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Old 5th Mar 2013, 10:53
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cockney steve
 
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You can hit the CFRP with a sledge hammer and it will just bounce off.
But, just as with a lot of modern car-bumpers, there is SERIOUS structural damage hidden in the depths with absolutely NO visual indication that an impact ever took place.
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