 Winter Preparation, undercoated the celica, any other ideas? |
 Nov 23, 2005 - 1:12 PM
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I had my car undercoated about 2 weeks ago. less than 5 days before our actual permanent snowfall began. i have on all season tires with a good amount of tread on them. i have my block heater plugged in when i'm at work but not at home (my parents say it's a waste of electricity and tell me to just warm-up the car earlier). i also have a mini heater that keeps the interior warm when i have the block heater plugged in too. i wash the car including the underbody and wheel wells every 5 days or so.
but what else can i do to keep the celica well maintained for the snowy and slippery streets? any suggestions? here are some pics of the undercoat:        This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Nov 4, 2007 - 12:39 AM -------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Nov 23, 2005 - 6:47 PM
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I think you're overkilling with the block heater etc, especially the interior heater. just tough it out for the 2 minutes that it takes the car to warm up lol. My car sits out in the parking lot all the time, always cold, have to scrape the snow and ice off of it. I would say for winter change to a 5w30 oil, and just be ready for the worst snow. Maybe some snow tires depending on how bad the weather gets?
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azian_advanced Winter Preparation Nov 23, 2005 - 1:12 PM
lagos wow thats pretty extreme. never seen anyone do tha... Nov 23, 2005 - 3:27 PM celicaST hmm ya never seen that done before. doesnt sound l... Nov 23, 2005 - 3:32 PM azian_advanced i'm the youngest in the family of 5, and we ea... Nov 23, 2005 - 4:05 PM azian_advanced oh, and if anybody's wondering how much it all... Nov 23, 2005 - 4:08 PM
Starcraftjunkie Hey man.. that looks nice. How much for you to d... Nov 23, 2005 - 7:00 PM azian_advanced QUOTE(blu94gt @ Nov 23, 2005 - 5:47 ... Nov 24, 2005 - 12:00 AM Cutrara Red X
NM, looks good Nov 23, 2005 - 9:44 PM elvasoshexai hm.. if you take ur car to like krown don't th... Nov 23, 2005 - 9:55 PM Valo666 krown is more rust inhibiting, but u can get them ... Nov 23, 2005 - 10:52 PM pokemeintheeye QUOTE(Valo666 @ Nov 24, 2005 - 3:52 ... Dec 1, 2005 - 1:53 PM Shea_K47 my car came undercoated. as for the cold i just ... Nov 23, 2005 - 10:57 PM Silver94CelicaOwner I've been considering doing some winterizing f... Nov 24, 2005 - 12:02 AM elvasoshexai hm.. i think i should get my car rust proofed and ... Nov 24, 2005 - 1:04 AM CanadaCelica QUOTEkrown is more rust inhibiting, but u can get ... Nov 24, 2005 - 1:35 AM elvasoshexai so they include the udnercoating for the 100 right... Nov 24, 2005 - 1:48 AM azian_advanced he have it here for $126 total.. and they cal... Nov 24, 2005 - 10:53 AM 95gtschick that looks awesome Gerald.
and yes, i can vouch... Nov 25, 2005 - 3:13 PM Cutrara I need to winterize my car, too. I already put in ... Nov 26, 2005 - 4:23 PM elvasoshexai ya. the oil flows better cuz of lower viscosity or... Nov 26, 2005 - 5:17 PM 94ST2 Im glad I dont have to worry about snow or cold te... Dec 2, 2005 - 2:14 AM azian_advanced things work kinda weird here actually...
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