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Dec 5, 2005 | 07:59 PM

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At a show yesterday I noticed several 03-04 coupes had a bulge on the interior panel on each side of the Bpillar above teh seatbelts. What teh hell is it?

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Dec 5, 2005 | 08:13 PM

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do you have pics?

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Dec 5, 2005 | 08:59 PM

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They have bulges because they are manly cars.

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Dec 6, 2005 | 08:13 AM

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I have seen this asked a number of times and cannot say I have seen a definitive answer. I have a 2003 and they are there.

One suggestion that I have heard a number of times is they are there to reduce the chance your head will slip back behind the seat in an accident.

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anything you ask would have been a stupid question

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Dec 6, 2005 | 10:53 AM

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I have seen this asked a number of times and cannot say I have seen a definitive answer. I have a 2003 and they are there.

One suggestion that I have heard a number of times is they are there to reduce the chance your head will slip back behind the seat in an accident.

are they hard, or padded?

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Dec 6, 2005 | 11:37 AM

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These are hard. Seem to be the same plastic that the rest of the panels are made of.

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Dec 6, 2005 | 03:51 PM

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These are due to new roll-over regulations.

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