Asbestos on!
Unlike those cars that ride in trailers or rust away in the garage with
dreams of someday passing the MOT, some really great cars actually DRIVE to
events on their own power. In fact some just actually go out for the pure
pleasure of the driving experience. It would be nice to protect that paint
work while on the road. Since our highway system wasn't built by the Romans ;
-) and are still (constantly) under construction there are times when gravel
is flying. There are good reasons to want to protect that bristol finish.
These bras are usually held on by straps and hooks, and it is not unusual
once a car is parked to undo those straps and let nature take her course
with the sun. Of course if left on all the time I am sure there is something
being hidden that usually requires some cosmetic surgery to correct.
While my use for a bra would only be for road trips I am not worried about
those tan lines from the sun. Typically my car goes from the garage at home
to the parking garage at work so gets small doses of those harmful UV's. The
car cover takes care of those hot afternoon sitting at the marina.
Keep em covered,
Richard
Daren wrote,
>As far as I understand it, they're to protect the front of the car from
>stone chips, kamikaze flies etc. [ Do they still permit flies in
>California? (-: ] so, yes, you could argue they're for cosmetic reasons,
>in that they protect the cosmetic appearance of the car. But no-one can
>see the lovely paintwork under all that horrid vinyl. Now if someone
>would develop a transparent car bra....
>Also, what good do they do if the CA (or wherever) sun fades the rest of
>your paintwork? I'm not being facetious here. I just can't see the
>point of the things, unless you take 'em off when you park the car. They
>just seem to be an (IMHO) awful "fashion" accessory. Still at least
>they're not dangerous, like "bull bars".
Rich wrote:
>>Near where I live in East Anglia, there used to be quite a few US airforce
>>bases nearby, so I saw quite a few Firebirds/Camaro's/etc wearing the
>>things, I must admit that I agree with Daren as to the actual purpose of
the >>things, it's like having a (Politically Correct listers please delete
now!!) >>gorgeous women(ie, wife, girlfriend, bit on the side etc) and
making her put >>a potato sack on her head so that the sun don't make her go
all wrinkly!!!!!
>>At a show a few years ago that I attended, a Concours Spitfire owner
>>actually put loads of bubble wrap all under the wheel arches, around the
>>front valances and along the edge of the bonnet to prevent stone >>chips...
.crazy twat!!! (Ooops, I think you Murricans' have a different meaning >>for
that don't you?) :-)
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