a "no wash, no shine" thread

[nostatic]

Forget the clay bar and Zaino. Some of us like them well used and a bit filthy.

Show your dirty ones...

[Dan in Pasadena]

For an anal person like me...THOSE pix just cause me pain.

[DARISC]

Well, yeah.......But how may car washes and rainy days will it withstand before you gotta get it back out on the damn track again?

[juanbenae]

a moderator would remove my dirty pictures, especially the one of my under-carriage.

[Don Plumley]

Ya gotta love pictures of a dirty girl!

[pwd72s]

Uh, broken headlight lenses are fun???...you want to play on the track, you ought to pull the lights, install covers...

[nostatic]

Hate to tell you Paul, I had fiberglass covers on. Took a rock at some point and it still broke the lense. Haven't had time to swap in new ones. I'm going to rig some sort of retainer so I can easily pull them at the track. The right side is set up to come out as there is a cooling vent there.

[pwd72s]

See the screw at the bottom of the trim ring? I heard a rumor that if you turn it in a counterclockwise direction...

[nostatic]

True, but rumor has it (from some track junkies) is that if you use that more than a few times, your headlight will have a tendency to spontaneously leave the bucket...like at stoplights and whatnot.

[s2per]

That's a whole bunch of track boogers. Except for the headlight, it looks like someone had a great time!

[nostatic]

If you look hard you can see the ding/crack in the windshield too. Rough weekend at the track

[pwd72s]

Originally posted by nostatic
True, but rumor has it (from some track junkies) is that if you use that more than a few times, your headlight will have a tendency to spontaneously leave the bucket...like at stoplights and whatnot.

NOT true...stripped threads on the bottom, or a rusted lip on the top are the cause of "headlitefalloutis". Properly removed & installed, never a problem. It's easy to strip the screw because of the angle of the tab the screw goes into. That's the main cause, followed by rusted top lip, and then, of course, those who have fiberglass fenders on their track car. Okay, I'll never track again, (and yes...I have) but here's what a H-1 looks like. I don't even follow close on the road these days, hoping to avoid cracking a lens...I recently paid over 50 each for hard to find replacement fog light lenses. Broken glass can get $pendy...I mean, $50? Hey, that's almost a tank of gas!

[Noah930]

Rough weekend at the track

Don't you mean "Good weekend at the track"?

[Chuck Moreland]

Guns are made for shooting.

[nostatic]

Come on Chuck...show your custom rear flares

[craigster59]

All those dead bugs. Oh the Humanity..

[paulgtr]

not been on track with mine, but it has definitely been driven

[Fishcop]

Paul (PWD), that car of your yours always makes me cry... it's just sooo beautiful!

Nostatic, I'm pretty sure there is a polycarbonate lens available for H4s to replace the glass... it may be a better alternative when combined with a cover at the track...

I'm currently using the 3M 3mm 'lite skinz' which is really a super thick and clear vinyl, it seems to work very well.

[livi]

What a relieving, anxiety soothing thread. Thanks for initiating it Nostatic !

[Kroggers]

And then there is me who wakes up every morning with the words "Must wash car" repeating like a song from the radio
I remember when we drove the car to Sweden from England, I had to find somewhere to clean the bugs off every other day - I must be sad!!!