Pillar lights and car wash question?

Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.

Strobesnmore

Member
Joined
Feb 14, 2015
Posts
18
Reaction score
8
Anyone with Pillar lights have an issue at the car wash? Going from Gen2 to Gen3 and thinking of adding Pillar LEDs instead of behind the grill and belong to a car wash club. Went thru today and do not see anything that can hang up on them but looking for insight??
 

MDJAK

FRF Addict
Joined
Feb 23, 2019
Posts
5,187
Reaction score
7,457
Location
NY
It's a rare carwash by me that fits the Raptor. I prefer hand wash places. That said, I've gone through with LP6 pillar lights without issue. One carwash, however, raised the horizontal brush that goes across car, windshield and roof so it was inoperable when I went through.
 

pastorwug

FRF Supporting Member
Supporting Member
Joined
Aug 18, 2018
Posts
1,582
Reaction score
1,889
Location
Santa Maria, CA
Our local carwash banned me from coming after my first try - long before my rear rack, etc. Apparently Raptors are the death of many auto car washes.
 

shigman

FRF Addict
Joined
Jan 12, 2022
Posts
1,165
Reaction score
1,504
Location
Cypress, TX
Being in Texas…I’ve never had an issue in any drive through car wash’s (if they banned raptors they’d lose like 30% of their business with all the HD trucks). The A pillar XL80s do kinda hinder the brushes a little, but nothing gets #*$&ed up.
 

MDJAK

FRF Addict
Joined
Feb 23, 2019
Posts
5,187
Reaction score
7,457
Location
NY
Mine jumped the track. Held up the whole line. One of my Gen2s also suffered a big paint gouge on the leading edge of the hood. Won't risk that again. I'd rather drive it dirty. That's why I got white finally.
 

kirkb

Full Access Member
Joined
Dec 30, 2023
Posts
161
Reaction score
199
Location
So Cal
I have a set of LP4s on the pillars and have not had any issues - however my local car wash place is touchless, so nothing to catch or snag on them.
 

MajorAR

FRF Addict
Joined
May 28, 2013
Posts
2,078
Reaction score
2,189
Location
Kansas
No issues with drive through car washes (Waterway Carwash) and I run BD Squadron Pros on my A-pillars.
 

Dano182

Member
Joined
Feb 10, 2024
Posts
17
Reaction score
34
Location
idaho
I have LP4’s on the pillar and I have used the local Metro washes in Idaho without damage or hassle 30-40 times. When I’m in Huntington Beach the only car wash I’ve found that will let me go through without removing the lights is a local hand wash. My assumption is they are worried about potential damage to the truck and getting sued?
 
Top