S13 fast backs and dirty fucking Tailights/bumper?

[d*star180]

This cant be just me right? Like, ill wash the turd and i literally go 1 mile and when i get out, the tailights, and top of the rear bumper are fucking caked with dust and dirt. If i go to wipe that shit, it seems to make it static and it sticks on even faster after that. So ill literally have a super clean car and tailights and bumper fucking filthy as all fuck. Anybody ever work out a solution? Is there like some cleaning shit that makes it not stick? Is it just me?
Am i fucking crazy or on meth? Should this thread burn in hell?:ugh:

[kdashy]

Haha, maybe getting a wing will help?

[astrophixvox]

Ha!! Your car is normal. Almost every 240sx i've seen does this. Make sure you let get the water out of the creases. Always good to go for a short drive and come back and dry again. My car is the same way......

[joshchewuhh]

hahahaha
i also have this
its pretty wierd

[Addicted2Kouki]

Ha!! Your car is normal. Almost every 240sx i've seen does this. Make sure you let get the water out of the creases. Always good to go for a short drive and come back and dry again. My car is the same way......

yeah, thats the reason for mine.

if you wash your car,
open your hatch or trunk and wipe up all the water.

DONE.

[ayuaddict]

same.

i guess its just the shape of the car.

kinda like how exhaust really likes to recirculate back into the car when you open a window on fastbacks.

[Fonix36]

just get the mud flapps... the one with the loony toons guy that says back off lol

[smelly240]

Haha, maybe getting a wing will help?

i think hes got a huge wing :P

[d*star180]

i think hes got a huge wing :P

Haha. Indeed. like, HUGE. It did it when i had the Origin 3pc. also.
It just pisses me off. And i dont mean like, mud and shit from under the bumper. I mean literal dust and dirt. Like, someone takes a handful of dust and dirt and just THROWS it on my taillights and bumper.

[Ninjabread]

maybe your motor spits out sand....

I know when my car used to have a DTM style muffler (lol wasn't me!) the tips were pointed upwards, and it used to spray my rear bumper with soot and shit. Even my driver's side tail light is permanently tinted because of that...

You can sorta see it in this pic...

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h160/Mathieu1989/IMG_0517.jpg

[Phlip]

A good thing to do would be to THOROUGHLY clean, then polish, then wax them.
Meguair's Quik Detailer will handle a quick wipedown from there on, so long as you do it regularly.

[g6civcx]

Keep in mind that the taillight butyl seal may be rotting and melting due to age.

You should pull off your taillights and replace the seal. Shouldn't take more than 30 minutes and $20.

[d*star180]

Keep in mind that the taillight butyl seal may be rotting and melting due to age.

You should pull off your taillights and replace the seal. Shouldn't take more than 30 minutes and $20.

You might be misunderstanding here or im phrasing it wrong. Its not INSIDE the taillights, nor is it a cleaning problem, not a material detereoration problem. Its literally like my tailights and bumper are static charged and then one drive around the block gets ALL the fucking dust in the world caked on the surface. It wipes RIGHT off like dust, but it comes right back within a few blocks. Its SO annoying to get out of the car and see all that shit back there.

[PoorMans180SX]

Same thing happens to me. Wax helps a little bit. And making sure it's really dry when you're done washing it.

It's because the car has such a flat rear end. Vacuum sucks all the dirt and trash going around and under your car up there.

I'm thinking maybe a rear diffuser would help? Just as an extra bonus of course.

[ByeByeSti]

i wish i could even have the chance to take my 240 out and get it dirty :( i got the motor in, just need to wire it up and plug n play now

[Bushido]

its the inherent aerodynamics of our cars, nothing that you can do about it other than clean it off. If you think 240sx's are bad you should see how dirty the rear ends get on volkwagen golfs.

[Yuri]

My fastback did that until I put aero on it.
That seemed to sole the problem.

[mkiv98]

yea...my E36 M3 would have the same problem too

[whiterps13]

Yeah Edgar, Ive been dealing with this shit for years.

Its pretty much an unsolvable problem. Waxing both the bumper and taillights wont resist the dirt, but it will make it easier to wipe off.

[sweet89s13]

or a minivan? I dont see the point of this thread. It has to do nothing with your car vs any other car. Its just the way your car cuts through the air and there is a vaccume effect where there is no air, bumper, trunk, (tailgate) ect. just look at any other vehicle esp. vans and suv's. Its gonna happen, wax it and carry detailer and deal with it.

[d*star180]

or a minivan? I dont see the point of this thread. It has to do nothing with your car vs any other car. Its just the way your car cuts through the air and there is a vaccume effect where there is no air, bumper, trunk, (tailgate) ect. just look at any other vehicle esp. vans and suv's. Its gonna happen, wax it and carry detailer and deal with it.

Who pissed in your cereal faggot.

[Ian]

I had a mini cooper and that thing got fucking filthy


It had exactly what you're talking about except alot worse...


Only thing to do is keep it washed really well, use protectants (wax etc)

[illvialuver]

it all depends on how good you wash your car, if you got an electric leaf blower that works as well. i dopnt really have a problem with my car being dirty.

[Matej]

Haha I know what you mean, I just wipe it off.

I seriously haven't washed my car with water or any kind of cleaning product since I got it three years ago, I just wipe everything with a soft rag haha.

[JDMB0iKT]

Yeah I get this problem also. I also hate it when the water from the cracks get all over the rear bumper when you drive it after a car wash. So I have to bring a rag with me to wipe it down every time T_T

[sb253]

my 14 is the same way. Shit, Ill wash it, dry it off and when I walk to the back it will be dirty again without even driving it. White is even worse :(

quick detailer is your only hope like someone said above

[ILoveMyRHS13]

Welcome to the world of aerodynamics! :wavey:

[ayuaddict]

so what about the inevitable exhaust-coming-into-the-cabin problem?

i cant seem to get rid of it, even with my exhaust sticking out a decent amount.

maybe its my shitty welds...

[Matej]

so what about the inevitable exhaust-coming-into-the-cabin problem?

i cant seem to get rid of it, even with my exhaust sticking out a decent amount.

maybe its my shitty welds...
You must have a leak somewhere, check around the catalytic converter.

Until you fix it don't drive with the windows closed haha.

[IIIXziuR]

Yeah it must be something with the static build-up.
This happens on my 14 all the time and it annoys the hell out of me,
especially when I spend like 3+ hours cleaning the car.

Dust and Dirt just clinging to the rear bumper and tail lamps, wtf!!!!!
I've just been using a micro cloth and Mother's Quick Detailer in between washes to deal with that and keep the car clean.

[Champz]

same.

i guess its just the shape of the car.

kinda like how exhaust really likes to recirculate back into the car when you open a window on fastbacks.

ya what is up with that? i thought the car was leaking exhaust from the manifold are near the engine somewhere, i could never found the problem,

so this is actually normal on the 240sx fastbacks???:confused:

[DataXUnknown]

i have this problem as well...didn't really notice it until now (suprisingly) my s13 is white, but i don't clean it much because i am working so much on other things. i don't really get exhaust in the car with my windows down though...

[HyperTek]

my friends 240z does that all day everyday.. its the aerodynamics

[usdm180sx]

It's not just 240's it's every car with a rear bumper that protrudes due to...yep aerodynamics

[pinkarrowsnow]

Yeah its normal haha mine gets absolutely filthy.

[didderson]

Leaving the SE spoiler on makes it much better I've heard. But I ripped mine off the day I got the car so I don't know if that is just hearsay.
Not sure if using other 'lip' or 'wangan' spoilers would help, but I hope so because I'll be trying it someday.

[LongGrain]

i have the same problem, my rear bumper is instantly disgusting after i clean my car.

[got boost??]

my s13 used to do this all the time. annoyed the shit out of me. (it being black didnt help at all either)

[ILoveJDM]

if you wouldve searched, you wouldve found this thread from 4 years ago.

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=68044&highlight=dirt+rear+bumper

[SW20Racer]

if you wouldve searched, you wouldve found this thread from 4 years ago.

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=68044&highlight=dirt+rear+bumper

lol, BURNNNANANANANA!

anyways, my friend conner put the rain visor things on his hatch's front windows and the exhaust didnt come in the cabin anymore...try that i guess...

[Fries]

Wash car, pop trunk. Let shit dry. Drive off happy.









Be pissed in 30 mins when you have dirt on your shit. It's inevitible. Move North so you don't worry about dirt, only snow :D

[usdm180sx]

Just get a California car duster and deal with it, geez: http://www.californiacardusters.com/standardcarduster.html