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Ford Mondeo 2007+ Leaking Boot problem fixed

The ongoing problem of leaking boots on the MK4 Ford Mondeo has been successfully fixed by replacing the rear windscreen with the new style rear windscreen which has a rubber catchment around the edge which puts all the water that is held by the boot in to the area at the very top of the boot which then flows down the sides of the boot like it should do.

Please note this only affects the hatchbacks which were made before April 2008.

Premier4509 show off their new kits

Premier4509 has released images of 4 new body kits.

The first being for the Aston Martin V8 Vantage.

Ford Mondeo MK4 (2007 – onwards) leaking boot problem

There is a problem on all Mondeo’s from 2007 until early 2008 I believe which is after heavy rain when you open the boot, you get wet as does everything in the boot.

There is a fix for this and is on all current Mondeo’s been made. The fix is a rubber seal going all the way round the boot.  All the water that sits at the bottom of the window now floods down the sides of the window and drops a short distance at the top of the boot and flows down the side gutters.

2008 Edo Competition Lamborghini LP 710

Anyone searching for the exceptional simply has to look to edo competition. Tapping its roots as one of the ultimate performance vehicle tuners, the company from Ahlen, Germany has turned its eyes towards a very special car, the new Lamborghini Murciélago LP 640.

The already extremely capable monster has been turned into the world’s fastest and most powerful Lamborghini Murcièlago by edo competition: the edo LP710 /2.

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Source: Serious Wheels

A Money Saving Tip From Auto Trader giving people very bad advice

On the Auto Trader website they give readers some tips on how to save money by washing their car themselves rather than paying a valet to do it for them.  Unfortunately their guide is wrong and is likely to cause more damage to the paint.

The most glaring error is this:

Koenigsegg CCX at London Motorshow

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See the rest of the photos from our London Motorshow 2008 visit on Flickr.

New excellent alloy wheel cleaner and brush

After running out of Carlack Wheel Cleaner which I found to be very good I decided to try a new product. I chose to buy some Valet Pro Bilberry Safe Wheel Cleaner. The label recommends that it should be diluted 1:1 for heavily soiled wheels and 5:1 for lightly soiled wheels.

I bought 2 bottles with chemical sprayers and made a 1:1 bottle and a 5:1 bottle.

With the Bilberry I also purchased a new brush which has been getting rave reviews on Detailing World and Clean Your Car to compliment my Vikan Wheel Brush.  The new brush is called the EZ Detail Wheel Brush.

2008 Project Kahn Bentley GTS Black Edition

Project Kahn is proud to announce the launch of the new Bentley Continental GTS ‘Black Edition’.

The ‘Black Edition’ has an eight-piece body consisting of a three piece rear valance, two side skirts, a two piece front valance and a rear boot spoiler. This kit has been developed by our Project Kahn design team and has undergone many hours of testing not only to ensure safety but also to ensure that a perfect fit is achieved for each car.

The ‘Black Edition’ package contains a full interior styling programme which includes a bespoke Project Kahn Luxury Leather upgrade and high gloss piano black interior fascia panels with the optional extras of either a high gloss piano black steering or a carbon fibre finish steering wheel. Each car comes with privacy tinted glass perfectly matched to compliment the cars exterior.

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Source: SeriousWheels

Also check out Project Kahn's new updated website.

First test of Chemical Guys Jetseal 105


Vauxhall Vectra, originally uploaded by p4th3t1c.

This was my first test of CG Jetseal.

Car was washed and rinsed with Sonus Gloss Shampoo, then dried using Sonus Der Wunder drying towel. I then went over with some Megs Last Touch quick detailer and Eurow MF towels.

Jetseal was then applied using a german applicator and buffed off with Eurow MF towels and Last Touch QD.

Tuned Mazda RX7

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