Sheet steel thickness in modern cars?
I have seen various comments by posters on this site suggesting that modern Ford cars sound "tinny" and a colleague also made the same comment, quite independently, about his fairly recent Fiesta model.
Is there any evidence that Ford use a thinner gauge steel or is it likely to be down to the design of doors, for instance?
Is there any evidence that Ford use a thinner gauge steel or is it likely to be down to the design of doors, for instance?
Asked on 30 May 2013 by Cicero
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Honest John
What manufacturers now do is vary the thickness and type of steel throughout the car body to give maximum strength where it is needed with minimum weight.
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