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| JmuRiz |
 Nov 29 2004, 11:33 AM
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I was wondering how the car and I would be affected, by having F/G lids and bumpers, in a crash. I would love to have the weight savings of F/G for if I do track days etc but I don't know if it'd be worth it from a safety standpoint on the street. Since my car mostly a streetcar. Thanks for any advice. I know there are C/F lids too, those are a lot of $$ however and they might splinter in a crash anyway (not sure though).
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| Mueller |
Nov 30 2004, 12:12 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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JmuRiz,
what I have been toying with is having "street" steel parts and "auto-x" 'glass parts, done right and it should take about 20 minutes to swap everything over...just be careful on the way to and from the auto-x or track (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I have a full cage, but I still like the idea of the heavy beam equipped door for the street, but it would be nice to swap over some hollowed out doors for the auto-x course (IMG:style_emoticons/default/MDB2.gif) |
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JmuRiz How do F/G bumpers and hoods affect a crash? Nov 29 2004, 11:33 AM
Aaron Cox im interested too :bump: Nov 29 2004, 11:38 AM skline How do they affect a crash? Not one little bit, th... Nov 29 2004, 11:48 AM synthesisdv I don't think the issue would be safety. The s... Nov 29 2004, 11:48 AM Pnambic Hmmm....the steel bumpers are able to direct the f... Nov 29 2004, 02:00 PM Robert21 :rockin: :rockin: do the bumper guards do an... Nov 29 2004, 02:16 PM carr914 On a slightly different subject. Carbon Fiber bump... Nov 29 2004, 02:32 PM Mueller <... Nov 29 2004, 02:58 PM J P Stein It's simple, really. FG bumpers offer no prot... Nov 29 2004, 03:45 PM Hi_Fi_Guy I run F.G. bumpers and decklids and do not "feel" ... Nov 29 2004, 04:22 PM SpecialK Not sure if this would be much of a benefit, but h... Nov 29 2004, 04:58 PM JmuRiz Good point, they do have a LOT of foam behind the ... Nov 30 2004, 10:53 AM
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