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Originally Posted by Ted02
I had the same thing happen to my rear wiper arm assembly on my 4Runner. Ripped the arm in half, and tossed it somewhere inside the car wash. Then, not long after that, I noticed my left side mirror housing getting loose and vibrating. I also noticed that my hand wax never seemed to last very long, so I cancelled my car wash membership, and now I wash by hand. Never again will I run any car of mine through an automatic car wash!
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I stopped going to car washes a decade ago when I ran my Pearl white Mk3 Supra Turbo through a tunnel. I heard a horrendous metal snap and my rear windshield wiper was broken off and was stuck on the swirling washers which began to slap the metal wiper all against the rear window, hatch back, and rear spoiler. - You could imagine how mad I was. I complained so much to Chevron that they covered the entire repair bill but the experience keeps me from ever going to one of those ever again.
Right, do yourself a favor, do a ceramic coat to protect your paint and get a high powered blower so you can blow dry your Runner instead of hand wiping it which tends to leave abrasive marks through time. Because I do this, I tend to water down the rig and just blow it dry half the time. I only wash it when it really looks like there's layers of dirt on the thing.
Something like this:
Amazon.com: Nova Microdermabrasion Dog Pet Grooming Force Hair Dryer Blower Heater Adjustable Speed w/ 3 Nozzles and 2 Filters 2400W
Laugh if you want but those pet blow dryers are serious business
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1996 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4WD E-locker; Desert Dune/Silver (K84)