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Author Always wanted to know how madmike gets his engine bay so clean!!
nyzrox
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   28th Sep 09 at 13:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This is a Corsasport exclusive!

I managed to capture madmike doing what he does best, this is how he cleans the bay




All joking aside me and mike are good mates
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28th Sep 09 at 13:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Apart from not covering a few things up, there's nothing wrong with doing it like that.
flybikeslee
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wouldn't reccomend spraying the air filter....at least theres no turbo manifold to crack...
harrisp
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Saw this car in the flesh last night .
BarnshaW
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lol. did it actually drive after the airfilter got soaked like that?
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It's probably still wet now.
DamoC
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i always pressure wash mine , never had a problem , i always put a bag over my filter though !!! lol
nyzrox
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Guys. Maybe the photo isnt showing it.

Hes not using a pressure washer. Hes using the Foaming brush!

A sweeping brush, with shit morissons shampoo crap. An scrubbing
nyzrox
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quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
Saw this car in the flesh last night .

Should of seen mine too then
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28th Sep 09 at 14:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by nyzrox
Guys. Maybe the photo isnt showing it.

Hes not using a pressure washer. Hes using the Foaming brush!

A sweeping brush, with shit morissons shampoo crap. An scrubbing


Maybe so, but the filter looks asthough it was dipped in a bath.
Graham88
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Don't think I'd be putting all that water over the battery either
Mike GSi
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Battery, Alternator and Air filter should have been covered up tbh
Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by nyzrox
Guys. Maybe the photo isnt showing it.

Hes not using a pressure washer. Hes using the Foaming brush!

A sweeping brush, with shit morissons shampoo crap. An scrubbing


So he didnt rinse it down afterwards??
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is it a 3 door, or is only 1 handle is c/c
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quote:
Originally posted by nyzrox
quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
Saw this car in the flesh last night .

Should of seen mine too then


What you got?
nyzrox
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quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
quote:
Originally posted by nyzrox
quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
Saw this car in the flesh last night .

Should of seen mine too then


What you got?

Black Astra GSi
Nic Barnes
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dont let will doyle see this method please.
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' right i've reversed my car into the marina, now what?'
sand-eel
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Ollie_B
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Nic Barnes
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i am insurance
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wot
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Cant beat a buy 1 get 1 free at Bullwell morrisons lol, buy the cheapest then when the times run out pull into the other jetwash bay and use the same code.
nyzrox
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quote:
Originally posted by mattfiesta
Cant beat a buy 1 get 1 free at Bullwell morrisons lol, buy the cheapest then when the times run out pull into the other jetwash bay and use the same code.

You know what we did hahah

I needed to Jetwash under my engine to get oil off from a leak so we had them both on

 
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