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Unfortunately, I don't have a resolution to this. Admittedly, it is very annoying even with an after market hose. I just looped it up as best as I could and hung it over the top of the machine.

The leathers were cleaned with Gyeon Leather. It's quite expensive but a very good product. It comes with a cleaner, a leather coating, an application pad and a soft scubbing brush. I highly recommend it

Thanks you very much, Zee. I'll have a look and let you know what was used mate. Off the top if my head, it was bilt hamber auto foam, gyeon bathe shampoo and the steamer was just a cheap on off amazon, I think it was about £70.

I don't understand why they fit such a poor hose to the machines in the first place. Stick a decent hose on it and charge an extra £10-£15. Is the 10m karcher hose rubber?

@@lfautocosmetics It’s a smooth rubber construction, very easy to use.

Do you mean you can't remove the hose end from the handle of the lance itself?

Is it the stock hose on your lance? The only thing I can think of is there me be a build uo of back pressure which is causing your machine to cut out. I'm assuming the K5 has a higher output than the K4 so that may be the issue. I've had no problems with the angled lance.

Hi Steve, thanks for taking the time to check out the video. Sorry for the late reply, I only just came across the notification 🤦‍♂️I hope you got the hose eventually. If they were sold out because ot Mr, I never seen a penny in commission 😭😭🤣🤣

Thank you, Marius 👍

Hi Ian, thanks for your comment although I disagree with you. The setup you see is definitely fit for purpose. I also have a short trigger gun and where I find it useful for some tasks, I find it useless for others. For example cleaning the underside of vehicles is much easier with a lance, power washing the roofs of larger vehicles is much easier with a lance so you're not leaning over the paintwork. I find short triggers can put a fair bit of strain on the forearm if used for any length of time. Each to their own I suppose.

Yeah it's decent if you don't mind the delivery times. No problem, I'm glad it was of use to you 👍

Hi Billy, I'm not entirely sure. I haven't seen it before but there may be one out there somewhere.

@@lfautocosmetics thanks for your time, great video

@@Billynicho no problem, anything else I can help with, just drop a message 👍 thank you.

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it 👍

I agree with you 100%, David. For all it would cost to replace a hose and a backfoot, it's crazy they keep putting them out with poor parts.

If you mean the male connector on the machine itself, I haven't had to do anything with mines. You could probably get a brass or aluminium one but if its leaking, I'd try removing it and maybe use some plumbers tape then put it back on, making sure it's in the right threads.

Hi David, I have left a link in the description for direct hoses. That is the hose I bought. The swap over is very simple, it's literally one clip holding it into place so you just pop it out, put the new hose in and replace the clip. Doesn't take long at all. Hope this helps mate 👍

I have used viper at a 4:1 ratio a lot and it normally works well on heavily soiled wheel but you're right, Auto wheels would've been better but I could only use the products I had to hand at the time. I try and get the worst of it off first before using fallout remover. Thanks for checking out th video. Cheers, Liam.

Thank you, Dan. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thank you very much for the sub, it really is appreciated 👍 I love the longer lance as I am vertically challenged so the roof can sometimes be a struggle for me lol. I have recently just bought a short trigger to see what all the fuss is about and if I would replace it with the long lance. There will be a video of that coming very soon. I said I would do a giveaway at 100 subs so keep your eyes peeled for that also. Cheers, Liam.

@@lfautocosmetics I'll keep an eye out. Cheers fella!

I hope you don't let your wheels get this dirty!? 🙈🤣

@@lfautocosmetics my entire kuga is de-chromed and blacked out so I wouldn't even know 😂

It was baked on for sure! They weren't perfect as I didn't have anything strong enough to remove the worst of it but they came up well. I have photos over on my Instagram if you want to check them out. Cheers, Liam.

I'm glad you found use from the video, Brenda. I wish I had thought of that as it is a very tight fit lol.

@@lfautocosmetics as of 2024 would you buy karcher with mods

It is a common fault, unfortunately. I'm glad the video has been of use to you. If you need any advice or help fitting the new backfoot, please get in touch. Cheers, Liam.

You don't need to replace the backfoot, Bradley, if it's just the hose you want to upgrade. The stock backfoot is plastic and is known to split so I just replaced it with the aluminium one. Hope this help. Cheers, Liam.

@@lfautocosmetics Hi Liam, thanks again. I’ve been debating whether to stick with the K4 control or get the k4 compact instead. Mainly because the k4 compact appears to be easier to disconnect the hose. Would you say it is easy enough to change the hose. I assume I need to take the pin out? And is it quick connect on the k4 control Itself? Kind Regards

@@bradley1125 it is very easy to change the hose. There is one pin to disconnect that holds the hose onto the unit itself and then you just put the new hose in and put the clip back in to hold it in place. It's the quick release connector so literally takes 10 seconds to change.

@@lfautocosmetics Thanks for the advice. I’ll be ordering a new hose for sure. I was reading that this metal back foot was karchers new approach at fixing the leaking problem. What is the chances the latest k4 model has this metal part now? I made sure to avoid the 2018.

@@bradley1125 no problem at all. If there's anything else I can help with, please don't hesitate to get in touch. I'm not sure but it would make sense to have the aluminium backfoot as stock for all they cost. Check out the link for the hose I use in the description. I'm not trying to punt sales as I get nothing from it lol

That's not the plates on the car but we'll observed 👍

It's a tight fit onto the outlet so will need some persuasion. Maybe better using a rubber mallet if you have one. Give me a shout if you need any help, good luck.

Foot :D

Also ordered a host, thanks for the tip, the one that comes with it is rubbist and way too short! :D

@@moonlighthowl I'm glad you found the video useful. The standard karcher hose is terrible 🙈 the hose I have put in the link is ideal for me. You can get it in 15m and 20m aswell if you need it longer

They had been cleaned once in 3 years. The front wheels took that long to clean, yes.

@@lfautocosmetics mad

@@RG-go2oz I agree mate but it takes as long as it takes I suppose.

Nice job but would it not have been quicker to remove the wheel?

@@lazermjj yeah it would've if I had a jack and sockets lol

Yes, absolutely! If you would like to send me a DM to discuss more, please do.

@@lfautocosmetics That's great. Please kindly provide Email address. Thanks.

lfautocosmetics@mail.com

@@lfautocosmetics Email was sent out, please kindly check it out. Thanks.

@@MJJCvideo I haven't received anything. Try liamfairley85@gmail.com please

Cheers Steve 👍

Thanks bae

Thanks very much Richard, it's appreciated 👍

Hahaha cheers Craig, appreciated 👍

Cheers Jon 👍

@@lfautocosmetics wt ratio are u using on Bilt H foam ?

4% pir for my setup works out around 510ml of auto foam to 490ml of water.

That's great, Jason. I'm glad you found some use from this video. Hope all goes well 👍

What u think of the hose Jason now that u have used it is the 15 meters enough?

Hi Scott, yeah I was very happy with what I got. The boxes do offer great value and I would definitely recommend you join the community page on Facebook so you get a heads up if they do another offer. I am currently planning a load of videos to make in the near future so I will definitely include these products. Thanks for commenting 👍

@@lfautocosmetics I will look into joining. Some products in use will be great to see.

Thanks for issuing the correct info on the 5 prize boxes, I wasn't far off lol. There's a few bit's and bob's I'm after so the gift card will come in very handy! The Mystery Boxes will always be popular as the element of surprise is there and it is also excellent value for money. I will definitely keep my eyes peeled for the next issue of the mystery boxes. Thanks again, Liam

That'll come in handy lol

Thank Scott. The boxes were £30 each and claim to have at least £50 worth of products in each box.

Scott I have a AMDetails mystery box coming this week so I will do an unboxinf 9f that to compare 👍

@@lfautocosmetics ahh so the one box was 2 x £30 mystery in one. Am details will be interesting heard good things 👍

Yes that is correct, Scott. They both came in the same box. I've used a few of the AMDetails range and they are very good. Really looking forward to the box as the last time they done them, they were incredible from the pictures I seen.

@@lfautocosmetics oh thats really cool, they hybrid range looks great. Will be great to see

Thanks Tomas. I will get links and add them into the description. Please check back later and hopefully I will have it done by then 👍

Tomas, I have added links to the upgrades in the video. Thank you again for your suggestion 👍

Who doesn't, Brian? 🤣🤣

I think both boxes were worth a punt as they were great value. I am looking forward to trying them out. I've been testing a few spray sealants recently so I'm interested to see how hydropel performs. Thank you, I appreciate that. I have one more unboxing video coming up hopefully this weekend and then it will be back to product testing and cleaning videos. Hopefully you can stop by and have a watch 👍 Cheers, Liam

Thanks for letting me know, Peter. I will definitely give it a try 👍 I'm looking forward to trying Hydropel aswell. I'll probably do a review on that at some point. Take care.

Yeah can't fault BH. Auto foam is great stuff. I was wring with the price of the superfoam, its actually £12 for the litre. I've only used chemical guys diablo wheel cleaner and the new car scent air freshner. Wheel cleaner was OK but the air freshner is 👌 thanks for the kind words, hope you are well mate.