New RS grille, noticed some issues while washing. Please advise

[Djpeaksd]

As many of you know I switched over to an OEM RS grille. While washing the car (after pulling into my garage I noticed some smoke, (turned out I think to be steam). I don't think this is a big deal at all but just want to be sure.

My old S7 grille covered up the radiator and all that stuff and this one is obviously honeycomb. I sprayed the grille not thinking about that. Is there an issue with spraying the grille like that and the radiator and (i think intercoolers) getting wet? I will use more caution in the future but just wanted to see if you guys with RS's experience the same thing when you are washing a car that is already warmed up.

Side note, it was not a huge amount of steam but still noticeable coming through the top of the grille.

Thanks,
Jesse

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

Normal... otherwise you wouldn't be able to drive the car in the rain.

[Djpeaksd]

Normal... otherwise you wouldn't be able to drive the car in the rain.

Ok cool, I really knew that but wanted to be absolutely sure! My ADD just kind of kicked in[:D]

Thanks for the quick response.

[RAF_S7]

Perfectly normal.

The RS grill is much more open than the S grill, so washing, especially after a run, tends to generate some steam when you hit the radiator [drive]