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Meguires "Endurance" IS a gel, and comes in 2 flavors, HI GLOSS & LOW LUSTRE.
I prefer the low lustre, as it makes the tires look a more natural satin black.
Yhis product really lasts. thru rain & washings.
It comes with or without foam applicator.
If you can't find it locally you can order directly from Meguires, I do.
Tire dressing-My opinion for the best tire dressing on the market is Stoner's "More shine less time" product. It has just surpassed Zaino as the best in my opinion. It's available at AutoZone for a reasonable price and it works perfectly. Stoner also makes a product called "Invisible glass" that cleans the glass so well, you hardly know it's there! I was skeptical at first but am now a believer! Simply spray it on and you're done. Beats everything I have ever tried (and I have tried a LOT of products!) for tires in my 20 years of driving!
General car care-Zaino is still the best by far. Never wax or clean your car with something you can buy at Wal-Mart!
Rick/Geezer300M
If it's the remote, you press once to unlock the driver's door, and press again to unlock all doors.
M3
Brad
Tires are made with lots of carbon black for aesthetic reasons. Without it they'd be a natural tan color. Some of the carbon black will come off on to an applicator when using a degreasing, detergent or solvent base dressing.
I have used Meguire's Tire Gel (Endurance I think it is called) and it is very good.
I have also been a fan of Stoner's Invisible Glass, since before the time when you could get it at stores - it used to be available only via a mail order.
There was a time when there was hordes of 300M owners here too!! The hordes have left THIS topic for reasons we can't talk about, but the Zaninoholics are in the ZAINO topic! NOT the one that says NO ZAINO POSTS- the other one!
fastdriver
But you may want to rethink that idea if you (or your wife) are driving into an area of questionable safety/security alone.
My guess would be that DC thought the same way when they designed the system.
M3
For the record, I am still a Zaino-holic and a 300M-holic with 3 M's (soon to be 2 with my lease turn in ~ July 4)...
I have often been a lurker, but less often a poster...
Have you tried the new additive to the polish that precludes the need for the Z-1 precleaner and allows you to apply several coats of polish in a short period of time? I bought some and was surprised that all you got for $19.95 was a very small vial of additive (mine was already half empty). I can't say I noticed a difference in the car appearance, but at least I didn't have to use the Z-1 on my new M, so I saved some time and effort...
You don't know what you're missing!! Besides, you can now order on line via credit card!
I've been a Zainoholic since the summer of 1998. It has been applied to both cars that I have owned since then- Christine, the "award winning" 1999 Chrysler 300M and my current 2001 Acura CL-S. The shine can be seen in pics I've taken over the years by clicking on my name above.
I guess there are other products that you THINK are just as good or shine just as well or last as long as what you're using now, but it "ain't" so.
Enough about Z before I get yelled at. Go to the Zaino topic in TH to learn/read more.
fastdriver
Oreoke
My 99 just turned 52K and I have a couple of minor problems that I do not see (specifically) on the all-data TSB site, and I though I'd check in here with the experts before I headed to the dealer:
1) center speaker (the one up by the alarm led) is crackling like crazy (even at low volume levels). There is a TSB about "buzzing speakers" in general, but I have replaced all but that front center speaker. How the heck do I even get to it to replace it?
2) there is a 2 inch long vertical crack in the dash right above the glove box. This is the pass side airbag area. I'm assuming the crack is due to sun exposure and or just age (car is 5 years old.) I noticed a TSB on the driver's side trim, but did not see any for the pass side. Is this common? Is there a vinyl repair kit that is decent?
3) The heater/ac fan/blower makes a "fluttering" noise when it is first turned on. The noise goes away after about 10-15 minutes. I'm wondering if the fan/blower motor is on it's way out??
4)There is a "squeeky" noise when I turn the steering wheel. Does not appear to be suspension related...more like it is coming from the steering column itself. Clockspring, maybe??
Thanks for any and all help you guys can provide!
I went with Toyo Proxes TPT 225/55-VR17s. They're all season and come with a 65k mile treadlife warranty and full road hazard, rotating, etc from our local Les Schwab chain. The tread pattern is similar to the Michelin Pilot Sport AS. Not cheap at $760 for the set so I hope this isn't a bonehead move. I could have gone to Costco and gotten the Michelins for about $60 more but that's a half-hour drive away. Around here, you're never far from a Les Schwab.
Haven't driven much on them yet, but they are quieter than the Eagles. They also don't want to spin when accelerating from a stop into a turn like the old tires had started to do.
Bill
My 2000 and my wife's 2003 both had slits (very clean, like a knife cut) in the passenger side dash. The 2000 dash pad was replaced under warranty. They tried to repair the 2001 pad, but it was not acceptable and got uglier by the week. They have since agreed to replace it and it is on order.
Here's the really bad news -- they told me it cost $1,200 to relace the pad. Apparently it's a full day's labor as they had to disassemble down to the fire wall.
Out of warranty, I guess I would try to mend it, but I wouldn't expect much as the "professional" mending job actually made it worse as the the dash pad buckled upward over a few weeks.
Sorry I don't have better news for you!
Even though I reminded the SA as to why I had to come back, nothing was offered or given to apologize for my time and suffering (a wash, vaccuum or free oil change???). Not a big deal, really, as due to the continued reliability of my '99 M, I do not have to visit the dealer very often. Were it not for the safety recall, I wouldn't have been there in the first place. Nice folks, anyway.
Saw a Crossfire there, looks very cool. Very small (especially inside!), though. Washed, waxed (not Zaino...) my Platinum Bullet this weekend. Lookin' good. Now if the sun would ever decide to shine here in the Boston area...!
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
Dont pay full price to have it fixed... My dealer called Chrysler and they admited they had a problem with this and installed a brand new dash for $200... My car was not under waranty.
(Same Exacto Looking like slit, right along the seem to the passengers airbag)
Do you have any idea what size the center dash speaker is? When I enter my car info on crutchfield.com only the door and rear deck speakers show up....
Regards, Bill
The really good Zymol is not sold at stores and is really expensive because it is custom-formulated for each car. I am talking hunderds of dollars.
Why do you think Zaino is a lot of work? Maybe, when you apply it for the first time. And it is not really *work*, you just have to wait a while for it to dry really well. Go play golf while you wait. Then when it is dry, it is very easy to wipe off, unlike something like Zymol that you have to buff off.
Also Zaino will help you in the long run because it lasts longer than other products and keeps the dirt off really well.
No flames because we Zainoholics know that YOU don't know what you're missing. Glad you're happy with what you're using. Keep on shining! ;-))
fastdriver
PS Any pics of that car?
OH NO!!! No wonder you had so much trouble with YOUR Christine!! You gave her a KIA shine! ;-)))) She deserved a Cadillac shine to say the least!
fastdriver
I renew my comment on the Armor All wet wheel stuff. Used it again yesterday. Horrible. Streaks like the dickens. I'm relagating it to the wife's wheels til I can justify chucking it. Going to try the Stoner stuff if I can find it. If not Eagle 1.
It comes in satin or hi-gloss, goes on easily, and outlasts anything I have used before.