Re: That bumper "accordian" thing

[Kiwi <enzeder@home.com>]

The last time this came up, "P-O Selander (EUS)" said 

"Correctly as someone stated it is a gasket. It helps creating a
channel/duct that guides air to the radiator and prevents the "over
pressure" from blowing off to the right side, inside the bumper. I agree
it is a VERY strange contraption for that, but I tore it out and later
blocked the "path" with some closed cell foam. I guess in this heat,
Audi need all the help they can get with the radiator "off-set"."

HTH

Arryn.



At 10:13 AM 07/22/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>Hairy green toads from Mars made David Ritter say:
>
>> Andrew Duane USG/PE writes:
>>  > A couple of weeks ago, someone started a discussion of a strange
>>  > black plastic "accordian" looking thing inside their front bumper.
>>  > 
>>  > I saw this yesterday on my '89 100Q, and am perplexed. It's
>>  > about 8" long, and fits between the bumper and the frame of
>>  > the car. It seems completely unattached to anything, and I
>>  > can't see how it does ANYTHING funtional.
>>  > 
>>  > Whatthehellisit?
>> 
>> I heard that it was actually some type of energy absorption device as
>> a balance of some sort for the offset engine.
>> 
>> I am not convinced that this is correct, I can't believe that the
>> accordion does anything useful. 
>> 
>> However, I saw some type of econobox the other day with a cracked
>> front bumper, and a piece of styrofoam was exposed. I guess anything 
>> is possible.
>
>This thing would absorb about 0.5 grams of energy, and isn't even
>fastened to anything. So I can't believe that theory either. Since it
>weighs <50 grams, I can't believe it's a balance either....
>
>-- 
>
>Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane@zk3.dec.com
>Digital Equipment Corporation		(603)-884-1294
>110 Spit Brook Road
>M/S ZKO3-3/U14
>Nashua, NH    03062-2698
>
>Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's too psychotic to express it
>