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Old 12-04-2012, 11:55 AM   #14 (permalink)
mcrews
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The Q Sold - '02 Infiniti Q45 Sport
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Originally Posted by johnathanf1lm View Post
I mean plastic. Audi has the ability to make them out aluminium and make the exhaust avoid the panels. Also Audi has never been known to make changing you oil or any work really easy on their cars.
Those panels are not aluminuum.
THey are thin plastic.
As a statement: car makers don't want metal flying of cars to cut up tires.
Do you know of one manufacturer using aluminuum?
(outside of a skidplate application)

yeah that avoiding the exhaust is tough........

here is my mpg Q45 album...plenty of instructional pics on how to avoid exhaust.
project 2002 Q45 MPG Photos by mcrewsq | Photobucket

but here's a sampling....












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