[trey100]

For those with 403 19" wheels, are you able to go through regular car washes ( those with the rails) without causing damage to the wheels. How about the 400 18"?

[Falafel Combo]

No problems here with the 400m's. Multiple car washes.

[shivaswrath]

No issues with 400's

[DarkTrigger]

403's, always wash um myself. I don't think they'd make it in a car wash.

[btbossman]

The 403 is a very difficult wheel to clean....I recommend hand washing them for sure!

[trey100]

Originally Posted by DarkTrigger

403's, always wash um myself. I don't think they'd make it in a car wash.

Ok. Sounds like I'll stick with 400's. thanks

[bavarianboar]

Originally Posted by btbossman

The 403 is a very difficult wheel to clean....I recommend hand washing them for sure!

A good wheel brush and a high pressure hose would perhaps help. This makes me a little nervous now that my car has gotten into production already..hahah

We'll see.

[Cyberdemon]

I take my car to the wash with 403's, no issues at all.

[rallybull]

I just damaged my 18" 396 in a car was last week due to the rails....
will be getting a black wheel next, so that the the damages are not that apparent!

[trey100]

Originally Posted by Cyberdemon

I take my car to the wash with 403's, no issues at all.

Hmmm.....I must imagine these places must have different height rails?

[Cyberdemon]

Originally Posted by trey100

Hmmm.....I must imagine these places must have different height rails?

Yeah it likely depends on the car wash, but frankly most cars have big wheels these days, so most places will know or warn you. The car wash I use has never had any issues and the wheel is narrow enough that it doesn't cause a problem.


I once tried bringing my Corvette to a drive through car wash...turns out having 1.5" of ground clearance and a 12" wide wheel does not work well. It took 4 guys to lift the car off the end of the track because the air dam got stuck on the rail. Talk about freaking out.

[M-terkait]

tbh i keep my 403M wheels dirty they look better ( well atleast in my eyes ) while the inner surface looks darker when it is covered with brake dust

[Raikkonen]

Originally Posted by M-terkait

tbh i keep my 403M wheels dirty they look better ( well atleast in my eyes ) while the inner surface looks darker when it is covered with brake dust

That's hilarious, because I think the same thing! they're too "bright silver" when they're really clean...

I take my 403's through the car wash all of the time too, no issues. All of our major car wash chains have pretty wide rails, as half of the cars here are Escalades running 24"s with no sidewalls, and at least 12" wide in the rear!

I agree too that the 403's are impossible to clean thoroughly, and I use a hand drill attachment that saves a ton of elbow grease.

[Wo-Wo]

Decent wheel cleaner + wheel woolies brush = job done!

[trey100]

I ended up changing my order to 403's. Decided they just looked better due to their size. The more I looked at the 400's especially on xdrives, they just looked a bit small. The 400's seemed fine on the RWD.

I looked at the rails at my local car wash and they are wide but there is only rubber on one side. I can see getting damage if you don't come in straight.