car bra's . . . good protection or not?

[Beatty, Robert]

Actually, when I was in the Air Force, on base they offered some company
with a pre-made dash cover for most cars.  I had one put in on my wifes
Hyndai Excel (New car) and I had one on my 86 Coupe gt cause the dash was
cracked.  The cover is still on the Excel and I no longer have the coupe,
but it is rather low profile, matches the cars interior color and has kept
many things from sliding around on the dash.

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Gough [mailto:mdg3369 at mac.com]
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 10:40 PM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: car bra's . . . good protection or not?


> What is your opinion on Car Bras.  It seems they would protect from flying
> debris, but also trap water between themselves and the car's paint.

My oppinion is that car bras, along with carpet dash covers are really dumb.
The point of them is to "protect" the way the car looks right? Aside from
possible damage to the paint from trapping water, or being abrasive to the
paint on the freeway, they make the cars look down right silly. Especially
Audis that look GREAT to begin with. And what for? To protect the paint so
the car looks good......for the next guy? Why not have it look good for you?
Same with dash covers, I don't get people putting them on new cars with nice
dashes. They just make the dash look ugly, you might as well enjoy the dash
wile its not cracked. Same with the paint, if it's still in good shape, it's
a lot nicer to look at than some black cover on the front of the car.
Ok enough of my silly oppinions for one day ;)
Mike