Hi Does the Dacia logan 1.6 or 1.4 ( Attached pic) doors made from composite or they are metal? Are they thick so could bear some high impact force in accidents? This post has been edited by saeed: 10 Sep 2006, 10:51

Attached thumbnail(s)
13.jpg ( Size: 159.8k ) Number of downloads: 137

What cars do you know to have composite doors?

I think the Trabant from the old East Germany was made of the stuff and most Racing cars are as well
Stu

Trabant is not made of composite...
Logan is not a racing car...
So, other examples?

They're metal.
The thickness of the metal sheets used in the doors does not matter in case of an accident. If I were you I would be concerned about the resistance of the frame and if the doors are reinforced or not...

Though the Trabant engendered much disrespect for being Spartan and smoky, its innovation and durability were admirable. Because steel was expensive and hard to get in East Germany alternative materials were explored with which to produce various parts of the car. Bodies were made of Duraplast, a composite of cotton and other organic fibers bound by a resin - much like fiberglass but more suited to car bodies because it had less tendency to shrink. We could not substantiate the legend that soy bean fibers were used and, because rats liked to chew the bodies, rat poison was incorporated into the product.

For more infomation go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_material

Regards
Stuart

i'm glad to find out here the plywoods and the medium-density fibreboards are composite materials.
In car industry other materials are called composite. Carbon fiber composite, fiber glass composite and so on