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Newer Volvo mirrors and bugs, is it me?

Discussion in 'Volvo Forum' started by 86scotty, Sep 6, 2018.

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  1. Sep 6, 2018 #1
    86scotty

    86scotty Road Train Member

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    OK, I've driven lots of trucks for lots of years. Recently I bought a 2015 780 with the newer 'aero' mirrors. If you haven't paid attention they have big plastic surrounds on the bars instead of just chrome. They look pretty good. Anyway, I get more bugs on my side windows in this truck than anything I've ever driven. Sure the windshield gets bad in the plains states but I'm talking about the SIDE windows. They get as much or more splattered bugs on them than the windshield almost. An early 2000's Volvo I drove for awhile didn't have this problem.

    I'm wondering if these mirrors just suck em in or something. Anyone else notice this?
     
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  3. Sep 6, 2018 #2
    IluvCATS

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    Ya it aerodynamically funnels them onto the door glass. I experienced the same thing.
     
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  4. Sep 6, 2018 #3
    otterinthewater

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    That really bugs me.
     
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  5. Sep 6, 2018 #4
    dieselViking

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    Ha!
     
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    shatteredsquare

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    make your side window a no bug zone, that should fix the problem
     
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  8. Sep 6, 2018 #6
    dieselViking

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    That will only only stop the good bugs. All the bad bugs won't care about your rules and will violate the no bug zone.
     
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  9. Sep 6, 2018 #7
    shatteredsquare

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    i think you should be more tolerant of the bugs. do you think you are better than the bugs?
     
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  10. Sep 6, 2018 #8
    dieselViking

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    I have nothing against the bad bugs but to believe every bug will follow the rules is nieve. Why ruin a good bug society with unnecessary rules just because of a few bad bugs. Just isn't fair to the bug community as a whole.
     
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  11. Sep 6, 2018 #9
    shatteredsquare

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    have you tried asking the bugs to kindly go around the side
     
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  12. Sep 6, 2018 #10
    Milr72

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    Roll down your side window! Problem solved!
     
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