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mangvue05si
03-03-2011, 05:55 PM
I know this is gonna sound kinda silly but its my first with a turbo car...

when pressure washing can i blast at the intercooler?

i tryed looking for answers but... yea

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab64/mangvue05si/SHHEP33572U305606_6-1.jpg
oneglory
03-03-2011, 05:56 PM
i wouldn't...it'll probably bend the fins.
makavelibranded
03-03-2011, 05:59 PM
I spray mine down but not with a pressure washer
RHCP0801
03-03-2011, 06:00 PM
you can take a pressure washer to those headlights and turn it on full blast
makavelibranded
03-03-2011, 06:01 PM
just saw your other thread welcome back
Tnhatch03
03-03-2011, 06:03 PM
i pressure wash mine with the hose at a car wash.

i am not like right on it though... use your judgement with how close you can be.
superchargedk20
03-03-2011, 09:13 PM
you can take a pressure washer to those headlights and turn it on full blast

:tehe:
POOPTOOTH
03-03-2011, 10:37 PM
you can take a pressure washer to those headlights and turn it on full blast

This.

Car looks so clean but the headlights ruin it for me.
SIisaLowRydaEP3
03-03-2011, 11:22 PM
Car looks so clean but the headlights ruin it for me. :yeahthat:
J Mo
03-04-2011, 12:30 AM
+1 positive comment: but i love the wheels tho :P

anyway, pressure washing radiator/intercooler/whatever fins is risky business -- i personally wouldnt, and rather i'd let a steady stream of water flow along the fins to loosen and carry dirt away

now "too much pressure" is relative, so my final word would be "be gentle" :)
mangvue05si
03-04-2011, 05:02 AM
Thanked for the tip guys,
Yea even I don't like the headlights but I just picked this ride up,
Can't wait to get type r's or oem would look waaay better
ep3jd
03-04-2011, 06:42 AM
Jeeez, jdm bumper + lip and ebay lights? :mconfused: who did you buy the car from?

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jgn6848
03-04-2011, 12:12 PM
yes you can pressure wash the fmic fins.... they are not that delicate (think of all the debris that hits it doing 80+mph)

.....also get lose the lights... at least get OEM style depo lights asap
McClanahan
03-04-2011, 08:14 PM
normally you dont wanna use a pressure washer on your car. you can mess with the weather stripping
codyep3
03-04-2011, 10:29 PM
yes the headlights are not ideal, but really? Everyone has to post about them rather than have useful info? haha
jgn6848
03-05-2011, 09:01 PM
yes the headlights are not ideal, but really? Everyone has to post about them rather than have useful info? haha

its because everything else is perfect.... but that that one thing(lights) bugs the sh*t out of all of us
mangvue05si
03-06-2011, 10:46 AM
YEA I KNOW THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NICE*

I just got it,

DID YOU HEAR ME?

JUST GOT IT

lol, I'm thinking about going to 04-05's