Q: unsafe vehicle ticket
Q: unsafe vehicle ticket
08-04-2008, 12:17 PM
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Try to PM UnpimpeD. He is a actual lawyer and I know he works with honolulu on recon laws.
if you do not hear from him you can also try eRicaSWGN
if you do not hear from him you can also try eRicaSWGN
Last edited by Cynt; 08-04-2008 at 12:22 PM.
08-04-2008, 06:40 PM
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the foam is to satisfy the 5mph bumper standard
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/Cars/Proble...per/Index.html
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/Cars/Proble...per/Index.html
08-04-2008, 06:42 PM
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Car Info: 2006 OBP WRX Wagon & SGM 2.5i wagon
I was curious and asked UnpimpeD about this and most of the time the bumper foam is simply used as a spacer between the bar and bumper cover.
Some cars have "plastic honeycomb" or Polypropylene foam instead of the brackets and bars, this particular foam is an actual energy absorber.
So yeah, most the time it is just a spacer. I think that is one of the recon laws they are trying to work on.
Some cars have "plastic honeycomb" or Polypropylene foam instead of the brackets and bars, this particular foam is an actual energy absorber.
So yeah, most the time it is just a spacer. I think that is one of the recon laws they are trying to work on.
