Bugs and Xenons
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Originally Posted by aybeesea' post='299337' date='Jun 18 2006, 08:48 PM
Does anyone know whether, in summer, fronts of cars with Xenons (compared with those without Xenons) tend to get more covered with bug bodies?
I seem to be "attracting" quite a few...
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I seem to be "attracting" quite a few...
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Nothing to do with the Xenons.
Mayby there are just more bugs this summer overthere
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Your car is moving too fast for the bugs to actually try to get in front of you.
I'm just glad that love-bug season is over here.... those things are the WORST.
I'm just glad that love-bug season is over here.... those things are the WORST.
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I would expect fewer bugs if the issue was isolated to lights alone because the beam of the HIDs stay in a lower plane. Methinks bug splatter is more likely associated with speed. I've always been concerned about being stopped by the police with 100-120 mph bug splatters on the car. Those type splats are a written testimonial to the police that you have been a bad boy. :'(
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Originally Posted by JDN' post='299696' date='Jun 19 2006, 02:23 PM
I would expect fewer bugs if the issue was isolated to lights alone because the beam of the HIDs stay in a lower plane. Methinks bug splatter is more likely associated with speed. I've always been concerned about being stopped by the police with 100-120 mph bug splatters on the car. Those type spats are a written testimonial to the police that you have been a bad boy. :'(
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Originally Posted by JDN' post='299696' date='Jun 19 2006, 03:23 PM
I would expect fewer bugs if the issue was isolated to lights alone because the beam of the HIDs stay in a lower plane. Methinks bug splatter is more likely associated with speed. I've always been concerned about being stopped by the police with 100-120 mph bug splatters on the car. Those type splats are a written testimonial to the police that you have been a bad boy. :'(
My wife and I drove 250 miles across Poland to the Baltic sea coast this Friday. I was doing 80-100 mph in the E60 and she was doing 50-70 in her V50. My car was covered in bugs, hers had just a couple. I'm convinced it's purely a speed thing.
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Have you guys ever hit a big moth and watched the juices splatter on your windshield? I think it's rather entertaining, but a hassle to wash off.
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Originally Posted by JDN' post='299696' date='Jun 19 2006, 07:23 AM
I would expect fewer bugs if the issue was isolated to lights alone because the beam of the HIDs stay in a lower plane. Methinks bug splatter is more likely associated with speed. I've always been concerned about being stopped by the police with 100-120 mph bug splatters on the car. Those type splats are a written testimonial to the police that you have been a bad boy. :'(
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