Carbon fiber bed for GMC
This article on the coming carbon fiber bed is interesting. Car and Driver on the carbon fiber bed I was surprised to see how much the bed flexes under impact. That is actually a good thing as ...
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RedRocket204 wrote:
As per GM's video of the cinder blocks falling. Notice not one of those blocks fell with a "sharp" point making contact onto the bed like GM did on the aluminum beds. Good slight of hand there and people are "buying it up" so GM marketing is doing their job.
EDIT: I suppose I should back up and say that I probably wouldn't be opposed to either a carbon fiber or aluminum truck bed if I were using one of those thick, heavy duty bed mats.But then the weight of that probably completely negates any weight savings you get on the materials change for the skin of the truck bed.
Not sure what video you were watching but the one in the Car and Driver article clearly shows the cider and landscaping blocks contacting the bed with the edge of the blocks.
However you can clearly see what looks like a chunk missing in the center of the bed after the landscaping blocks and during the first portion of the cinder block section. So this bed does not look much better than Fords box to me.
Here is the full video goto the one minute thirteen second mark and you can see the large chunk missing then move to the one minute seventeen second mark which is an overview of the bed and that missing gouge is not there! GM you better look out Ford will be making you look as dumb as you did to them! Link
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