KKE Z10 — drive-through fleet wash
Your fleet already has drivers. A drive-through uses them.
The arches stand still and the car is driven slowly through them. That one decision is what makes this the cheapest way to wash thirty or forty cars an hour — there is no conveyor to pull the car and no gantry tracking up and down it, so what you are buying is the wash itself and nothing that moves the vehicle.
cars an hour
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stations in the wash cycle
When you are looking for a solution to wash your car fleet, look no further as you have reached the right place.
These systems take a bit from drive-through truck and bus wash systems, where the truck is driven slowly through the wash. In the same way, a drive-through car wash has various arches installed along the wash bay and the car is driven slowly through it. At a lot of places the cars are prewashed manually before they enter the bay, which helps remove stubborn dirt and bugs in one go.
Choosing
When to select a Z10 drive-through fleet system
A drive-through suits one specific operation: a fleet that has drivers. Every car goes through under its own power, so the question is not only how many cars you wash but who is sitting in them.
You have a driver for every car
The car is driven through the arches at a slow walking speed. That is the whole premise, and it is what separates this from every other format we sell.
- Dealerships, rental returns, taxi and cab fleets, corporate pools
- PDI and yard work where staff already move the cars
- Not retail forecourts, where the customer is a member of the public
You need 30 to 40 cars an hour
That is the band this equipment is built for. Below it a single rollover is cheaper and simpler; well above it you are into a conveyor tunnel that pulls the cars.
- Around 30-40 cars per hour with high pressure and friction
- Stationary arches — nothing tracks up and down the car, so the cycle is the drive-through
- Lower investment than a conveyorised tunnel of the same throughput
You have the length to put it in
This is the constraint most sites discover late. The machine alone is 11.75 m long, and a car has to approach it, clear it and leave.
- Machine 11.75 m long, 3.78 m over the frame, 3.18 m tall
- Allow roughly twice the machine length of building — about 20 m — for approach and exit
- A 5 m wide bay clears the frame with about 600 mm each side
Drive Through Car Wash Cycles
Prewash
The first arch wets the car and starts lifting road film, so the chemistry that follows has something to work on rather than dry dirt.
Soap
Detergent over the roof and both sides. Dwell time is the drive-through speed, which is why the car is taken slowly.
Rocker Panel Wash
Low nozzles aimed along the sills, where spray from above never reaches and most of the salt and road dirt sits.
Under Chassis Wash
A nozzle bank in the floor washing upward as the car passes over it. The station fleets ask for most in salted-road and coastal markets.
Wheel Brush
Wheels and lower bodywork, the dirtiest part of any fleet car and the part a top brush cannot reach.
Brushing
Mitter curtains over the roof and wrap-around brushes down the flanks — the friction stage that takes off what chemistry alone leaves behind.
Final Rinse
Clean water over the whole car to carry the detergent off before it can dry on the paint.
Blowing
Air knives push the standing water off the glass and panels so the car leaves ready to hand over rather than ready to towel.
Arch options
Build your wash cycle, then ask us to price it
Every arch below is a station in the drive-through cycle. Narrow the list to the ones your fleet needs, then send the selection over and we will come back with a configuration and a written price.
| Arch / station | What it does | Where it sits | On the standard build |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre Wash Arch | Wets the car and lifts road film before any chemistry | Entry | Standard |
| Soap Spray Arch | Detergent over roof and both sides | Entry | Standard |
| Under Chassis Wash | Floor nozzle bank washing upward as the car passes | Entry | On request |
| Rocker Panel Wash | Low nozzles along the sills, below the reach of the top spray | Wash | On request |
| Wheel Brush | Wheels and lower bodywork | Wash | On request |
| Mitter Curtains | Hanging curtain strips over the roof, bonnet and boot | Wash | Standard |
| Wrap Around Brushes | Vertical brushes down both flanks and around the ends | Wash | Standard |
| Rain Water / Final Rinse Arch | Clean water over the whole car before the detergent dries | Finish | Standard |
| Blow Drying Arch | Air knives clearing standing water from glass and panels | Finish | On request |
| Wheel Guides | Floor guides that keep the car centred through the arches | Entry | Standard |
| PLC Control System | Sequences the arches and holds the wash programmes | Wash | Standard |
| Hot Dip Galvanised Structure | The frame every arch is built on, galvanised for wet-room life | Wash | Standard |
Standard means the item appears on the Z10's published standard-feature list. On request means it is part of the wash cycle but not on that list — it is not a price, and not a statement that the item is extra. Confirm the build for your site with us.
Tell us about the fleet
Send the selection and we will configure it
Tell us how many cars a day, what they are, and how much length you have in the building. If you picked a configuration above it will already be in the message — edit it freely.
The Z10 is a fleet car wash system which can be configured to suit your fleet requirements. No two sites are the same, and KKE has the systems to tailor the configuration to what yours actually washes. The system can be integrated with RFID to monitor fleet cleaning from a remote location.
Talk to a KKE Wash Systems specialist
Tell us about your site, vehicles and volumes — we'll recommend the right configuration and share pricing.