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Took my truck through an automatic carwash today!

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by mhtacoma, Jan 25, 2019.

  1. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:30 AM
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    mhtacoma

    mhtacoma [OP] Well-Known Member

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    AGAIN!! It was beautiful. Stick $8 in the kiosk. Dude directs me into the little track. Watch the sprayers and spinny things with rags on them massage the outside of the truck. Big blowers dry it off. I roll out the other end with a nice clean truck. Maybe I'll put some wax on it in the Spring. Don't know yet. It's just a truck. :mudding:
     
  2. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:31 AM
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    JCOOR

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    Exciting!!!
     
  3. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:32 AM
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    Friday!
     
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  4. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:33 AM
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    i almost forgot it was Friday
     
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  5. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:36 AM
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    You're a braver man than me. Would've probably been better for the paint to leave it dirty.
     
  6. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:36 AM
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    Deacon Blues

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    Those auto washes are getting better and better.

     
  7. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:37 AM
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    Lucile!! OH my Lucile!!
     
  8. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:37 AM
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    Wife took 2 different cars through the automatic ones, rims damaged both times so never again on any of our vehicles.
     
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  9. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:40 AM
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    What?

    How do rims get damaged in a car wash? Even a touch-style one?

    Did she curb them on the tight turn into the wash or something?
     
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  10. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:43 AM
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    Something to do with the tracks and things that you pull onto for it to pull you through the stages. Place had lots of complaints after we got to looking into it, this was some years back, maybe things are better now days but I’m not going to try it. I have a heated building to wash in during the cold weather.
     
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  11. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:44 AM
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    TacomaSport86

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    That's just crazy talk
     
  12. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:45 AM
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    No machines for me. I always get a handjob.

    Yeah, emotionally I'm 13.
     
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  13. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:45 AM
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    Huh. How about that. I found a car wash that doesn't have a track and is touchless. I always make sure to wax it afterwords though.
     
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  14. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:46 AM
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    5nahalf

    5nahalf I build dumb things

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    Lucky, its -10 here so I cant wash my truck.
     
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  15. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:47 AM
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    I swore I'd never take mine through one. But a couple of days after it had snowed and they had salted the roads. It was cold and I wanted to get the salt off of it I tried to run mine through one. About 5-10 feet in, I was watching through the little walk along window and I noticed my rear tires were not turning. The little rollers were actually scooting the truck. I started yelling and screaming to shut it down and they did. They let the cars in front pass on through then drove my truck out. Said my tires were too large for the wash. My opinion is they left it in park when they started it through. No damage done, but never more.
     
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  16. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:56 AM
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    this is more like friday
     
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  17. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:57 AM
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  18. Jan 25, 2019 at 12:07 PM
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    Keep us posted, can't wait to hear what you decide....
     
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  19. Jan 25, 2019 at 12:27 PM
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    That’s worth 8.50
     
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  20. Jan 25, 2019 at 12:30 PM
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    Went through one of those and so much water/soap ended up in the cabin air filter. Ac didn’t work at all after
     

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