I took my car to the "brushless" car wash, the one with the jet nostrils. Anyway, halfway through the wash, I noticed there were some leaks around the middle of two sides where the window connect to the convertible top. This is weird for a new car !!! I guess I have to take it back to the dealership for warranty repair. What a pain !!!!

 

vos2k, which brushless did you take it too? i've taken my stook to the flagship in rockville and car wash in college park and neither times did it leak through. You just have to be careful when washing it, don't spray the jet stream directly at the edge where the top meets the window and you should be ok. What color do you have by the way?

 

You are not supposed to take a convertible car through one of those washes.

Any kind of high pressure water should not be sprayed at the roof or windows.

No wonder it leaks.

 

this is a little early for april fools , isn't it?

 

It is never a good idea to spray high pressure at your finish, seals, convertible top, or any part of your car for that matter. The high pressure and harsh soaps have now stripped away your wax and etched your finish/rear window. Soap has also been applied to your top and more than likely was not completely rinsed away (it is hard to get off). Your convertible top seals are probably not defective but you may still want to have them checked. I just don't think you should be putting your car through those types of car washes. Take the time to wash your car by hand and enjoy your investment

 

Some people should not own this car. Please sell it before you ruin it more than you already have.

If you refuse to do the humane thing and decide you just must keep the S2000 no matter what, please learn the correct way to wash it.

Rule number one: NEVER use high pressure water on a dirty car (or any car). The water hitting on the dirt and grit act like a sand blaster against the finish. This combined with the harsh detergents used in car washes that strip off the protective wax WILL ruin your car's finish.

NEVER do that again.

Use a gentle stream of water to "float" the dirt off.

 

The only time you should ever go to a commercial car wash, brushless or not, is when you want to make sure that you soap down the inside too. All convertable tops will leak!

 

Have you been hitting 8-9K rpms all the time during your first 100 or so miles too?
Mark
01/The Black Beast #0090

 

 

Guys
HELPFUL advice, please. I'm sure he won't do it again...
He can wax it, put some silicone grease on the window seal, and it'll be good as new. It's not nearly as bad as say, those folks who didn't check their oil in the first 3000 miles, then wonder why they don't have any VTEC. Based on my past car's oil consumption (none), I never would have known that a new Honda might use 2 quarts in the first 3k miles, unless I'd been obsessive about being on the old HA net, etc. (Although I'd like to think I still would have checked at every fill up )

vos2k-
You might want to sit down with a beer and real your manual, if you haven't already. They have a car care section in it. There is also lots of advice archived on this site, and at the "parent" https://www.s2ki.com/ site.
Don