car wash vs safari snorkel

[muddyjames]

if i was to take my disco through a car wash and turn the snorkel head back wards will it get ripped off or will it survive?

any one tried it?

[Horness]

I chickened out with mine, and wash it by hand now.  :lol:

To be honest, with the +2" lift fitted now, I'm not sure it would fit like it used to anyway.  It was a close call before in my local Tesco car wash.

Thought about putting a heavy duty bin liner over the top, and zip tying it though, but never got around to trying it.

Horness.

[TDi90]

i wouldnt risk it mate, just do it by hand, or get some young kid to do it for a 5er if your really lazy.  :lol:

[bezzabsa]

You mean you WASH a Land rover???  :shock:

[alaric]

It will survive turned backwards (I've done it with mine numerous times), but I'd suggest taping the opening - the carwash throws water from a direction the Snorkel is not designed to deal with, so there's a good chance of large amounts going down it!

Alaric.

[M19 ROO]

id never ever ever take anything through one the amount of damage they do!!

worst id seen is kids tying nuts to the spinny bits didnt half make a noise on the car let alone the damage it caused

[muddyjames]

You mean you WASH a Land rover???  :shock:

I like to power wash the underneath to keep the chassis in tip top condition but I have a job interview tomorow and would be very embarassing if I left 4 piles of mud behind and first impression and all......

Looks like I am doing it by hand then :( Last time I did it by hand all the mud put scratches into the body work as wiped over with the sponge hence thinkingabout a car wash. I have power washed most of the mud off today. It is only thbody work to do. also some car washes to a chassis wash so would be good to use that for the areas I cantget to undrneath but how good they are is beyondme. Im thinking probably not very!!!

[jjsaul]

You mean you WASH a Land rover???  :shock:

I like to power wash the underneath to keep the chassis in tip top condition but I have a job interview tomorow and would be very embarassing if I left 4 piles of mud behind and first impression and all......

I took mine to a job interview plastered in mud the day after i went offroading....and i got the job  :D

And as for car washes..you lazy bunch...wash all of ours by hand even dads company car  :!:

[Robbo]

I wash daisy down and power wash her bottom! but a car wash.... :?  :?  :?  :?  :?  :? ....never I'd drown!

[Garth]

Mate of mine used to service car wash machines and they used the company transport to test them after they had been repard.  The vans used to get resprayed every year as the company colours were NOT metal.

[mudplugger01]

i use local ford..enviro friendly no ...but washes a treat ...and free

[Robbo]

i use local ford..enviro friendly no ...but washes a treat ...and free

....and so so so so so illegal...if you get caught -we all get the blame...naughty boy.... :smack:

[Skibum346]

You mean you WASH a Land rover???  :shock:

Mine is cleaner on the outside after a weekend marshalling at a site with sticky clay!

**Looks down at work trousers**  Hmmm... maybe I need to find a kid and a fiver...!    :lol:  :lol:

[muddyjames]

i use local ford..enviro friendly no ...but washes a treat ...and free

....and so so so so so illegal...if you get caught -we all get the blame...naughty boy.... :smack:

How is going for a little dabble in a ford and having fun getting a big bow wave illegal? If it washes the car too you cant help it if it just so happens to clean it too

[dew1911]

Your actually helping the environment as you put soil back in that could have been erroded away ;)

[LandRoger]

I dont believe how THICK some people are!! the contamanated mud -
carrying Diesel, oil, different soil to that in the stream/river KILLS Fish
Micro life, vegatation, ,not just in that part truck enters water but for a long way downstream too, its seems its true you cant put sense where there isnt any, :roll:  :roll:  :roll: