I don;t wash behind my ears or the wheel wells...

 

My tC is perfectly dropped, you can't even see them, it's "tucked" in PERFECTLY and it doesn't rub that much really.

 

isnt the wheel wells the achilles heel of japanese cars? they always seem to rust on those parts where the dirt and stuff build up, lots of toyotas, hondas, that are old usually have rust in those areas... so maybe its worth washing

 

That goes for ALL types of cars there...Thats kinda a Whack thing to say that
"just" japanese cars rust there...

 

woah... i may have come off the wrong foot there, it was jsut a general synopsis of what i see around me. ;/ i just dont see many old cars that arent japanese cars with heavy rust in the wheel wells... sorry if i came off sounding biased ;/

 

Too dirty to wash

 

HCSi if you take care of your car you wont have any rust to think about and, remember always wash your wheel wells.

 

yup yup, a clean car is a happy car

 

crazy if you dont... it's like taking a shower and forgetting to wash your butt...

 

thanks for the mental image

 

I'll give you $100 if the plastic front wheel wells on my tC ever rust!

Edit: You do realize that plastic doesn't rust, eh?

 

sweet retirement fund, with accrued interest! jk heh.

 

well rust or not, you know toyotas are great investments, the cars pretty much run forever, everything else can fall apart but the engine still lives on!


such as this great Toyota Hilux, amazing what they do to this car. still keeps on truckin


click me for video

 

hahah I remember seeing that. My uncle had an 83 we called it Old Rusty.

But yeah I usually just pressure wash the wheel wells. A habit I picked up from driving through new england. And my parking area is made up of mostly dirt so I spray them down as often as I can.

 

ah yes, plastic on the front wheel well will most likely not rust, but the rear is a different story, and where rust is most prevalent in toyotas/hondas ive seen over the years. just from my observation.

 

The entire wheel well isn't protected by plastic. You're smoking crack if you think it is. Take another look. There's enough exposed metal in there to warrant periodic cleaning (like every once in a while, but not every time).

 

I havent even had my baby in the summer yet...I have my own power washer at my house and i plan to take each one of my wheels off individually and clean them thoroghly, as well as the wells! That is one of my favorite past time in the summer is washin the whip and then cruisin! Nuttin better than a shiny wax that you can see urself in...

one time my girlfriend caught me looking at my self in the paint job when it was brand new

"QUIT LOOKING AT URSELF IN THE PAINT....GAWD!!!!!!!!!!!"

how am i supposed to respond to that?

 

sweet that means i can expect my $100 in the mail, somewhere in the distant future.

 

I'll wash mine when its really bad or also before shows, otherwise I normally just spray them down, because with roads around here, it would just be a wasted effort.

 

It probably won't rust, but it can. . .

Think of it this way. We have rev limiters that prevent us from causing engine damage. But just because we really can't over rev the motor (unless you mis-shift), doesn't mean you should just floor the motor in neutral for five minutes.

Bottom line, if you're already cleaning/washing your car, it'd be helpful to wash the wheel wells every once in a while.