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Old 12-06-2017, 07:43 PM   #4730
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Originally Posted by sherob View Post
IDK... My Ridgeline hasn't had one hail dent in it yet.

https://www.cspplastics.com/materials/why-composites/
Sounds like that material is a special type of fibre glass, not carbon fibre.
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Originally Posted by JerTM View Post
If the composites are anything like the old Saturns, expect a bunch of broken beds when it gets cold. I also wouldn't want a carbon fiber bed either, way too easy to crack when treated like the bed of a truck typically is. Aluminum is the better choice if not using steel.
My parents had a plastic fantastic Saturn for nearly 15 years and they didn't have any issues with the body panels.
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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65 View Post
I'm questioning whether or not the entire T1XX bed will be carbon fiber. Spy photographers a while back slapped magnets onto T1XX IVERs.

Granted the article does say the CF beds won't go into production until a year or so into the product cycle, but still.
What if its for some sort of specialized variant, like a sport truck or a Raptor fighter? Something where maximum durability of the bed might be less important than shaving a few pounds.
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