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Offline Watts

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Re: Heads up: the climate windscreen is made of paper!
« Reply #20 on: 24 January 2018, 09:17 »
Quote from: fredgroves on 24 January 2018, 09:08
Yes if you get really close then the stones don't have time to reach bonnet/windscreen height.... and weave side to side lots too.

Good point, I'll do that! Can I use the front parking sensors to get really close at 80? :laugh:
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Re: Heads up: the climate windscreen is made of paper!
« Reply #21 on: 24 January 2018, 09:24 »
No, what i was meaning is that quite a few of our company cars front ends (bonnet's, bumpers etc) had loads of road rash, and having gone out with one of the drivers recently I saw why - less than a car length from behind the car in front at 70+mph, is not good for the bodywork (or the nerves)  :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: Heads up: the climate windscreen is made of paper!
« Reply #22 on: 24 January 2018, 09:47 »
Quote from: Watts on 24 January 2018, 09:17
Quote from: fredgroves on 24 January 2018, 09:08
Yes if you get really close then the stones don't have time to reach bonnet/windscreen height.... and weave side to side lots too.

Good point, I'll do that! Can I use the front parking sensors to get really close at 80? :laugh:

You need some special customisation first, get this and you'll be at minimum distance in no time:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-GLOSS-BLACK-REAR-FRONT-RINGS-BADGE-EMBLEM-QUATTRO-S-LINE-A3-S3-RS3-A4-A5-A6/172510948232?fits=Car+Make%3AAudi%7CModel%3AA3&hash=item282a742b88:g:0pkAAOSwt6ZWUGOT
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Re: Heads up: the climate windscreen is made of paper!
« Reply #23 on: 24 January 2018, 11:28 »
 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: Heads up: the climate windscreen is made of paper!
« Reply #24 on: 24 January 2018, 11:36 »
Quote from: fredgroves on 24 January 2018, 09:08
Yes if you get really close then the stones don't have time to reach bonnet/windscreen height.... and weave side to side lots too.

So that's why Audi cars don't have stone chips :whistle:
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Re: Heads up: the climate windscreen is made of paper!
« Reply #25 on: 24 January 2018, 13:37 »
The nose of my R was fairly peppered with stone chips which was rather annoying as it was an otherwise immaculate car. I think the shape of the bonnet has a lot to do with it. It is short-ish and slopes down quite a bit.
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