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Old 07-22-2009, 02:13 PM
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Default Phone Dial Wheels Live On!

This is a pic I took of the crash test rig shown in a Mercedes commercial.

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Old 07-22-2009, 02:21 PM
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Are MB 5x130?
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WTF???

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Was that wheel on the car??? I doubt it because they car has to be crashed as it is sold off the showroom floor...
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Maybe the wheel is on a side impact rig
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Originally Posted by BB79
Was that wheel on the car??? I doubt it because they car has to be crashed as it is sold off the showroom floor...
I included a picture, do I need to also add a diagram?

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So wait, are they crashing the phone dial? What's that gonna prove?












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Brings new meaning to the term test dummy...........
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Originally Posted by Randy V
I included a picture, do I need to also add a diagram?
Color graphs and a pie chart might help.
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Fantastic! How did you catch that? Was it run in slo-mo in the commercial?
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They needed something that would withstand any crash, and obviously they picked a great choice! HAHA
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Looks like the test rig runs on phonedials. Very cool Randy!!
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I wonder if its a 15" or 16" phonedial. Nice catch Randy

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Originally Posted by S4ordie
Fantastic! How did you catch that? Was it run in slo-mo in the commercial?
It was run at real time on the commercial. The wheel on the side impact test rig caught my eve, so I used the DVR function to freeze that frame.

Something only a true 928 nerd would see!



Originally Posted by Fabio421
I wonder if its a 15" or 16" phonedial. Nice catch Randy
Looks like a 16 inch. The 16 inchers have a more pronounced lip around the cutouts.

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