couple random questions!
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couple random questions!
1- when i step on the brakes switching from reverse and foward, i can fell a clicking noise from the brakes like the pads are moving! talked to this audi mech, and he said that is normal and that my brake doesn't use chims! right or wrong?
2- rear fog only on the left? why?
3- ECU controls time, air fuel ratio, what else can you do with it?
1998.5 a4 qtm sport
Thanks
2- rear fog only on the left? why?
3- ECU controls time, air fuel ratio, what else can you do with it?
1998.5 a4 qtm sport
Thanks
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I thought the Flux Capacitor controls time...
If your brake pads were moving, they'd probably only make a noise only once, when you first stepped on the brakes. They wouldn't keep clicking.
But that's an "if." You could have rust built up in there. People have also had the brake pad material separate from the metal backing, so be aware that there are other possibilities that are worth taking a closer look at.
And the "dual rear fog lights" bother me... there should only be one rear fog light. The whole point is to avoid confusion with tail lights or brake lights. Per US law, lights in the rear have to be red, so by having it only on one side lets people know it's a fog light instead of really bright tail lights or brake lights.
But that's an "if." You could have rust built up in there. People have also had the brake pad material separate from the metal backing, so be aware that there are other possibilities that are worth taking a closer look at.
And the "dual rear fog lights" bother me... there should only be one rear fog light. The whole point is to avoid confusion with tail lights or brake lights. Per US law, lights in the rear have to be red, so by having it only on one side lets people know it's a fog light instead of really bright tail lights or brake lights.
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1. Brake pads designed to move use high temp synth brake grease to help with noise . . .
2. Traditionally and until just recently, one rear fog on left in left hand drive countries; one rear fog on right in right hand drive countries. Think about what would happen if mfg's placed their rear fogs randomly . . . imagine yourself driving at high speed on the autobahn or similar highway in heavy fog; you depend on the the rear fog light of the driver ahead of you to keep your distance, set your road alignment, and/or pass; where the F! would you want the rear fog light on the car infront of you? If you would not want it directly in front of you and would prefer it off the passenger side, then perhaps you need an IQ test. I think the only reason that the bloody Brits have gone largely to a 2 rear fog system arises from the need to compromise between left and right drive countries now that continent and the island have more cross-channel traffic with the Chunnel.
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Depth cannot be determined from a single light.
especially if that single light is an arbitrary size.
Dual fogs is clearly the way to go (problem is, that it looks like your brakes lights are on.
(slightly inebriated post, please excuse misspellings)
Dual fogs is clearly the way to go (problem is, that it looks like your brakes lights are on.
(slightly inebriated post, please excuse misspellings)
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