Nah, I just don't like having them if they're not needed. My main
concern with leaving them off is whether they really provide some
level of protection from road debris, or more likely, grease/oil/goo
from other parts of the car (dampers, suspension point, etc).
At 10:23 AM -0400 9/19/01, Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 9/19/01 12:01:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>cfchrist@earthlink.net writes:
>
>
> > because the silly little piece of tin will eventually rust through and end
> > up rubbing something sounding like the end of the world is coming
>as you are
> > enjoying a beautifull sunny day's drive. upon finding out what is wrong,
> > you then will find the other mount will not let you tear it off so you
> > resolve to going home listening to this silly annoying grinding/rubbing
> > sound the whole blasted way. it is / was intended to deter water
>andforegin
> > objecys from fouling the pand and impairing brake performance. but all
> > they really do is rust untill they become loose and ruin a potentially nice
> >
>
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>
>You can always make a new one out of an old license plate or stop sign. Ask
>Frank if you need the "parts." :-)
>
>Allen Hefner
>SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
>'77 Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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