Also from bergen county anywhere close by?

I have a guy in belleville who does them. PM me if your interested in his info.
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Originally Posted by 04WDPSeDaN
I use to detail my car every weekend, swirl marks don't exist on my car. When its below 30 outside my garden hose is pretty useless. When the roads have a shit load of salt and crap and my car becomes dirty it gets to see the car wash. Either keep the salt on the car or get it all. Other wise when its really bad outside its time to take out the pathfinder
Yeah definitely. Plus, you car's white! Barely any swirls or fine scratches can be seen I dont see why people FLIP OUT at the throught of a normal car wash.
Old 12-02-2007, 07:58 PM
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I take my silver tl-s to my dealer's automatic wash every week and dry myself... what are swirl marks?

My last car was black though so I feel your pain with swirl marks.
Old 12-02-2007, 08:20 PM
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Hand-wash year round or bust...

And the stockers look better IMO. Not a fan of that model RJ wheel.
Old 12-02-2007, 08:37 PM
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Putting on stock wheels from Ronjons is like going from a model to an "ok" chick. I haven't washed my car in like 2 weeks because it has been cold out and I didn't get paid these past 2 weeks so my car is filthy, BUT you can only see the dirty when you are right in front of the car and not from a distance.
Old 12-03-2007, 05:46 AM
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^ thats true.

90% of the time I wash and detail my car, the other 10% is called winter.
Old 12-03-2007, 07:16 AM
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Hahaha, winter is not that bad!
I just went snow drifting in my TL today...
along with some RSX, Civic, STI's, WRX's
Old 12-03-2007, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by 04WDPSeDaN
^ thats true.

90% of the time I wash and detail my car, the other 10% is called winter.
Love the wheels...thief!

You right tho man, time to get the stockies out of storage soon.

I take my car to the "handheld" spray car washes in the winter when the garden hose is frozen. Then I dry it by hand. Those automated carwashes will scratch your paint man! That's out! Who says white won't show scratches?

Ballin', you should know that on pictures, you will probably never see the paint imperfections or scratches, but they are there. He has them on his white car. When one of those rollers scratches your NBP - YOU will be the one freaking out and saying no way am I ever doing that again! Consider yourself lucky and quit while you are ahead!
Old 12-03-2007, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by ballinfizzle89
Haha I do the same car washes, and I have fuckin BLACK....SWIRLMARKS GALORE
dude, are you serious?...that carwash made me cringe!



fwiw, this stuff is great for winter washes when it's too cold to use the hose...

Optimum No Rinse Wash and Shine

Highly recommended for rough winter climates!!!
Old 12-03-2007, 10:48 AM
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^ Hmmm...that Ferarri is almost as good of a car as my Nisha, so I guess it's ok! Gotta finish looking at this when I get back home! Thanks Paz!
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Nice Mirrors!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by darksom1
Ballin', you should know that on pictures, you will probably never see the paint imperfections or scratches, but they are there. He has them on his white car. When one of those rollers scratches your NBP - YOU will be the one freaking out and saying no way am I ever doing that again! Consider yourself lucky and quit while you are ahead!
Originally Posted by paz840
dude, are you serious?...that carwash made me cringe!
Haha...yeahhhhhh you know what's funny though? I've never really noticed swirls THAT much before because I always try to go to some nice car spas or wash it myself, but when I took it to the dealer, I told them not to wash it, and they did.....and since then...my car definitely, without a doubt, has the most swirlmarks on this website.
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Originally Posted by ballinfizzle89
Haha...yeahhhhhh you know what's funny though? I've never really noticed swirls THAT much before because I always try to go to some nice car spas or wash it myself, but when I took it to the dealer, I told them not to wash it, and they did.....and since then...my car definitely, without a doubt, has the most swirlmarks on this website.
Okay, I lied. That wasn't funny at all, especcially to me
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^ Lol !
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Originally Posted by Tripnbeats
Nice Mirrors!!!!!!

Thank you for installing them
Old 12-04-2007, 12:24 AM
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yes, the car was made me cringe too lol.. but its not that bad on WDP.. if i saw an NBP in there, i might have a heart attack
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