GEN 2 Car Wash

[KOK JR]

Many carwash systems won't take a raptor. I use a couple that say duallies will fit.
By far the best one I use has neoprene brushes that spin at very low speed. Using it for over ten years with black F150s and last 2.5 years with a black Raptor. There are no brush marks on the truck.

 

[Deleted member 12951]

RTFM. This has been in the Raptor Supplement manual since 2010 but odd that it continues to be asked to this day.



Ref: page 42 in the 2020 supplement manual

 

[shooters1380]

RTFM. This has been in the Raptor Supplement manual since 2010 but odd that it continues to be asked to this day.



Ref: page 42 in the 2020 supplement manual

I feel ya. However I don’t think the topic was if you should or shouldn’t, but do you or don’t you use an auto car wash.

Several have mentioned what the manual states or Ford recommends so I think that’s pretty clear now. Thanks for your input.


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[MDJAK]

Manual is written by lawyers. Screw that BS. If I listened to the manual, I'd never adjust my seat when moving, my steering wheel, etc. Bunch of crap.

Now, where in the manual does it tell you the door code?

 

[Alfredo Hernandez]

I learned my lesson several years ago with my E46 M3 (black). You don’t know how bad was the vehicle before you and those brushes collect a ton of debris. Since then I use the DIY wash drive home fast enough to remove most of the water and then proceed to detail the truck. Ive also tried the touch-less ones but the spray nozzles came too close to the truck and lifted the corner of my Rappy Graphics demon eyes.

 

[JefferyGT]

I don't have the bedside graphics. I'm good to go.

 

[Spectragod]

Every since car wash I go to does not allow me to go in.

So its handwash forever lol.

I tend to appreciate a good ********............






Car wash that is.

 

[MFNG]

I use automated with brushes every once in a while for the undercarriage option.

I just ask the manager if the Raptor will fit. I haven’t had any issue at the ones around me yet but they are all newer.

I got a used Gen1. It came with some “character” so I don’t mind if it gets a little scratched by the brushes. It lives outside and gets rode hard and put away wet. It’s a Raptor, use it like the truck it is- it was made for this stuff!

 

[RedRapDon]

Most local carwashes wont let me in. They have a ban on Raptors for getting stuck in the wash and also claim too many have been damaged...

 

[GordoJay]

Manual is written by lawyers. Screw that BS. If I listened to the manual, I'd never adjust my seat when moving, my steering wheel, etc. Bunch of crap.

Now, where in the manual does it tell you the door code?

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