Re: auto bras

[Lee Levitt <wheelman@shore.net>]

At 12:20 PM 10/29/98 -0500, quattro-digest wrote:
<mchang@ece.nwu.edu> writes:
>Subject: Re: Canadian (or other)source for 1986 4ksq bra and head light
protection?
>
>Check out www.autobahnint.com -- Under the link for "audi", you'll find
>Colgan bras for our cars at about $100.
>
>I've never used one or heard of 'em... I'm not a big bra guy.

Well, I *am* a big bra guy. :)

But I wouldn't put one on my car. Generally, the fabric abrades the paint,
and if it gets damp, *really* nasty things happen to the paint. So you have
to take the damn thing off every time it rains...

Unless you're driving something with a *lot* of vertical sheetmetal up
front, IMCO, it's just not worth it.

Trail cars at a safe distance, keep the car well waxed, and deal with the
inevitable nicks as they occur.

WRT headlamp protection, a number of listers have recommended a clear film
that you apply to the lens. Supposedly, it's optically transparent. I think
Imparts (http://www.imparts.com) offers the stuff in sheets, and after
seeing how my 7" H4s were sandblasted over the past 2 years, I'm thinking
about picking some up for my new lamps...

Lee
Lee Levitt
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1990 Audi 200T, 90K
1995 Range Rover County LWB, 80K
1987 Wicked Fat Chance, 1981 Condor Custom Road Bike