05-03-2009, 04:14 PM | #225 |
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Can we see a pic of the whole front of the car?
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05-03-2009, 04:16 PM | #226 | |
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May have been... that cracks seem odd for wind to cause... but who knows really?
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05-03-2009, 04:16 PM | #227 | |
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05-03-2009, 04:20 PM | #228 |
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whenever something weird goes wrong with say a toyota, everybody is like "haha lol toyota. exploding battery!!!", but now that something weird has happened to the new camaro (well actually already the 2nd or 3rd weird problem) they're all "so what? one out of thousands".
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05-03-2009, 04:23 PM | #229 | ||
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it's the first because who else is bringing their brand new camaro to 155mph?of course it's the first. and who is going to want to find out and see? and risk a cracked bumper. realy. |
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05-03-2009, 04:28 PM | #230 | |
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05-03-2009, 04:28 PM | #231 |
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05-03-2009, 04:29 PM | #232 |
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Why dont we wait for more info before freaking out?
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05-03-2009, 04:29 PM | #233 | ||
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If someone hit something, there would be chipped paint from the impact, the center would be bent up or in, something like that. If someone pushed on the car there, I guess that's a little more likely, but there would still be spiderweb cracks in the paint. If it happens from parking over a curb, it can potentially happen to everyone quickly. If it happens from going 155mph, there's a chance that it might not happen to everyone (though material fatigure could eventually add up anyway).
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05-03-2009, 04:30 PM | #234 |
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From a design standpoint, the corners are going to be the weakest link and need to be reinforced. Whatever stress is on the front lip will be transferred to the corners. The plastic looks very thin and should be thicker at the corners or have reinforcement webbing glued at the corners.
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05-03-2009, 04:31 PM | #235 | |
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I'm sure this is the not the first this new car has been brought to 155mph....GM performance engineers have plenty of lead in their foot. There were early reports of the 2004 GTO having rubber molding ripping off the car around 140mph.
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05-03-2009, 04:34 PM | #236 |
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it doesnt look like the actual plastic bumper is cracked, rather the paint on top of the bumper cracked. maybe too much hardener? i dont know, im not an expert in paint.
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05-03-2009, 04:34 PM | #237 |
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+ 1 on this, I would like to see this too!
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05-03-2009, 04:35 PM | #238 | |
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the plastic cracked all the way through thats bumper foam you are looking at. |
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