Drive through car wash... spraying inside the cab

[Cruizer8]

This was a concern for me but I have ran my hard top thru the touch less carwash probably 20+ times with no spraying. Makes me wonder what pressure the washes are running at.

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[Cripton805]

My C7 Corvette had to be hand washed. It couldn't go through a drive through. haha

 

[Cripton805]

This was a concern for me but I have ran my hard top thru the touch less carwash probably 20+ times with no spraying. Makes me wonder what pressure the washes are running at.

I second this. Touchless car wash with a bunch of angles. No leaks. Hardtop.

 

[sdtkeld]

I believe mine comes in around the plugs in the drain holes on the slush mats. Only happens to me if there is a high pressure under body spray. First time definitely caught me by surprise.

 

[CMac]

A solid fix: USE A BUCKET AND A WASHING MITT!!!

 

[DocMike]

I run mine through. I only see leaks when I leave my drain plugs out. End up with wet shoes.

 

[Cruizer8]

I believe mine comes in around the plugs in the drain holes on the slush mats. Only happens to me if there is a high pressure under body spray. First time definitely caught me by surprise.

I will have to check that when I wash next. I have the Mopar floor mats that fit into the drain plug and when I put the plugs into the mats it is a very snug tight so maybe that’s why I haven’t noticed anything.

 

[LiftedrubiconJT]

I have a hard top and have never had an issue, I go through 2x a week touch free. Do you have a soft top? My only issue is my back window leaks above window and I’ve started to get water trapped in roof

 

[MyRight]

I run mine through an auto wash at least a couple times a week with no issues.

Great thing about their vacuums...when I open the doors up, those suckers literally suck up all of the water sitting along the door jam area.

 

[athous]

I can’t believe so many people use those horrific drive thru washes. gets Your kids or in my case a guy comes to my office every week and washes cars for 10 bucks a pop. Get a pressure washer with a foam canon and a good wash mit and get down to business. I bought a sediment filter I attach in line for the final rinse so I don’t have to dry. Takes me about 15 minutes from setup to finish to wash mine. Could probably do it quicker, but sometimes I just need some more time away from the wife!

 

[Gvsukids]

A solid fix: USE A BUCKET AND A WASHING MITT!!!

I can’t believe so many people use those horrific drive thru washes. gets Your kids or in my case a guy comes to my office every week and washes cars for 10 bucks a pop. Get a pressure washer with a foam canon and a good wash mit and get down to business. I bought a sediment filter I attach in line for the final rinse so I don’t have to dry. Takes me about 15 minutes from setup to finish to wash mine. Could probably do it quicker, but sometimes I just need some more time away from the wife!

For those of us who live where there is snow in the winter time, it's helpful to have a place that has heated water and ability to have heated dryers.

 

[staying_tuned]

For those of us who live where there is snow in the winter time, it's helpful to have a place that has heated water and ability to have heated dryers.

Same here. Foam down then double bucket 3 seasons, touch free during winter to clear salt/brine build-up in winter regularly. Only 6k on mine and I can hear my weatherstripping creaking already when cold out. I usually run a super thin coat of Honda’s shin-etsu (or sil glyde) on all stripping to kill the creaks and keep the seals supple enough to prevent any water coming in from home/touch-free pressure. Hadn’t done it yet on this truck, was t expecting all the creaking and drying up of the stripping so soon.

 

[Gvsukids]

Same here. Foam down then double bucket 3 seasons, touch free during winter to clear salt/brine build-up in winter regularly. Only 6k on mine and I can hear my weatherstripping creaking already when cold out. I usually run a super thin coat of Honda’s shin-etsu (or sil glyde) on all stripping to kill the creaks and keep the seals supple enough to prevent any water coming in from home/touch-free pressure. Hadn’t done it yet on this truck, was t expecting all the creaking and drying up of the stripping so soon.

That's crazy. Over 27k without any problems with the weather stripping doing that. Have you taken it in to be looked at for warranty repair?

 

[staying_tuned]

That's crazy. Over 27k without any problems with the weather stripping doing that. Have you taken it in to be looked at for warranty repair?

Nah, I don’t consider it a problem. They look new and I keep my door sills clean. Over bumps, especially in the morning <40 they creak until things warmup. It’s quite subtle but I’m OCD enough to return car seats that rattle too much : )

 

[Sazabi19]

That's crazy. Over 27k without any problems with the weather stripping doing that. Have you taken it in to be looked at for warranty repair?

Ya, 18 months and over 10k miles, seals are all great here.

I've used automated carwashes since the beginning of this truck and on my almost 8 year old Cadenza, they both still look great. Unless you have an older automated carwash near you I don't understand the freaking out, they're pretty good today and convenient. There are people like that and also don't wash their trucks like it's some badge of honor hahah.

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