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Jun 19, 2006 | 03:18 AM

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amigo525

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it is a funny theory that I want to beleive. I never seem a car with so much bugs all over my front lights and bumper.

Jun 19, 2006 | 04:31 AM

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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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Nothing to do with the Xenons.

Mayby there are just more bugs this summer overthere

Jun 19, 2006 | 05:16 AM

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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.

Jun 19, 2006 | 05:23 AM

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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. :'(

Jun 19, 2006 | 05:48 AM

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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. :'(

ABC

Jun 19, 2006 | 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JDN' post='299696' date='Jun 19 2006, 03:23 PM

Believe it or not but there are countries in Europe - Belarus, where you can get ticketed for the bug splatter pattern.

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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