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Re: Blown Bellows
Hairy green toads from Mars made PDQSHIP@aol.com say:
> That is part of the energy absorbing bumper jeff, I was told by one of the
> audi techs that it is used to absorb some of the shock of the lite front end
> hits from cracking the plastic on the bumper...... Never tested it to see,
> but an interesting piece of plastic..... Or maybe you hook that up when the
> hydraulic pump fails..... <:~)
Maybe I should go take a look at mine. Last winter, I was in a stupid
3 MPH bumper tap. Broke a screw under the bumber trim, and pushed
one side of the front bumper in about an inch.
I'll see if that "bellows" took any hit points.
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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7) duane@zk3.dec.com
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Only my cat shares my opinions, and she doesn't absorb energy - just food.