[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: That bumper "accordian" thing
Hairy green toads from Mars made David Ritter say: > Andrew Duane USG/PE writes: > > A couple of weeks ago, someone started a discussion of a strange > > black plastic "accordian" looking thing inside their front bumper. > > > > I saw this yesterday on my '89 100Q, and am perplexed. It's > > about 8" long, and fits between the bumper and the frame of > > the car. It seems completely unattached to anything, and I > > can't see how it does ANYTHING funtional. > > > > Whatthehellisit? > > I heard that it was actually some type of energy absorption device as > a balance of some sort for the offset engine. > > I am not convinced that this is correct, I can't believe that the > accordion does anything useful. > > However, I saw some type of econobox the other day with a cracked > front bumper, and a piece of styrofoam was exposed. I guess anything > is possible. This thing would absorb about 0.5 grams of energy, and isn't even fastened to anything. So I can't believe that theory either. Since it weighs <50 grams, I can't believe it's a balance either.... -- Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7) duane@zk3.dec.com Digital Equipment Corporation (603)-884-1294 110 Spit Brook Road M/S ZKO3-3/U14 Nashua, NH 03062-2698 Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's too psychotic to express it
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