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A bunch of things converged to make it happen. 1. Rollover standards enacted in the 2000s lead to slightly thicker or bigger a and b-pillars. Many were redesig
by Jamwinner 7y ago
A bunch of things converged to make it happen.
1. Rollover standards enacted in the 2000s lead to slightly thicker or bigger a and b-pillars. Many were redesigned with better steel and/or geometries, but most just got bigger.
2. Additional airbags fitted behind a and b-pillars required more area, and specific angles, complicating design.
3. Technology and wires. Clearance for tweeters, light and rain sensors, microphones, and then the various harnesses required to make them work. Add to this the wiring for anything mounted up high, and you got a bundle goin baby.
4. Cars with all this cruft are heavier now, and mostly already top-heavy suvs, so lets make them even thicker to hold the increased weight when sally flips her explorer when it hits a curb going too fast in the cosco parking lot.
P.s. Please, watch for motorcycles.