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

The first being for the Aston Martin V8 Vantage.

Next we have the Bentley Continental GT.

They have also released images of both the Lamborghini Gallardo and the Lamborghini Murcielago.

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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.

Unfortunately everyone who bought a Mondeo before this was fitted is in a situation where they are getting wet.  This is a design flaw and as such should be fixed free of charge by Ford.  But no.  Ford seem very reluctant to do anything about it.

The problem is the rubber seal can’t be retro fitted.  The part in question is a whole new rear windscreen.  A brick through your rear windscreen would get your a new part at your expense.

All Ford Mondeo owners should phone Ford Customer Relation Centre on 0845 841 1111.

The dealers don’t care or want to know about the problem and the Ford CRC just want to push everyone to their dealer.  Poor service from Ford especially as it was a problem on some of the hatchback Focus’ too.

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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The most glaring error is this:

5. Use car wax or polish to create the perfect sheen. Don’t worry if paint residue appears on the cloth – this is just a layer of ‘dead paint’

Whats the problem with this you say? Well:

1. Wax and polish are not the same.
2. Wax on a bad paint surface will not give you a perfect sheen.
3. Hand polishing will not give you a perfect sheet.
4. Paint residue on the ‘cloth’ shows that the car has no clear coat.  There is no such thing as ‘dead paint’.

The bad bit of advice is the following:

What you’ll need

• Car shampoo
• A sponge
• A bucket or hose
• A leather chamois
• Car wax or polish

Car Shampoo

Although correct a good shampoo will remove more dirt and give better lubrication for when washing to prevent the dirt from being rubbed on to the paint.

A Sponge

Unless it is a very high quality sponge, it shouldn’t touch your paintwork.  And when I say high quality I mean something that you won’t be able to get from Halfords for 99p.

The better alternative is to use a Sheepskin Mitt. The sheepskin brings dirt in side, rather than leaving the dirt on the surface of the mitt like a sponge would.

An alternative to the sheepskin mitt is a Wash ShMitt.

A bucket or hose

Take out the or first of all.  It is very helpful to have both.  Secondly, get 2 buckets with grit guards.

The two bucket method

Fill one bucket with water and no shampoo.  Fill the other with water and some shampoo.

Rinse the car with the hose, don’t use high pressure at 90degrees but a light spray at 30degrees over the whole of the car. Put on your mitt and dip in to the bucket with the shampoo, clean a section of thecar, rub the mitt on the grit guard of the water only bucket to get the dirt off the mitt.  Squeeze the mitt to get the excess water in to the water only bucket.  Follow this process emptying out the water only bucket as soon as it gets too dirty and get another fresh bucket. Once finished, rinse off again making sure to use a low pressure on the hose and a shallow angle.

A leather chamois

Leather chamois are not the best when it comes to drying your car.  A high quality drying microfibre towel is the best option.  Also when drying, don’t swipe across the car, lay the cloth out and pat dry it.

Recommended drying microfibre’s:

• Sonus Der Wunder Drying Towel
• Huge 38″ x 28″ Microfibre Drying Towel

Car wax or polish

This is wrong like I stated above. It’s good to have both, lets seperate them out.

Polish

I am going to focus on hand polishing as most people following the Auto Trader guide won’t want to buy a polisher to their car.

There are 2 types of polish, abrasive and filler.

Abrasive

Abrasive polishes actually remove paint/clearcoat when rubbed to remove scratches and swirls.

Recommended: Meguiars Scratch X, Car-Lack 68 – Hand polish kit and Sonus Hand Polish Bundle

Filler

Filler polishes fill swirls and scratches with polish to hide scratches and swirls.

Recommended: Autoglym Super Resin Polish and Bilt-Hamber Auto Balm

Wax

Putting a layer of wax on the car provides a level of protection to the car, from UV rays and bird shit.

One of the most talked about is Collinite No. 476S – Super Doublecoat Auto Wax. This wax is not only cheap but also very durable and provides a good shine.  Applied thinly using a Foam Wax Applicatorand buffed off using a microfibre towel such as Ultimate Ultra-Plush Buffing Cloth or Eurow – Shag Pile Double Density Towels.

For more information on cleaning your car visit CleanYourCar.

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

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.

I didn’t get any before pictures, but it was a lot dirtier than it is in this picture:

After a spray of 5:1 diluted Bilbery, I left it to dwell for 2 minutes before scrubbing with the EZ Detail Brush.  The only problem I found with the brush is that it gave a lot more spray back than the Vikan, although it did a much better job a lot quicker.

The wheel came out very clean and shiny without being polished or having a sealant applied to it.

I have also tried the 1:1 which was extremely effective, although I think you would easily be able to save money and get away with using just 5:1.  If you regularly maintain your wheels in a weekly wash, you should be able to use the Bilberry 10:1.

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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Also check out Project Kahn’s new updated website.

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.

Vauxhall Vectra, originally uploaded by p4th3t1c.

Reflections came out pretty well for silver and quite a lot of flake is visible.

This used to be a Mazda RX7 which was tuned by some scooter company that begins with V that I can’t remember.

The car was featured in 2 Fast 2 Furious: Tokyo Drift.