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Only my 2nd time off-road in this lil ute, and 1st time mudding. Wanted to go through the cleanup and see if y'all think there's anything I've missed.
(This isn't a gripe post.. just a description)
So, after spinning up mud and sand for a couple of hours, my boy and I did some cleanup. Sprayed her down to an acceptable level of filthy before taking her to the neighborhood car wash. The machine always misses the lower half of that angled front bumper fairing.
No worries, though, bc I'm prepared to do a final cleanup at home. Very impressed that no mud got inside at all, other than what came in on my boots. I mean, we had mud falling thick on the roof, and covering the sides at up to 10 mph, and the vehicle held tight. My old LC would've gotten a few drops in for sure, and that one didn't have a moon roof!
Here's the not-so-great part. Every other space, gap, nook, cranny, overhang, etc did get mud in it, lol. I must have gone over the car 4 times before I stopped. The spaces between the doors, the gap behind the edges of the rear windshield ?, **the freaking little faux vents/louvers on the plastic c-column trim** ?
TLDR: I hadn't considered how many places the body alone has to catch and trap sand and mud. Answer: A bunch of places.
Saturday morning, I should be able to get over to the nearest coin-op and give the undercarriage a proper cleaning. I can see some sand in backs of the wheel wells, and I'm sure I'll find some more accumulations underneath.
I have the factory bash plates, so they should be easy to clean, but the thought occurred that maybe mud could get up between the bash plates and the guts? Is that a thing? I've never had (mostly) full underbelly armor before.
Any other spots I should check in particular?
Also, we had a freaking blast, and can't wait for next time.
(This isn't a gripe post.. just a description)
So, after spinning up mud and sand for a couple of hours, my boy and I did some cleanup. Sprayed her down to an acceptable level of filthy before taking her to the neighborhood car wash. The machine always misses the lower half of that angled front bumper fairing.
No worries, though, bc I'm prepared to do a final cleanup at home. Very impressed that no mud got inside at all, other than what came in on my boots. I mean, we had mud falling thick on the roof, and covering the sides at up to 10 mph, and the vehicle held tight. My old LC would've gotten a few drops in for sure, and that one didn't have a moon roof!
Here's the not-so-great part. Every other space, gap, nook, cranny, overhang, etc did get mud in it, lol. I must have gone over the car 4 times before I stopped. The spaces between the doors, the gap behind the edges of the rear windshield ?, **the freaking little faux vents/louvers on the plastic c-column trim** ?
TLDR: I hadn't considered how many places the body alone has to catch and trap sand and mud. Answer: A bunch of places.
Saturday morning, I should be able to get over to the nearest coin-op and give the undercarriage a proper cleaning. I can see some sand in backs of the wheel wells, and I'm sure I'll find some more accumulations underneath.
I have the factory bash plates, so they should be easy to clean, but the thought occurred that maybe mud could get up between the bash plates and the guts? Is that a thing? I've never had (mostly) full underbelly armor before.
Any other spots I should check in particular?
Also, we had a freaking blast, and can't wait for next time.
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