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Originally Posted by Moderato
I don't see why they didn't make them open, I really like that feature on my E46. How much more structural rigidity could those small pieces of glass give? It's really the frame around the windows that gives the strength, not so much the glass itself, at least I would think so.
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You're incorrect. Best analogy I can make is this. Think of a screen door with an aluminum frame (the kind that you would put on the outside of a regular door) and then think of a similarly framed door with glass. Which one twists easier?
This is a gross oversimplification, but I think it illustrates my point.
-Adam