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Steel plate with uneven thickness
The following part is made of an unequal thickness
steel plate*. Safety upon impact and lightness is
improved with the integrated varying thickness struc-
ture.
• The thickness of the front end crossmember
outer plate located at the right side of the vehicle
is increased.
• The thickness of the front side member inner
plate located at the rear is increased.
• The thickness of the center pillar reinforcement
applied at the upper is increased.
NOTE: *: Steel plates with different thickness welded
together to make one steel plate
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THE THICKNESS OF THE FRONT
SIDEMEMBER INNER PLATE LOCATED
BEHIND THIS PART IS INCREASED.
FRONT SIDEMEMBER INNER
CENTER PILLAR REINFORCEMENT
( WITHOUT THE SIDE OUTER PANEL )
THE THICKNESS OF THE CENTER PILLAR
REINFORCEMENT LOCATED ABOVE THIS
PART IS INCREASED.
FRONT END CROSSMEMBER OUTER
AB
THE THICKNESS OF THE FRONT END CROSSMEMBER
OUTER PLATE LOCATED AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE
VEHICLE FROM THIS PART IS INCREASED.