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Originally Posted by John Firestone  It probably has always been that way and is still not so hard in a severe crash. Far be it from me to discourage a fun mod, but the knee bolster addresses safety deficiencies revealed by an NCAP crash test of a Euro E36 sedan without the bolster. From the report you can download: That was wearing a seat belt. |
Thanks, John! Interesting read. I noticed that some US/Canada BMWs from 80-ies and 90-ies had different panels on knee level, when compared with the same European models. Might be that safety standards are different.