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May 7th, 2002, 12:36 PM
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| Flies On The Windscreen/Bugs On The Windshield I've just done a 400 mile round trip down to Galaway, the first long run in my Cooper. The weather was fantastic and we had a great time, though the bumpy roads made me very glad I did not opt for SS+! The run confirmed a couple of existing irritations - yes the driver's seat does creak; yes the dash does rattle - and revealed one major new one: The windscreen attracts suicidal insects like no other car I've ever driven. At times the splatter of bugs on the glass was like hailstones - I soon ran out of screenwash trying to keep it clean and kept having to stop to scrape off the thick coating of corpses. Has anyone else noticed this? Could it be an aerodynamic effect to do with the low level bonnet combined with the steep screen? All theories welcome  |
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May 7th, 2002, 12:58 PM
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| I've found this problem on mine. I think your ideas of the cause are correct. I've bought a pack of bug wipes from Halfords and keep them in the boot (trunk)!!!!   |
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May 7th, 2002, 01:02 PM
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| Nothing to do with outrageous speeds then, R1  For what it's worth I agree, that steep screen means the flies just get sucked in there. - Mini Cooper SD - Pepper white. Leather Lounge Black. Chili,Media,Vision packs, Sunroof, Harmon Kardan, Heated Windscreen. Last edited by blade929; May 7th, 2002 at 01:13 PM. |
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May 7th, 2002, 01:08 PM
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| Talking about windscreen wash, how do you tell when it's nearly empty? The tank is hidden away in the front wing and all that is exposed is the filler nozzle, so I can't see how much I've got left. Have I missed something obvious  Reading the manual is too easy for me   MINI, RX8 and MX5 - Done those............. It's now TTime  Unofficial MINI2.com bean counter |
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May 7th, 2002, 01:45 PM
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| The car also seems to attrack the birdd who like to leave their calling cards But after a long journey, sadly I cant say there are no flies on me S for Smiffy "Kids in the front seat cause accidents, accidents in the backseat cause kids!" |
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May 7th, 2002, 01:59 PM
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| I think that the bug splat is another design que that Rover/BMW was able to carry forward from the Classic Mini to the new MINI. They just haven't tried to market it yet. Sold the Cooper. Now driving the Traveller. I mean Clubman. |
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May 7th, 2002, 02:38 PM
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| If you use rain-x/rain racer or similar that does help a little (and makes the 'remains' easier to wipe off). I agree that the big catching skills are quite mini like, although not quite as high on the frontal area/bug caught ratio scale as the classic. |
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May 7th, 2002, 02:39 PM
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| Re: Flies On The Windscreen/Bugs On The Windshield Theory No.1 It's just you and you're paranoid cbrsix! Maybe all the flies and bugs in Eire are out to get you and only you?! Paranoid now? Theory No.2 The MINI actually has a fairly upright screen compared to most cab-forward design cars. More upright = more bugsplats = more stonechips. The windscreens on modern cars tend to splat the bug at an angle leaving a lovely smear!. Halfords sell some bug shifter spray - spray on the white foam - wait a minute - squirt the washer jets and 95% of the critters are gone. And it doesn't harm your paintwork. Also get one of those bug and insect pads with the woven mesh and give the screen a clean. There is just one moon and one golden sun; And a smile mean friendship to ev'ryone; Through the mountains divide, and the oceans are wide; It's a small world after all. |
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May 7th, 2002, 03:37 PM
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| I must admit to boring all my family and friends with how many flies and bugs dive at my screen and bonnet. Sunny day, sounds like rain hitting all the bugs. Maybe it is the routes we travel in our MINI's, down country lanes etc, etc. The time of the year doesn't help. I am sure it isn't what i have been told Flies round Shi*. They are bloody hard to get out of the grill though. |
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May 7th, 2002, 04:04 PM
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| I have the fly problem too but isn't it great when a great big bug explodes in front of you!!! Red/white Cooper with Chilli, AC, ASC+T, Computer, Kenwood MP3, Alarm, 17" wheels, BLOODY BIG SMILE. It may say Lincoln but oi be Oirish. |
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May 7th, 2002, 07:15 PM
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| Top Tip Common practice here Down Under, where we have bugs the size of bats & bats the size of cats, is to apply a layer of extra-wide Glad Wrap (or cling film to you Poms) to the windscreen. After a day of high speed bug-blatting motoring one simply peels off said Glad Wrap to reveal a pure and intact windscreen beneath. Voila! Cooper S, Jet Black w/ white roof, silver 16" X-Lite wheels, DSC, MFSW, dark tinted windows ...It's here & I love it! |
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