Re: Crash Test Results for Older Audis, and a Dodge Colt

[Lawrence C Leung <l.leung@juno.com>]

Door beams were a US reg sometime after 1982 I think.

On Fri, 10 Dec 1999 01:24:33 -0500 (EST) Albert Ng
<alng@expert.cc.purdue.edu> writes:
>
>I wonder if the type44s have side impact beams also?? I remember when 
>I
>had the door panel off sometime ago, I didn't see a side impact beam
>anywhere inside the door.
>
>TIA
>
>
>Albert Ng
>'87 5kcst
>
>On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Ti Kan wrote:
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>> Alexander van Gerbig writes:
>> >     The 4k and the 80 are quite a bit different.  At least this is 
>what my
>> > Audi 80 history tells me.  The 4k has a different chassis in my 
>memory.  80
>> > has side impact beams, 5/10 mph bumpers, and procon/ten.  4k had 
>none of
>> > those.
>> 
>> The US 4K does have side impact beams in the doors.  It also has 5 
>mph
>> bumpers (at least the 80-84 models do, I don't know if the later 
>aero
>> bumpers are also 5mph rated).  No Procon-Ten though.
>> 
>> -Ti
>> 96 A4 2.8 quattro
>> 84 5000S 2.1 turbo
>> 80 4000 2.0
>> -- 
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