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03-02-2026, 10:37 AM
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What is a good wheel sealant? Does it actually make a difference for brake dust? I have a new set of wheels coming
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03-02-2026, 10:44 AM
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What is a good wheel sealant? Does it actually make a difference for brake dust? I have a new set of wheels coming
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I think it depends on how aggressive your brake pads are. I've only been using Armour Detail Supply wheel coating for the last couple of wheels I've bought. I coated the winter wheels and only finally washed them just this weekend for the first time and most of the brake dust rinsed off with the pressure washer. It didn't take any force or effort to wash the rest of the brake dust off with some wheel cleaner and a mitt. So I'd say a wheel coating is nice to have if you have OEM/street pads.
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03-02-2026, 11:02 AM
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Damn Armour Detail Wheel Coating 30m Regular price $110.99, how many wheels does 30ml last?
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03-02-2026, 11:05 AM
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Damn Armour Detail Wheel Coating 30m Regular price $110.99, how many wheels does 30ml last?
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It depends on the wheel size/design/spokes but I've been able to do 2 coats on one set of 19" wheels or 1 coat on two sets of 18" wheels. A little goes a long way when applying a coating.
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03-02-2026, 04:38 PM
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What is a good wheel sealant? Does it actually make a difference for brake dust? I have a new set of wheels coming
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I had Gtechniq C5 Wheel Armour on my wheels and they lasted around 3 years. They made a big difference in general cleaning of the wheel - just standard soap and water was enough. I'm now back to using proper wheel cleaner. Carpro and Gyeon both have products that claim they last 1-2 years.
Spray ceramic sealants don't last very long due to the heat of the brakes.
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03-02-2026, 08:26 PM
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Do you ceramic coat before you mount tires or after?
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03-03-2026, 06:19 AM
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Do you ceramic coat before you mount tires or after?
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Mine had the tires on them already but it doesn't matter if you do or don't. I had mine done by RDI Detailing before the wheels went on the car.
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03-03-2026, 08:40 AM
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Do you ceramic coat before you mount tires or after?
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Usually you'll want a ceramic coat after you mount the tires, because otherwise the wheel weights will fall off
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03-03-2026, 09:01 AM
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Do you ceramic coat before you mount tires or after?
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I always coat after the tires are mounted. I find its easier to move the wheel around with a tire on so I can coat the inner barrel and behind the spokes without risking the wheel getting damaged. I also like it with the tire on because then I can clean and prep the sidewalls to accept tire dressings.
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03-22-2026, 02:14 PM
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Picked up a Mugen oil filler cap from Apit in Tokyo (and some other ricey shit).
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Added a 16inch to the Pek Yau Van.
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Today, 05:27 AM
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Is it a swap from a higher trim? Or aftermarket?
I've updated my old cars that had cd players to something with Apple carplay and AA. One was Pioneer and the other was Enkey from Aliexpress....... The experience with Pioneer is much better than enkey. Enkey's boot up time is quite slow (up to a minute), I need to open the radio app every time it's done booting up or else I'm listening to nothing and it sits in the settings screen. And the home screen is kind of similar to yours with map, music and a pic of a car, but the map is China and not a local map. If I want local, I need to go into my AA and open google maps.
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Today, 06:11 AM
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It is a Dynavin, a Malaysian company that has better reputation on Android unit. The unit comes with the screen / climate control / air vents / buttons that offers similar look to the Alphard 40 series dash.
Android HU is a headache to tweak, using pretty odd Chipset and Russian rom. Need to find a special launcher and auto-start commands.
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Today, 08:52 AM
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I see these China tik tok with an alpine version that looks similar, that is supposed to drop in to 20 30 series, has 360 Cam, and can add blind spot in mirrors too. There's also a plug and play Alpine rear view mirror. But it seems like it's Asian market only. Can't even find it on eBay, except for weird malay sites like buyee, they said it's global ROM can Google map YouTube etc.
Does the climate features all work? Cuz the rear screen, front cams, mirror cam, Lane keep and auto Park is all tied to the head unit.
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