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Old 10-20-2007, 08:16 PM   #7 (permalink)
dragoncoach
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Originally posted by rlapid
i've heard that carbon fiber hoods don't collapse as well in the event of a frontal impact, thus creating the chance of it slicing through the windshield and into the passenger cabin any truth to this?
They don't colapse at all. They are rigid and shatter or splinter when they are impacted.
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