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Old 09-26-2014, 01:26 AM   #81
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Originally Posted by Racer-X View Post
Uhhhh... Isn't there an airbag behind where that thing is mounted? I'm thinking that's not a good spot.
I thought the same thing initially, but that's not where the airbag is mounted. It actually deploys from the top of the dash and wraps over it. The mount would still be in the way of the airbag, but it would be deflected down and not right into the passenger's face.

Look at 3:50 in this video:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LQKqs_IvgQ&t=3m50s"]2014 Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ / Toyota GT86 | Frontal Crash Test | CrashNet1 - YouTube[/ame]
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