The advantages to stock seats (or factory seats) are that they are comfortable and easy to adjust whether your grandma or your best friend is in the seat. Some come in leather, are heated in the winter and cooled in the summer, or come with built-in speakers. They may also have side impact airbags or [...]

Tags: factory seats, inertia reel seatbelts, pretensioners, side impact airbags, stock seats
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Racing seats (aftermarket competition seats) are not as adjustable as stock seats (or factory seats). They can weigh about 12 to 16 lbs a pair and are stronger than factory seats. Two types of racing seats are: 1. Rigid-shell seats made of such materials as fiberglass, aluminum, carbon fiber, carbon / Kevlar. 2. Tubular steel [...]

Tags: adjustable rigid-shell seats, aftermarket competition seats, factory mounting holes, factory seats, non-adjusting rigid-shell seats, racing seats, rigid-shell seats, stock seats, tubular steel framing seats
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A roll bar is a U-shaped safety bar behind the driver and passenger seats that can support the weight of your ride in the event that you roll it. Roll bars are available for cars and trucks. The roll bar usually connects to the chassis at two points on the floor and two points to [...]

Tags: chassis, passive safety, rear deck, roll bar design, roll bars, style bars
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Just like with active safety, your ride is useless if its passive safety is not up to par. Passive safety is you ride’s ability to protect you during an accident. This includes your sport compact’s ability to direct the force of the impact way from you, while keeping its structural integrity in order to avoid [...]

Tags: active safety, Chromoly steel, DOM steel, passive safety, roll bar, sport compact
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I went into a local Black beauty supply store. The clerk and I were in deep conversation about current events. A beautiful Black acquaintance came in wearing a blondish wig or weave. I could not tell which because she had a kerchief on her head. She talked with the clerk about getting the straighter and [...]

Tags: 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Black beauty supply, dead person's hair, God-kissed hair, hair weave, wig
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