- Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:42 pm
#338681
Airbags from this era are not safe or reliable. Nor are these cars safe at all. If safety was my concern, I could not justify driving this car when I have a safe modern car sitting in the garage. I haven't caused a crash in over 16 years of driving so I'm willing to take my chances.
I helped a woman who was in an accident probably around 30mph. The airbag did more damage than good. I've also known people who have broken their noses, wrists etc from airbag deployment when it was unlikely they would have had the same injury without it. I'm a firm believer in seat belts however, and airbags have improved significantly since their introduction.
The 5mph bumper supports were lobbied for by US insurance companies who wished to lower their costs on head lights, turn signals, and brake lights from people crashing in narrow apartment parking spaces and low speed accidents in parking lots. They do absolutely nothing to protect your frame, and they are non existent in other countries where insurance doesn't have as much political power.
The more speakers you have, the worse your staging, especially when the speakers are behind your head. Rear speakers increase SPL, and they're intended for rear passengers; neither of which are of concern to me. I elect to put some decent speakers in the front with mdf mounting rings and dynamat speaker kits. In the past I've amplified the speakers and used midbass drivers in the rear set to low pass, or simply add a small subwoofer. These cars are very noisy and not worth an expensive or complex setup unless you want to dynamat the whole car, insulate the underside of the hood, get quiet tires, and have a quiet exhaust.
I helped a woman who was in an accident probably around 30mph. The airbag did more damage than good. I've also known people who have broken their noses, wrists etc from airbag deployment when it was unlikely they would have had the same injury without it. I'm a firm believer in seat belts however, and airbags have improved significantly since their introduction.
The 5mph bumper supports were lobbied for by US insurance companies who wished to lower their costs on head lights, turn signals, and brake lights from people crashing in narrow apartment parking spaces and low speed accidents in parking lots. They do absolutely nothing to protect your frame, and they are non existent in other countries where insurance doesn't have as much political power.
The more speakers you have, the worse your staging, especially when the speakers are behind your head. Rear speakers increase SPL, and they're intended for rear passengers; neither of which are of concern to me. I elect to put some decent speakers in the front with mdf mounting rings and dynamat speaker kits. In the past I've amplified the speakers and used midbass drivers in the rear set to low pass, or simply add a small subwoofer. These cars are very noisy and not worth an expensive or complex setup unless you want to dynamat the whole car, insulate the underside of the hood, get quiet tires, and have a quiet exhaust.
I'm saving my pennies for the panels to do it myself.
