Aerial Carwash Horror!

[skinner]

I snapped the base of the aerial trying to take it off at the carwash!

Wheres the cheapest place to get a new or second hand base bit? The aerial bit is fine.

Clio 172 mk1

Thanks

 

[Da]

http://www.europartsgateway.co.ukwww.partsgateway.co.uk

 

[XTR2000]

I got 1 for a Megane.... only £6 from the dealers....

 

[Turkish]

1st of all what the hell were you doing putting the car through a carwash anyway ??!!!!!

as for getting a new one either breakers, ebay or a main dealer.

 

[Alan]

Carwash......*CRINGE*

 

[XTR2000]

Id just buy a brand new one from a dealers.... remember, Renaults are known for leaking water in around the aerial base.

 

[badinvincible]

Quote: Originally posted by Loony on 07 March 2005

1st of all what the hell were you doing putting the car through a carwash anyway ??!!!!!

as for getting a new one either breakers, ebay or a main dealer.

Thats what I was thinking...

Get the sponge and bucket out you lazy sod.

 

[Turkish]

arrrrghhhhh no sponge, use a washmitt (slaps mike) although its a step up from a frikkin carwash.

 

[Alan]

Quote: Originally posted by Loony on 07 March 2005

arrrrghhhhh no sponge, use a washmitt (slaps mike) although its a step up from a frikkin carwash.

Yup washmitts are the way forward for everyone! Sponges are sooooo dangerous!

 

[Da]

lol! 172 + carwash = Hell for you boy!

 

[skinner]

Ill just get it from the dealers then and seal it with some silastic. Cheers for the advice.

As for this:

Quote: Originally posted by Loony on 07 March 2005





1st of all what the hell were you doing putting the car through a carwash anyway ??!!!!!

as for getting a new one either breakers, ebay or a main dealer.

Why the hell not, its just another sh*tty Renault!

 

[Turkish]

Renault or not personally if you want your paintwork to look like its been sandblasted then crack on be lazy and put it in the carwash otherwise dont use them. personally unless i didnt give a flying f**k about my car id never use a carwash.

 

[badinvincible]

Quote: Originally posted by skinner on 07 March 2005

Ill just get it from the dealers then and seal it with some silastic. Cheers for the advice.

As for this:

Quote: Originally posted by Loony on 07 March 2005






1st of all what the hell were you doing putting the car through a carwash anyway ??!!!!!

as for getting a new one either breakers, ebay or a main dealer.

Why the hell not, its just another sh*tty Renault!

So why have you bought one exactly?

 

[skinner]

I meant its just another Renault in the same way as a 206 GTI is just another Peugeot and a ZR is just another Rover.

As a car its quite nice and in my opinion better than the above, but ultimately its just another average car owned by Mr or Mrs average, and as such gets treated in an average way. When it is just too dirty it goes through the carwash...

If it were a Bentley or something it wouldnt go near the carwash, Id get the butler to clean it.

 

[Final Maxim]

Quote: Originally posted by skinner on 07 March 2005


I meant its just another Renault in the same way as a 206 GTI is just another Peugeot and a ZR is just another Rover.

As a car its quite nice and in my opinion better than the above, but ultimately its just another average car owned by Mr or Mrs average, and as such gets treated in an average way. When it is just too dirty it goes through the carwash...

If it were a Bentley or something it wouldnt go near the carwash, Id get the butler to clean it.





have to agree lol, if it was a brand spankin new one fair enough

 

[Turkish]

i dont know personally, even though its a "cheap" car my 182 is still a major financial investment for me and normally a car is secondly only to a house in terms of major purchases so why not protect it and keep it looking good by cleaning it in a way which wont damage the paint. you will be protecting its resale value and keeping it looking tidy while you own it, you show me a man who likes to see a car with swirl marks in the paint and ill show you a man who likes to eat his own sh*t.

 

[Smokey]

Some people have no idea...............

 

[Daz]

Went in a carwash with my mate once.. in his Pug 106.

Was fine, then the dryer came.. it went over OK, but on the way back, it caught the aerial and got stuck. Fine? Only an aerial... but it didnt stop blowing. It just sat above the front of the car, putting out hot air.

So, there we are, sitting.. cant get out and this heater is cooking us. It got damn hot.. and kept getting hotter. Took ages for it to stop.. heh.

It mangled the arial big style.. and also took out the wing mirror. First time, Ive ever seen this car wash do damage, too!

 

[TomS]

My Clio gets treated like a Ferrari!

Handwashes (obviously using wash mitt and megs) and all the works

lol, my renault is my pride and joy!

Tom

 

[Alan]

Quote: Originally posted by Loony on 07 March 2005

i dont know personally, even though its a "cheap" car my 182 is still a major financial investment for me and normally a car is secondly only to a house in terms of major purchases so why not protect it and keep it looking good by cleaning it in a way which wont damage the paint. you will be protecting its resale value and keeping it looking tidy while you own it, you show me a man who likes to see a car with swirl marks in the paint and ill show you a man who likes to eat his own sh*t.

Totally agree with all that mate!

Some of my mates take the P*ss as i dont leaving my car in certain car parks due to careless people swinging doors open etc.

Its not just a Renault Clio to me its my car!

 

[littleone]

l love my car much l love this forum

 

[Day]

Quote: Originally posted by XTR2000 on 07 March 2005
Id just buy a brand new one from a dealers.... remember, Renaults are known for leaking water in around the aerial base.

Yep, started to leak there on mine this week

 

[Sport182]

Quote: Originally posted by littleone on 07 March 2005

l love my car much l love this forum

We all love our cars thats why were on this lovely forum.

I just think he is acting hard cause if he really didnt care the aerial would have been left on

 

[Dean]

investment loony? u on crack!

wonder how much your 182s lost since u got it!

 

[darswold]

this happened to me with my old clio.

the car wash snapped my aerial off completely and then came back for seconds and snapped my both wing mirrors off !!!!

i was over the moon !

 

[Final Maxim]

^f**kin hell LOL


pwned by carwash

 

[Mike@Rentech]

may as well get a 5 year old with wire wool and soap washing ya car if your gona use a car wash!

Horrible things.

 

[darswold]

speaking of which mike172sport, my mate couldnt get the sh*t off his side skirts so he used a brillo pad !!!!

seriously, he needs help !!!!

 

[Turkish]

Quote: Originally posted by Dean on 07 March 2005
investment loony? u on crack!wonder how much your 182s lost since u got it!


i didnt say it was an investment that you would see a return on. When i say investment i dont mean in the sense of stocks and shares i mean a major financial outlay and you wouldnt willfully try to damage your property making it worth less when its time to sell on would you? well unless your an idiot.

 

[Mike@Rentech]

Quote: Originally posted by darswold on 07 March 2005


speaking of which mike172sport, my mate couldnt get the sh*t off his side skirts so he used a brillo pad !!!!

seriously, he needs help !!!!

you would be suprised at the amount of cars I see at work that have had some harsh abrasive stuff used to get some marks off, amazes me why people do it.