How to Present my celica for show?, tips, and what u like seeing at a show. Options

[x_itchy_b_x]

Well I entered the celica in HIN boston april 30th. i keep it clean. and try to make it look nice.
but im kinda scared about shoing it. (ps i know its not a jaw dropping car but its different than most cars around me) so how should i go about presenting it? should i buy some neons lol? i dont know haha. my friend and i who entered his wrx are going to detail the crap out of the cars together. clay bar, polish. wax.. the works. i heard that the judges will look at how clean the door jambs are. anyways give me imput please. maybe a board listing the mods? to let people know for the not celica smart?






Tommorow im gunna take pics of it outside if its not raining (on the front lawn since its not registered ) i was driving on the street 5psi jsut to test it out but i dont need the cops to arrest me

This post has been edited by x_itchy_b_x: Feb 17, 2005 - 11:51 PM

[Insanity-74]

Also detail the engine bay and just get every nook and crany.

I`m assuming this is a judged comp -
I agree, engine bay will come under scrutiny, give it a steam clean and try to get all the pipes the same colour if you have the chance either all black, all red, all braided etc I judged a car show once and that was one of the things that I looked for, continuity is a good thing.
Remove or replace any info stickers that are peeling off or have faded to a point where you cant read them. A new battery always looks better than an old one (a bit anal but a easy fix) or get the old one spotless.
Clean the underside of the hood, polish everything as best you can. And a turbo cover plate looks good and removes the "clutter" of a turbo, pipes etc.
Painted brake calipers.
Shampoo the interior carpet, it always looks better to have a clean interior carpet than car mats but that just my opinion. Also clean the carpet in the trunk.
Hide or re-route any power wires you might have for audio installs, amps etc so that you cant see them.
I saw one car once where the owner had even chromed the car jack and wheel spanner. (he won)
While your lowering your car, give under the wheel arches a good scrub.
Make sure the dash is clean but not shiny, use a Matt dashboard cleaner, shiny dash`s look fake somehow. If you smoke make sure all the ashtrays are empty and clean, some judges will check?
New wiper blades.
Also there are little things like setting you trip meter to zero, making sure the clock tells the correct time, I know it dosnt sound like much but every little helps.
I could go on and on but I wont, that should keep you busy for now. Good luck.

Just thouight of something else, this sounds dumb but got commented on in a comp I attended once, If you have an aftermarket exhaust, clean the inside if the tip aswell, muck-off is good but soapy water will do the trick, you`ll have to do this once you get to where you are going to display your car.

This post has been edited by Insanity-74: Feb 18, 2005 - 6:24 AM