Re: Yet another "tea tray" theory...

[Alan Lambert <lechefgerard@domain.elided>]

BAH! It's there because some idiot bought too much plastic, and they
had to find a place for it.


--- "B.D. & Petei Zelazny" <UnltdLtd@domain.elided> wrote:
> Paul Witek wrote:
> 
> > I seem to recall hearing somewhere that the reason for the "tea
> tray"
> 
> > on the GTV6's was strictly a production issue - IIRC, the
> sheetmetal
> 
> > couldn't stretch sufficiently when the hood (bonnet) was stamped,
> 
> > due to the hood bulge.  They could have welded in a filler piece
> and
> 
> > blended the seam, but the tea tray was a faster and cheaper fix.
> 
> This is what makes the most sense to me. I've seen a car with louvers
> that were not
> flexible and cracked them. I also saw a solid plate welded in the tea
> tray location and
> it seemed to have a devastating effect on the hood. That hood must
> flex a lot in some
> circumstances.
> 
> 'nardo
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