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Old 07-31-2020, 11:10 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Kiske View Post
The side curtain airbags aren't common on the cts-v due to earlier models (when they introduced the wagon) going off on their own. By 2017+ the tollerances on the side impact were raised that a hit wouldn't pop them unless it was hard enough to take out the b/c-pillar. Much more involved than a door swap.
Not sure I trust GM that much.. a 2020 Camaro can still pop them during an autocross run ha

And that's coming from a Camaro owner that uses their car aggressively on road courses and jumps curbs.. I fully expect mine to pop at some point.
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