E30 Zone

i think im just abiout finished buying for the month of march

lol its all needed for a good purpose though specially since with the better weather business will start picking up again still got more to come too

Someone as obsessed as me!

Nice collection squire.

OCD

d6dph wrote: Someone as obsessed as me!

Nice collection squire.

lol running your own business its all needed

E30BeemerLad wrote:OCD

attention to detail i like to call it myself

Here's some of mine...


This is just part of what i have in the Meguiars bag, and my pressure washer...

I have a buffer and G3,G6,G10 lying about aswell as 2 other pressure washers, a 50 metre power extension, and a few other bits and bobs.

It's scattered all over the place, and i'd have to take up half the kitchen to get them all in 1 pic

Here's a little mod i've made to my Karcher Lance that i though may come in handy to those that have it.

The original bottle supplied with the Karcher Lance is 500ml, which i will be replacing with a 1lt bottle (save's having to refill on larger vehicles).

After a quick trip to B&Q, they do indeed have the plastic tubing needed to make the needed modification to the karcher lance to work with a 1lt bottle. The little filter thing on the end pops out easily, and fits the new tube nicely aswell.

The only issue that i have at this point is that the original tube fits snugly, whereas this one is more of a looser fit (without being too loose that it falls off).

I'll test it out, and make any needed modifications depending on the results i get (some ptfe tape or just compressing the end of the tube a bit should do it)

I think it cost £1.43 per meter, so very cheap, and the 1lt bottle came free with my Gilmour lance, and should be the same as most 1lt bottles out there.

Here's some pics...



Original setup





Modified setup

I done the same with my foam lance, but for reference the meguiars 1ltr bottle fit perfectly too.

Had this one lying about so thought i'd use it.

When you fit your karcher lance does the bottle sit level or slightly to the left? I've asked a few people and it seems a common fault for it to sit slightly off when tightened.

It sits at about 7 o'clock if you hold the gun dead straight. Very common issue. Not particularly well made tbh

I have two of the megs bottles that I fill with solution before starting the cars, saves running in and out of the house.

Where do you get the foam lance? does it fit other manufacturers pressure washers?

I bought mine from www.cleanyourcar.co.uk I believe Tim only does them with the Karcher fitment.

Autobrite can supply with pretty much any connector, you just need to specify at time of order

d6dph wrote:It sits at about 7 o'clock if you hold the gun dead straight. Very common issue. Not particularly well made tbh

I have two of the megs bottles that I fill with solution before starting the cars, saves running in and out of the house.

I've been told that you can adjust the angle on the bayonet fitting, but i'd rather not take the thing apart.

I just hold my lance at an angle to keep the bottle straight.

On my car i should get away with using 1 bottle, but if i wash my older brother's 4x4 then i may need more as i do in the arches and underneath aswell.