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Fergcougar 01-19-2011 03:29 PM

Spacers VS. Carwash
 
Is anyone having problems about going through carwash now with 315's and 25mm spacers.. I just put my spacers on and when I went to the car wash they said, " damn those are wide and we cant get it through". Just wondering if others are experiencing the same. Im sure some car wash rails are bigger then others but if vets can fit so should we.

Naz24 01-19-2011 04:09 PM

I was wondering the same. But I have 20mm on my 275s for the winter--it worked in the Carwash. I think with the 315s, you may have an issue.

Wash it yourself!

Jim E. 01-19-2011 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Fergcougar (Post 797594)
Is anyone having problems about going through carwash now with 315's and 25mm spacers.. I just put my spacers on and when I went to the car wash they said, " damn those are wide and we cant get it through". Just wondering if others are experiencing the same. Im sure some car wash rails are bigger then others but if vets can fit so should we.

Ok I'll bite: Why are you running 25mm spacers with the 315s?

Fergcougar 01-19-2011 05:14 PM

To me out of all the x5 that are running with spacers those seemed to be the most consistent mm for there 315. I mean I almost went with 30

xoutpostking 01-20-2011 05:54 AM

Why would having spacers or not have anything to do with anything? 315 is still 315 wide, spacer or not. Right?

It will be fine, I take it to a touchless and it fits.

icenutz 01-20-2011 08:52 AM

With all do respect... I am not sure why nobody else is curious as to...how you could even think about bringing your X5 through a carwash with a track?? Do it yourself, or at least locate a hand wash if you are that lazy?? :dunno:

TRAINER 01-20-2011 10:35 AM

How can you wash your own car in this weather? The water would freeze and create an ice skating pond in your driveway! My hose is sealed up for the winter. Besides, who has the time between work and picking up the kids anyway? :dunno:

Tell you what. I've tried all the hand washes in my area and in the winter a good machine wash place will do a better job IMO.

It's because these guys don't wash or dry the car as well in the sub freezing months the way they do in the warmer months. PLUS, at least the place where I go, BIG RED in North Bergen, has state of the art machines that is very forgiving on the paint. I've been using them for years on all of my cars/BMW's (all with clear bras) and never had a problem.

For the record, I'm "that" guy detailing his car all the time in his driveway so I would notice any little imprefection. :thumbup:

rh71 01-20-2011 11:25 AM

I've tried washing in the cold... can't last more than 5 minutes with hands freezing up and going numb in that bucket of water.

xoutpostking 01-20-2011 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icenutz (Post 797834)
With all do respect... I am not sure why nobody else is curious as to...how you could even think about bringing your X5 through a carwash with a track?? Do it yourself, or at least locate a hand wash if you are that lazy?? :dunno:

Do you even know what a touchless carwash is? Google is your friend.

chilliwilli 01-20-2011 12:24 PM

Depends on the wash facility...spacers shouldn't make any difference, it's the tire size vs track width. Some tracks are wide enough others simply aren't.


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