Tunable impact feature in automotive lamps

1. An automotive impact feature system comprising:

a component made of plastic produced from a one-shot molding process having an impact groove formed along the component by a slide face insert attached to a cast of the component,

wherein the impact groove is designed as a function of a depth, a width, a desired force, a cross section, and a profile that provides a safety feature caused by a designed rupture upon application of a number of applied forces resulting from an impact,

wherein the impact groove includes a number of pre-formed dimples at certain locations of the profile of the impact groove.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the safety feature is configured to absorb an amount of impact force during a collision.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said system is implemented by a tunable impact feature incorporated into the component.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the component represents a housing part.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the safety feature represents an impact groove.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the safety feature is further represented by a corner of the impact groove.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the impact groove includes a number of variations along a number of dimensions of the impact groove.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the safety feature further includes a number of ribs associated with the impact groove.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the slide face insert is configured to detachably match with a portion of the impact groove.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the component represents a cover.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the component represents a lamp part.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the safety feature is a designed failure mechanism incorporated into the component.