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Old 08-25-2020, 03:37 AM   #11 (permalink)
Vekke
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
Wow that is a lot of taper in the roof lines toward the back. A couple questions: are the vacuum formed side panels for a purpose or decorative? and the infotainment computer on the steering wheel is lawful? That is a great spot for one, especially on a delivery van when it is removable, but isn't it a driver safety hazard in a accident?
Roof taper looks much, but it could be much more. Inside heigth 1950mm is limiting not to taper more...


The 20mm Vacuum formed part protect the side of the van for hits. So its easier to change than to start repair the composite side of the car. On the lower there is aluminum profile which is 20mm offset. usually that is lower 600mm of the van have the most crashes so that takes out the most what bad drivers can give. On some occasions the ground is not level and the upper corners can also touch some obstacles. You can also install your company decals easily to that part centre.

For the computer I think its not any different than any other steering wheel part. It just need to disappear from there when bag explodes. That should be possible to engineer easily IMO.

At this point all ideas are welcome what to improve and how to make it function better.

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