HAHA, I survived a 50mph impact with NO lap belts at all, just the suicide belts!! I have pics to prove it too, check out:
www.dstracing.4t.com/photo3.html First pic on the top of the page shows the carnage..... I think that had it not been raining at the time, I would be toast. I ended up knocking the car out of gear as my fat ass hit the gear lever on its way into the passenger seat. I would highly reccomend replacing the POS door seatbelts in any car so equipped, and making sure you have lap belts. Jay www.DSTRacing.4T.com Home of the ULTIMATE sport shift linkages ----------------------------------------------------------------- Porsche Project Pics http://socalproject924-931.4t.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 4:51 PM Subject: Re: hoods and accidents In a message dated 10/2/01 5:30:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: The metal one is designed to crumple up very nicely. The CF one will splinter and shatter and do all sorts of pointy things that could cut you up and won't disipate energy. My friend Daren totalled his '91 GTI on friday. He broadsided a Porsche Boxter that ran a stop sign. He was travelling at about 50mph, and he walked away from the accident with bumps and bruises. And I agree that the hood took alot of the impact... http://bonq.net/~phobia16v/darencrash/darenhood1.jpg http://bonq.net/~phobia16v/darencrash/darenhood2.jpg http://bonq.net/~phobia16v/darencrash/darenhood3.jpg http://bonq.net/~phobia16v/darencrash/darenhood4.jpg The rest of the pics can be seen at http://bonq.net/~phobia16v/darencrash/ Guys, please wear your seatbelt, and make sure your passengers do, too. And if you have those stupid passive restraints(belts attached to the door), switch them out ASAP. Daren and I are both convinced that's what saved him from further injuries. -Dave '91 Jetta GTX 16V '88 Jetta GLI 16V '84 Vanagon (FOR SALE)
