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Plongson

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Thinking about a roof rack then I started to wonder how happy one might be going through the car wash. Is it acceptable or do the brushes wann'a tear it off??
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Most recommend not going through an automatic wash and doing it by hand once a rack is added. I’d imagine any damage caused from going through a car wash would void any warranty.
 

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I've had roof racks on vehicles forever. They always say they're not responsible for damage but I've never had an issue.
 

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I have the rhino pioneer rack, and run it through an auto brush car wash regularly. Zero problems. Had concern about it at first, but not a single issue. No brushes getting hung, no leaks. Some of it may depend on the rack you have and the car wash you go to.
 

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I have never used an automatic carwash after owning Jeeps, too many mods that can be fucked up by it, CB antenna, winch, lights, snorkel, roofrack, sunrider...you name it!
 

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If you have to have an automatic car wash go to one of the touchless places. its just basically water and soap spraying on your jeep, should not cause an issue.

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