Hello Audi Fans.
I purchased a Audi car bra for my '01.5 S4 from Ebay.
I got it at a good price NIB however sans any installation instructions.
I want to put it on before the winter gets much worse.
But the last thing i want to do is have it not fit properly.
Anyone with any help would be appreciated.
TIA,
Kevin

 

"Kevin" <kevins42@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:3ff8d5b6$0$6744$61fed72c@news.rcn.com...
> Hello Audi Fans.
> I purchased a Audi car bra for my '01.5 S4 from Ebay.
> I got it at a good price NIB however sans any installation instructions.
> I want to put it on before the winter gets much worse.
> But the last thing i want to do is have it not fit properly.
> Anyone with any help would be appreciated.
> TIA,
> Kevin
>

Is it a nice black bra, my usual fav. Sorry, couldn't resist...


Romy

 

On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 22:10:48 -0500, Kevin <kevins42@rcn.com> wrote:

>Hello Audi Fans.
>I purchased a Audi car bra for my '01.5 S4 from Ebay.
>I got it at a good price NIB however sans any installation instructions.
>I want to put it on before the winter gets much worse.
>But the last thing i want to do is have it not fit properly.
>Anyone with any help would be appreciated.

Here are the instructions you seek:

- fold the bra carefully
- place in the original plastic bag
- place back in the original carton
- return for refund

This will save you from damaging the paint across the hood/bonnet of your
car...

/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd

 

>From: Kevin kevins42@rcn.com
>
>Hello Audi Fans.
>I purchased a Audi car bra for my '01.5 S4 from Ebay.
>I got it at a good price NIB however sans any installation instructions.
>I want to put it on before the winter gets much worse.
>But the last thing i want to do is have it not fit properly.
>Anyone with any help would be appreciated.
>TIA,
>Kevin

Won't the bra trap more moisture that might cause the paint to fade?
But we have snow where I am!

What do you expect the bra to do?

I have heard that it should be warm so it is more flexible before you install
it on a nice clean car.


later,
dave
Reminder........
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way,
when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their
shoes. Frieda Norris

 

"dave" <vwdoc1@aol.comANTISPAM> wrote in message
news:20040104224209.14191.00002585@mb-m28.aol.com...
> >From: Kevin kevins42@rcn.com
> >
> >Hello Audi Fans.
> >I purchased a Audi car bra for my '01.5 S4 from Ebay.
> >I got it at a good price NIB however sans any installation instructions.
> >I want to put it on before the winter gets much worse.
> >But the last thing i want to do is have it not fit properly.
> >Anyone with any help would be appreciated.
> >TIA,
> >Kevin
>
> Won't the bra trap more moisture that might cause the paint to fade?
> But we have snow where I am!
>
> What do you expect the bra to do?
>
> I have heard that it should be warm so it is more flexible before you
install
> it on a nice clean car.
>
>
> later,
> dave
> Reminder........
> Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That
way,
> when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their
> shoes. Frieda Norris
>

Bra's are for holding breasts, and thats all they need to do, why would
anyone want to make the front of there car look like especially an S4
which looks great from the front.

If your worried about stone chips/bugs/snow just get a can of black
hammerite and spray the front of your car,

ron

 

In article <k2nhvvg3s0kthqbmdskioaibusejlsqm35@4ax.com>, daytripper
<day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> writes
>On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 22:10:48 -0500, Kevin <kevins42@rcn.com> wrote:
>
>>Hello Audi Fans.
>>I purchased a Audi car bra for my '01.5 S4 from Ebay.
>>I got it at a good price NIB however sans any installation instructions.
>>I want to put it on before the winter gets much worse.
>>But the last thing i want to do is have it not fit properly.
>>Anyone with any help would be appreciated.
>
>Here are the instructions you seek:
>
>- fold the bra carefully
>- place in the original plastic bag
>- place back in the original carton
>- return for refund
>
>This will save you from damaging the paint across the hood/bonnet of your
>car...

I've seen these things when visiting the US, but you just don't see them
here.

I've always presumed they're for protection against stone chips, but
other questions I have are:

1. What other purpose do they serve?

2. What's the bulge/roll thing that you sometimes see at the top
trailing edge for?

3. Why on earth would anyone consider making their car look so bad?


--
Toby

 

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 12:15:07 -0000, "Ronny" <Ron@ron.com> wrote:
>Bra's are for holding breasts, and thats all they need to do, why would
....
>If your worried about stone chips/bugs/snow just get a can of black
>hammerite and spray the front of your car,


Or do it right and get StonGuard applied. I thought it was too
expensive at first, but it has kept our cars looking very nice.

Scott

 

On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 19:09:45 GMT, "Toby Groves" <news@iconia.org.uk> wrote:

>In article <k2nhvvg3s0kthqbmdskioaibusejlsqm35@4ax.com>, daytripper
><day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> writes
>>On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 22:10:48 -0500, Kevin <kevins42@rcn.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Hello Audi Fans.
>>>I purchased a Audi car bra for my '01.5 S4 from Ebay.
>>>I got it at a good price NIB however sans any installation instructions.
>>>I want to put it on before the winter gets much worse.
>>>But the last thing i want to do is have it not fit properly.
>>>Anyone with any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>Here are the instructions you seek:
>>
>>- fold the bra carefully
>>- place in the original plastic bag
>>- place back in the original carton
>>- return for refund
>>
>>This will save you from damaging the paint across the hood/bonnet of your
>>car...
>
>I've seen these things when visiting the US, but you just don't see them
>here.
>
>I've always presumed they're for protection against stone chips, but
>other questions I have are:
>
>1. What other purpose do they serve?

As you said, they are intended to protect the leading edge paint from being
chipped.

>2. What's the bulge/roll thing that you sometimes see at the top
>trailing edge for?

It is an airfoil intended to keep the trailing edge of the bra from flapping.

>3. Why on earth would anyone consider making their car look so bad?

See item 1.


Unfortunately, there are more problems caused by using a bra than not. The
most glaring is trapping moisture under the bra. You'll be hella sorry if the
car ends up in the hot sun with a soggy bra, so you take to removing it before
it rains and not putting it back until nice weather arrives. Which pretty much
means you can't use them all winter (if you have an actual winter).

And the second huge problem is they are grit magnets. If you keep a nice wax
job on your car and leave a bra on it and park it just about anywhere near
civilization, air-borne grit will accumulate under the trailing edge, just
waiting to be ground into the paint when you hit the highway and that trailing
edge airfoil does its thing.

On that second score, take it from someone who learned the hard way, back in
1972 with a brand new 240z. The bra lasted one week, until I discovered a band
of scuffed paint right under that trailing edge.

No way would I ever stick a bra on my car again...

/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd

 

Return it for a refund. had one on a car once & was totally shocked when
i removed it. the whole nose had petty much been sand blasted from the
dust that gets trapped underneath it. i have a brand new bra for my TT
that the dealer gave me & i wont even use it. its still in the sealed
box where it belongs . if you've ever seen a truck bed after removing
the liner.... thats what your cars nose will look like.