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Originally Posted by fusion210
I was under the impression that these bars were for side impacts.
I had a 1998 neon coupe and it had one directly in front of the rear seat's bottom cushion. It was attached to the pan where the bottom seat snaps in, but extended through the body out to the sides of the car behind the doors.
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That's my understanding - it helps to prevent the side of the car fromo collapsing.
Mine is gone, and I'm not concerned. Statistically lots of people die from side impacts, but also my chances of getting a side impact are incredibly small.