joflewbyu2

Ceb you are 100% wrong. As I work for Acura and seen many airbags out and exactly where they come out, it won't interfere at all. The dash does not pop apart, the dash is made to tear in the area by the force. The airbag is not designed to pop up but towards the passenger. There are 3 sides that are designed to tear and a flap of dash material. And your ignorance stating thick and heavy is for a layer thinner than the dash or headliner and weighs ounces NOT pounds. But hey, what do I know, I have only been in the industry for 25 years, 15 with AHMC and have talked to R&D numerous times on issues relating to models. If this upsets you, the other mods that members do would drive you crazy especialy if you had the R&D knowledge. BTW, do you know what years had UV mixed into the dash compound? Do you know which car care chemicals jeopardize the dash elasticity? Or the tensile strength of the material? Why the dash is black? Well just a handful of the items R&D work on 1 item in the car. Do you know the domino effect and how many departments are involved with 1 change and the time it takes to do? Do you even know which model the R&D are spending time on let alone year?

ceb

Right and as the dash pops apart (or tears), the attached flap is held in place by the windshield. That windshield is then responsible for shaping part of the airbag as it deploys. Aside from the increased bulk of the carpet, it is very likely that it may bunch up during an accident causing additional issues.

You say that you work for Acura but you seem clueless about anything but trying to defend your point. We will continue to disagree. If the dashmat floats your boat then go for it. I hope you never have to find out that I'm right.