Their seems to be a increasing number of cars and VW transporters going about where i live with a black
cover covering about a quarter of the bonnet with two deflectors. why?
Does it serve a purpose or is it the cool thing to do, like driving with front fog lights on
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These are popular in the USA - designed to protect the paintwork etc at the front. Known as a Car Bra.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front-end_bra
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>>>>Known as a Car Bra>>>
Wonder if they are difficult to whip off like normal bra's.
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Don't know, Chris. Haven't got either type.
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>>Wonder if they are difficult to whip off like normal bra's.
1st time I tried it I couldn't undo the hooks and eyes thingimajig ... so she did it for me (I think it was a she)
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Last edited by: Dog on Thu 23 Jan 14 at 13:45
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I really don't see the point in these bras. Yes they protect your bonnet from stone-chips, but then the chaffing of the fabric on your bonnet scratches the paint, apparently?
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"Wonder if they are difficult to whip off like normal bra's."
If you don't find it easy it's because you're not doing it right.
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I'm doing it right its just the weight being applied to the hooks that's the problem!!
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I don't get them either. All you are doing is wrecking the look of your car for the benefit of the next owner. I always think The Three Fugitives when I see them..
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>>I'm doing it right its just the weight being applied to the hooks that's the problem!!
DD most likely, my German gf was the same, bit of a handful, was she.
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I suspect Chris is Eric Pickles in disguise.
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"...its just the weight being applied to the hooks that's the problem!!"
Oh come on. What are you - a wimp?
Some of us have been ... er ... grappling with this for years.
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>>Some of us have been ... er ... grappling with this for years.
Have you found you require a larger cup size in later life FP ?
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"Have you found you require a larger cup size in later life FP ?"
It's never been a requirement, O Mighty Mutt, but it kind of just happened that way.
Not that I'm complaining, you understand. I'm just grateful for any kind of support.
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>> "Wonder if they are difficult to whip off like normal bra's."
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>> If you don't find it easy it's because you're not doing it right.
I can still do it using two fingers on one hand.
(and before someone pipes up, no not mine - someone else's.)
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>> I can still do it using two fingers on one hand.
... ooh you suave devil you...
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Aren't car bras really to prevent overcooling, especially from cold, in places that have very low air temperatures - Canada, Alps, etc.? Cars are quite sophisticated now but their radiators are too big for some conditions and blanking them off partially works very well. When cooling systems were still relatively crude you could get a thermostat operated radiator shutter as an aftermarket modification.
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That may have been the intention, AC, but the place I've seen them most is the southern and southwestern states of the US, where the danger of overcooling must be negligible.
They remind me of those clear plastic covers a certain type puts on their lounge furniture. (The scene where we first see Paulie at home on his plastic-protected chairs is one of my favourite moments of The Sopranos.) They protect something designed to be useful and attractive by making it less useful and unattractive.
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They do look a bit silly and why the fuss over a van anyway? Vans are tools of work, a few chips here and there adds a bit of character.
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they were designed to keep bugs and stones off the paintwork. In dry countries. The problem is, in the wet UK all you do is trap salt moisture and dampness under them and create ideal conditions for rust.
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>>>place I've seen them most is the southern and southwestern states of the US,
Every other car on the backroads round here had one during the 80s when the USAF were at RAF Alconbury.
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I've always wondered why someone would do this to car - seen plenty in the US on my few visits (last a long time ago as I'd rather be many places other than the US!).
It looks stupid, likely to cause some damage to a car, if paint discolours the paint under the cover won't.... So if this is about protecting a car but then not enjoying it we might as well all put plastic seat covers on and all sorts of other things.
Then again I drive the ugly Passat CC.
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"plastic seat covers"
I remember them in the seventies - clear shiny plastic covers to protect the vinyl seats.
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No I was just thinking of the plastic covers garages put on seats to protect from overalls.
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I have seen them used for paint protection during winter in Canada when the roads are heavily gritted with what appear to be granite chips. Other than chip protection they are just a pose.
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>> Other than chip protection they are just a pose.
And look naff.
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Bonnet covers - rtj70
