ClubCJ - The CJ Lancer Club

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone's used the Jetwash at Carlovers? I wash and wax myself but looking for something simple and safe in between washes.

Also have any of the RA owners put on Mud guards? do they look ok & do they help with keeping the car a bit cleaner?

Thanks for the input

Cheer

Jez

In terms of the mud flaps mate, Lethal_1 has the rally armor mud flaps on his ralliart they are the same one I have on my VRX and they do stop alot of stone chips.

Carlovers Jetwash is no better than any other car wash. I have tested both Carlovers and the supposedly scratch free (and shown on Top Gear) IMO carwash... both still leave scratches, and both react heavily to the wax coating. Best avoided.

exaltd wrote:Carlovers Jetwash is no better than any other car wash. I have tested both Carlovers and the supposedly scratch free (and shown on Top Gear) IMO carwash... both still leave scratches, and both react heavily to the wax coating. Best avoided.

are you talking about the jet wash? how can a contact free jet wash leave scratches? i mean its just high pressured water?

My bad. I meant the IMO one leaves scratches. But the Carlovers one reacts just like any other carwash to a good quality wax etc.

Sorry for the misunderstanding. Feel free to try for yourself though - it's only my opinion and experience.

my advice would be , get some rainwater tank and wash at home safest and most fun

The "soap" used in the car wash is a bit too ehavy duty I reckon. Our new cars need something softer and more soothing. I have taken the car to a drive through 'laser wash' and won;t again - the soap left a blue tinge in my white paint that only a polish afterwards removed. So much for saving time!

As for mud flaps, I have also installed the Rally Amor ones from the US and I reckon they look tops but do also work really well to reduce the amount of road spatter up the side of the car, particularly behind the front wheels. Highly recommended and worth getting while AU$ is relatively good against US$.

I used the IMO wash on the weekend the car was filthy as I work in an office near the ports.

I rinsed it off at home, took it down paid $15 and didn't have to get out of the car. No scratches that I can see


The mrs has only used that car wash for the last 2 years her black corolla still looks good, just need to have it detailed yearly.

Bandit wrote:The "soap" used in the car wash is a bit too ehavy duty I reckon. Our new cars need something softer and more soothing. I have taken the car to a drive through 'laser wash' and won;t again - the soap left a blue tinge in my white paint that only a polish afterwards removed. So much for saving time!

As for mud flaps, I have also installed the Rally Amor ones from the US and I reckon they look tops but do also work really well to reduce the amount of road spatter up the side of the car, particularly behind the front wheels. Highly recommended and worth getting while AU$ is relatively good against US$.

Just curious why people are only opting for Rally Amor ones? Are factory one's not good enough?

Yea thats the kind of feedback I was looking for. That just means there is not easy way for me. I washed & waxed my car on sunday and it rained a lilttle the next day it bacame dirty again. Worst affected area is lower half (above & around tyres) and hence I think mud guards will help....make my washes last longer...

I don't think there are factory flaps available for the front axle. The Rally Armor ones also protrude past the exterior of the car, providing more pretection than the small factory rear flap.