otispunkmeyer
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Surely softer dash materials have a better sound deadening effect than hard wheelie bin plastic?
Surely softer dash materials have a better sound deadening effect than hard wheelie bin plastic?
If I were in a front end shunt I'd prefer seatbelts which allow your body to meet the airbag in a controlled way.
1mm thick soft layer on a dashboard doesn't do anything in a collision.
One of the main reasons I bought the Passat, was for the nice interior plastics and soft dash. I think it sort of sets the tone for the car, if the interior is nice, it means the manufacturer has a commitment to quality and more thought has been put into everything else, as well.
Could be a big fallacy though, and an obvious tactic for a big company to sell more cars. Make it look good on the surface and the marks won't look beneath the skin.
Soft dashes really matter in the showroom. Once you buy the car, you're not going to caress the the foam padding and soft paint all day long, but you will touch it on occasion when fiddling with other things. Most of all you know it's there, which re-assures you that you bought a nice car.
I, as I usually do, took a round in the dealerships down dealership road when I picked my car up from service on friday, and after knocking on many a french-japanese and korean hard dashes I was re-assured my car was nicer then them (altough I won't complain if anyone gives me a Mercedes or Volvo ) when I got back in because of soft touch materials and leather highlights. Koreans are gaining though, the french-japanese, not so much. The Juke feels like the entire car was made from hard plastic. And because of that, I wouldnt buy a Juke, even if it wasn't hideous.
The entire dashboard is hard plastic.Rattles already in a 2010?
Well it should look nice unless it's a Volkswagen. Oh wait.
Do you think the situation is THAT bad?
mine too, its the power window controls that rattle in mine. should tighten it.My SVT Focus developed a rattle until I tracked it down and a quick tightening of some screws fixed it. Personally I don't care as long as the dash is funcitonal and isn't hideous.