Motors Chat - Round 8

Toyotafanboi · 28-04-2015 12:18PM

pred racer wrote: »

I know of one main dealer that valets cars like this

sometimes you have to. you have no idea how dirty some cars interiors can be. i've powerwashed lots of interiors.

treat the fabrics with detergent, agitate it, powerhose, then extract with a wet vac. does a smashing job. sometimes wet-vacing alone wont even touch the dirt on a seat etc.

Voodoomelon · 28-04-2015 12:27PM

Marcusm wrote: »

How on earth is the warranty company not specifying an uneconomical repair and paying out MV?

No clue. Does economical even come into it though? You're paying a warranty for your exact car, I presume it's not treated the same as an insurance company would?

What's even more baffling to me is that even throwing €10k at a V12 for a complete rebuild would probably cover it. And you can be sure the one from BMW is a re-manufactured engine anyways.

pred racer · 28-04-2015 12:37PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

sometimes you have to. you have no idea how dirty some cars interiors can be. i've powerwashed lots of interiors.

treat the fabrics with detergent, agitate it, powerhose, then extract with a wet vac. does a smashing job. sometimes wet-vacing alone wont even touch the dirt on a seat etc.

I have no problem with it, I was just putting it out there for anyone who thinks :eek: when they hear of power washing the interior.

I've seen several cars and the only other way to clean them would be petrol and a match!

toastedpickles · 28-04-2015 02:22PM

So it seems I'm getting a 3" straight pipe on the 900 soon, all for €320!

Fun, noisy times ahead

YbFocus · 28-04-2015 02:24PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

So it seems I'm getting a 3" straight pipe on the 900 soon, all for €320!

Fun, noisy times ahead

Jesus man that will be visious loud.
Like garda annoying loud.

Are ya sure?

toastedpickles · 28-04-2015 02:25PM

YbFocus wrote: »

Jesus man that will be visious loud.
Like garda annoying loud.

Are ya sure?

Hmmm....

Well i can always stick in the mid silencer on it too!

YbFocus · 28-04-2015 02:26PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Hmmm....

Well i can always stick in the mid silencer on it too!

Remember how loud the s14 was?
That's a 3inch straight!
I couldn't drive it on the road!

toastedpickles · 28-04-2015 02:27PM

YbFocus wrote: »

Remember how loud the s14 was?
That's a 3inch straight!
I couldn't drive it on the road!

Haha yeah balls to that!

Right back to the drawing board!

toastedpickles · 28-04-2015 02:29PM

OSI wrote: »

Yeah, another user had a 3" straight pipe on his 325i. Was fun in bursts, but the drone would have driven me demented on any kind of commute. Was "ah they're about 3 minutes away" loud.

Ah righty, well I'll see what i can throw in to lower the noise and see from there because that would put my head in also

challengemaster · 28-04-2015 02:42PM

OSI wrote: »

Yeah, another user had a 3" straight pipe on his 325i. Was fun in bursts, but the drone would have driven me demented on any kind of commute. Was "ah they're about 3 minutes away" loud.

Conzys? Had a fecking headache after being in it for 5 minutes with the drone!

Bpmull · 28-04-2015 02:49PM

Finally got my insurance sorted after a lot hardship and pricing around but I'm all sorted now considering insurance has gone up I think I got a great deal on it doesn't exactly make it cheap though.

Anyway all going well ill have a car before 12 on Friday

wotzgoingon · 28-04-2015 03:04PM

pred racer wrote: »

I know of one main dealer that valets cars like this

How does he dry the seat, they would be soaked, it would be different if you were in a hot country and left all the windows and doors closed and the heat inside the car would evaporate the wetness.

wotzgoingon · 28-04-2015 03:07PM

pred racer wrote: »

I have no problem with it, I was just putting it out there for anyone who thinks :eek: when they hear of power washing the interior.

I've seen several cars and the only other way to clean them would be petrol and a match!

Also the videos on seen on youtube were all titled dumb woman power washing inside of car. Like power washing the inside of the door, what about the electronic window switch.

GvidoR · 28-04-2015 03:29PM

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Toyotafanboi · 28-04-2015 04:43PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

How does he dry the seat, they would be soaked, it would be different if you were in a hot country and left all the windows and doors closed and the heat inside the car would evaporate the wetness.

well you'd take them out of the car before you powerhose them, give them 15 minutes to drip dry, then give them a quick run over with the wet vac and they are 90-95% dry.

Duke O Smiley · 28-04-2015 04:53PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

sometimes you have to. you have no idea how dirty some cars interiors can be. i've powerwashed lots of interiors.

treat the fabrics with detergent, agitate it, powerhose, then extract with a wet vac. does a smashing job. sometimes wet-vacing alone wont even touch the dirt on a seat etc.

Done it to seats in the past but only after taking them out of the car

pred racer · 28-04-2015 06:08PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

How does he dry the seat, they would be soaked, it would be different if you were in a hot country and left all the windows and doors closed and the heat inside the car would evaporate the wetness.

Even in Ireland it will dry if left outside with the doors open (if it's not raining)

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Also the videos on seen on youtube were all titled dumb woman power washing inside of car. Like power washing the inside of the door, what about the electronic window switch.

Ok, obviously it's the seats and carpets I'm talking about.

Special Circumstances · 28-04-2015 06:13PM

I wouldn't let anyone powerwash my engine bay, never mind the interior and I have far less electronics in either location than more modern cars. Lol you could write off many cars with this module or that module getting wet.

pred racer · 28-04-2015 07:07PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

I wouldn't let anyone powerwash my engine bay, never mind the interior and I have far less electronics in either location than more modern cars. Lol you could write off many cars with this module or that module getting wet.

Dude, I have had my engine bay power washed.
And I drive an Alfa............:p

If you have a distributor, cover it in a plastic bag, otherwise drive on!

Guys, water is not a magical electricity carrying substance, some of ye worry way too much, all this stuff gets wet every time it rains.

colm_mcm · 28-04-2015 07:28PM

Not if you have a bonnet.

wotzgoingon · 28-04-2015 07:36PM

pred racer wrote: »

Guys, water is not a magical electricity carrying substance, some of ye worry way too much, all this stuff gets wet every time it rains.

What do you think destroys all electrical components water and dampness.

Also water is a electrical conductor.

pred racer · 28-04-2015 07:51PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Not if you have a bonnet.

Never been though a puddle

wotzgoingon wrote: »

What do you think destroys all electrical components water and dampness.

Also water is a electrical conductor.

Yes water and dampness destroys electrical stuff, but your engine gets wet every time it rains or you drive through a puddle.

And while we are being pedantic, water does not conduct electricity the impurities in it do.

Bpmull · 28-04-2015 07:59PM

Getting chauffeured to work in the working obviously my mother is delighted about getting up at 6 to bring me :pac: ah it's only for one day at least I have the rest of the week off and I was off today too.

Stheno · 28-04-2015 08:02PM

Working in citywest this week my God getting out of there in the evening is a horror

Mycroft H · 28-04-2015 08:02PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

What do you think destroys all electrical components water and dampness.

Also water is a electrical conductor.

Used to work with ultra pure water; the stuff is about 1000 times cleaner than drinking water. It has a resistance of about 18 megaohms, pratcially did not conduct anything. practically all the impurities were removed.

We were feeding it through an analyser for DOx and one of the lads dropped his galaxy s3 in a bucket of it. Zero issues, it was working when he pulled it out and no long term issues with it.

wotzgoingon · 28-04-2015 08:09PM

Mycroft H wrote: »

Used to work with ultra pure water; the stuff is about 1000 times cleaner than drinking water. It has a resistance of about 18 megaohms, pratcially did not conduct anything. practically all the impurities were removed.

We were not talking about ultra pure water, we were talking about tap water and rain water which does conduct electricity, and very well I must add.

pred racer · 28-04-2015 08:12PM

Mycroft H wrote: »

Used to work with ultra pure water; the stuff is about 1000 times cleaner than drinking water. It has a resistance of about 18 megaohms, pratcially did not conduct anything. practically all the impurities were removed.

We were feeding it through an analyser for DOx and one of the lads dropped his galaxy s3 in a bucket of it. Zero issues, it was working when he pulled it out and no long term issues with it.

What did you store it in to keep it so pure?

pred racer · 28-04-2015 08:23PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

We were not talking about ultra pure water, we were talking about tap water and rain water which does conduct electricity, and very well I must add.

And yes if you immerse your car you will have issues, if you spray some water at it you won't . Your engine bay gets wet every time you drive it in the rain, that's how the dirt you need to power wash off got there in the first place.....

28-04-2015 08:23PM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

We were not talking about ultra pure water, we were talking about tap water and rain water which does conduct electricity, and very well I must add.

Submerged maybe. A splash of hose water or rain water will conduct sweet f all

Mycroft H · 28-04-2015 08:26PM

pred racer wrote: »

What did you store it in to keep it so pure?

It was a constant loop; always being recirculated throug the deionisation/RO units.

Large storage was in 44,000 gallon stainless steel tanks. Pipework was mostly PFA or polypropylene

It was mostly because it was being recircalted that it was kept pure, if left stagnant, bacteria would form.

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