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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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I have seen cars with this on and wonder if its just for show or is it actually performance enhancing?

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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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I'll ignore that kiss...

As far as i know though, its just cheap "bling"?
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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It spins up the faster you go and starts banging out tunes, and makes your car faster

No idea mate
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by GTi_iTG
It spins up the faster you go and starts banging out tunes, and makes your car faster

No idea mate
hahaha... banging out tunes, what like the bee gees or something DISCO
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 02:41 PM
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oh yeah

Im sure someone will know for definate, theres alot of erst owners on here
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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as far as i know theyre usually just cds stuck on the fan

purely for looks but it actually looks really shite
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 03:01 PM
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Adds upto 50bhp so when i stick them on my twin kenlowes its an easy 100bhp
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deflect police radars
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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The CD has an important function.

It proves, as if the ERST wasnt enough, that your a chavvy goon with no taste
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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I rigged up a laser pen to a speaker and some fancy circuitry and when the fan started up , I pointed the laser pen at it and you could hear the music from the cd























NOT!!!
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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The same reason a lot of bikes have them behind the windscreen,

It's a misguided belief that it deflects speed trap signals

If it was the Village People CD it would probably work, but nothing else does.

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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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Adds 50bhp across the rev range.

Fucking amateurs on here, can't beleive nobody gave a straight answer






















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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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More importantly why the hell have you got a kiss after your name??

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john his surname is x
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OLD SKOOL FORDS.....i.e..;MK 1 AND MK2 ESCORTS used to use a 12 INCH VYNAL LP
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once the car reach's 88mph marty the Disk starts to spin & makes the turbo spin up twice as fast i call it ''over boost''





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Deflects speed traps... WTF!

Im sure its ppl who bring out there house cds into the motor driving around blah blah they stick it in "listen" then they fooking lob it out the window cos its such sh!te in the motor & finds itself behind your bumper

Fook knows why but ppl who do aint all there tbh
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 06:27 PM
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think its to reflect the flash off speed camaras
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Originally Posted by Gregs
think its to reflect the flash off speed camaras

ffs man


theres no such thing as santa or the fucking tooth fairy either


just incase that topic ever comes up too
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Originally Posted by b19bal
Originally Posted by Gregs
think its to reflect the flash off speed camaras

ffs man


theres no such thing as santa or the fucking tooth fairy either


just incase that topic ever comes up too
No shit
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Jellymonster
I have seen cars with this on and wonder if its just for show or is it actually performance enhancing?

Thanks

James x
im actually quite concerened that you feel the need to ask if a cd stuck on a cars fan will enhance the performance. Seriously, were you exoecting a yes to that
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 06:42 PM
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What I love is all these people who say "it reflects the flash from a speed camera"

How in the fuck does it do that when a speed camera takes a pic of the BACK of your car???/
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by GTi_iTG
It spins up the faster you go and starts banging out tunes, and makes your car faster

No idea mate

lol



fukcin still crackin up from that comment...

bangin tunes..... lol


geezer... all it does it look shit!!!


lol

nothin else
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by TrevCannon
Deflects speed traps... WTF!

Im sure its ppl who bring out there house cds into the motor driving around blah blah they stick it in "listen" then they fooking lob it out the window cos its such sh!te in the motor & finds itself behind your bumper

Fook knows why but ppl who do aint all there tbh
Err think he was joking!

Have you seen the car in your sig you utter fucking chav!
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by RobL
purely for looks but it actually looks really shite
and so say all of us
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan
Originally Posted by TrevCannon
Deflects speed traps... WTF!

Im sure its ppl who bring out there house cds into the motor driving around blah blah they stick it in "listen" then they fooking lob it out the window cos its such sh!te in the motor & finds itself behind your bumper

Fook knows why but ppl who do aint all there tbh
Err think he was joking!

Have you seen the car in your sig you utter fucking chav!

ok everyone own up who scrolled back up to see the car when reading this


btw i belive more chavs own cossies these days my friend

you wont wanna belive it but just look about


christ even ive got one,,,,,,,,,, and you gonna tell me ya aint met JB Fletch
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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I asked a biker friend the same question b4, and whether or not its true i dont know but its to change the direction of speed laser. we all know the laser is usually pointed towards number plate area on a car, the cd is supposedly meant to throw the laser beam off its return path back to the trap...hence not registering a speed.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by mercury grey minter
OLD SKOOL FORDS.....i.e..;MK 1 AND MK2 ESCORTS used to use a 12 INCH VYNAL LP
Or in my case a 78
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by mercury grey minter
OLD SKOOL FORDS.....i.e..;MK 1 AND MK2 ESCORTS used to use a 12 INCH VYNAL LP
Quality
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 12:37 AM
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I put an "x" because OBVIOUSLY i'm a raging homosexual... duh? Get over it you homophonic sun reading twats

Hmm and it could be performance enhancing, why else would people go to the trouble of sticking to their car if it does nowt? Geez, you ask a question and uneducated fuckwits give you shit.. nice.
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 07:41 AM
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the speed gun is pointed at the windscreen isnt it ?
not the front bumper
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 09:00 AM
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[quote="Jellymonster"]

Hmm and it could be performance enhancing, why else would people go to the trouble of sticking to their car if it does nowt? quote]

What about lexus lights then
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or what about go faster stripes
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Originally Posted by Jellymonster
I put an "x" because OBVIOUSLY i'm a raging homosexual... duh? Get over it you homophonic sun reading twats

Hmm and it could be performance enhancing, why else would people go to the trouble of sticking to their car if it does nowt? Geez, you ask a question and uneducated fuckwits give you shit.. nice.


Ask a stupid question get a stupid answer!!
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 10:18 AM
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I always thought the CD poking through the bumper was an early warning system for other road users, pointing out the driver knows nothing about cars, speed traps or life?

Originally Posted by Jellymonster
I put an "x" because OBVIOUSLY i'm a raging homosexual... duh? Get over it you homophonic sun reading twats
Kudos for trying to raise the PF literacy bar, homophonic isn't a word you hear used alot. Unless you were actually intending to spell homophobic and your big gay sausage fingers let you down.

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Originally Posted by Paddy
I always thought the CD poking through the bumper was an early warning system for other road users, pointing out the driver knows nothing about cars, speed traps or life?

Originally Posted by Jellymonster
I put an "x" because OBVIOUSLY i'm a raging homosexual... duh? Get over it you homophonic sun reading twats
and your big gay sausage fingers let you down.

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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 11:03 AM
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... and why do cabbies often have a CD dangling from the rear view mirror?
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... and why do cabbies often have a CD dangling from the rear view mirror?
helps to reduce the weight so they are almost as light as a erst
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Originally Posted by notSteveS2
Originally Posted by GTi_iTG
It spins up the faster you go and starts banging out tunes, and makes your car faster

No idea mate

lol



fukcin still crackin up from that comment...

bangin tunes..... lol


geezer... all it does it look shit!!!


lol

nothin else
I was being sarcy, i know it doesnt do that, in all honesty i have never even seen an erst with a cd in the front bumper anyway
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Originally Posted by GTi_iTG
in all honesty i have never even seen an erst with a cd in the front bumper anyway
you havent lived
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