1 Topic by Trevor57 (edited by Trevor57 2010-12-10 08:32 PM)

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Topic: Is a trunklid, or hatch a "door?"

The new rules came in my email, do I have to put on the rear hatch on the station wagon, or is that not considered a "door?"

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Re: Is a trunklid, or hatch a "door?"

I say it's not a door. They just say hood, doors, and fenders.

Boy, HQ's email is gonna be full by Monday with these new rules.....

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Re: Is a trunklid, or hatch a "door?"

You'll get an awesome tunnel effect with the massive air displacement vaccuum that beast creates.

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Re: Is a trunklid, or hatch a "door?"

I'd wonder if lacking the rear hatch would be considered insufficient crumple zone

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Re: Is a trunklid, or hatch a "door?"

In another thread it was hinted by a lemon staffer that leaving off trunk/hatch was still OK.  The doors are there for side intrusion, and the hood is to help contain the fireball when the draw thru supercharger goes kablooey.

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Re: Is a trunklid, or hatch a "door?"

The hatch on our firebird is glass from the hinge all the way down to the back. There is only a few inches of sheet metal that would be left just sitting back there held on by 2 pins. It would get detached and and be flying shrapnal in a wreck. I don't see them actually wanting people to put hatches on fastback style cars back on.