Bumper Supports
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Bumper Supports My new setup may or may not see any street driving. If it does it will be very very little and none in the rain. The car is equipped with a 10 pt chrome moly cage and subframes with crossbracing. Do you think removing the bumper supports is a good or bad idea? Also about how much weight do they save. I think I seen around 80 lbs for both but I'm not sure.
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Re: Bumper Supports Not near as much as someone told me but looks like as much as my k-member. Sounds like a good mod but still debating it. Someone convince me <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Re: Bumper Supports The Derek H,
My set up does not see to much street use and I do not have my bumber surports on the Hot Rod now. <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
As Mike Hoffpauir said: <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />
Front bumper support=17lbs.
Rear bumper supports=15lbs.
This is with all the hardware.
It is off my 2002 M6.
My set up does not see to much street use and I do not have my bumber surports on the Hot Rod now. <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
As Mike Hoffpauir said: <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />
Front bumper support=17lbs.
Rear bumper supports=15lbs.
This is with all the hardware.
It is off my 2002 M6.
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Re: Bumper Supports </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Street Racer:
<strong>what are bumper supports <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">They are styrofoam inserts that support your plastic bumpers from sagging and are SUPPOSED tohelp in crashes.
Bumper supports are kinda like Terry Burger, but he is a athletic supporter.
Tim
<strong>what are bumper supports <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">They are styrofoam inserts that support your plastic bumpers from sagging and are SUPPOSED tohelp in crashes.
Bumper supports are kinda like Terry Burger, but he is a athletic supporter.
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Re: Bumper Supports </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by The Derek H:
<strong>My new setup may or may not see any street driving. If it does it will be very very little and none in the rain. The car is equipped with a 10 pt chrome moly cage and subframes with crossbracing. Do you think removing the bumper supports is a good or bad idea? Also about how much weight do they save. I think I seen around 80 lbs for both but I'm not sure.
Thanks</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I personaly think it's a bad idea in a street car even if it's limited street use.
Many people say "well im only going to drive it a little, and i'll be careful."
But the last time i checked, most people don't plan their wrecks. And it doesn't matter how careful we are if there are alot of people out their that shouldn't even have a license.
I personally think they are there for a reason, but to each his own.
<strong>My new setup may or may not see any street driving. If it does it will be very very little and none in the rain. The car is equipped with a 10 pt chrome moly cage and subframes with crossbracing. Do you think removing the bumper supports is a good or bad idea? Also about how much weight do they save. I think I seen around 80 lbs for both but I'm not sure.
Thanks</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I personaly think it's a bad idea in a street car even if it's limited street use.
Many people say "well im only going to drive it a little, and i'll be careful."
But the last time i checked, most people don't plan their wrecks. And it doesn't matter how careful we are if there are alot of people out their that shouldn't even have a license.
I personally think they are there for a reason, but to each his own.
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Re: Bumper Supports </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Rpm2800:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by The Derek H:
<strong>My new setup may or may not see any street driving. If it does it will be very very little and none in the rain. The car is equipped with a 10 pt chrome moly cage and subframes with crossbracing. Do you think removing the bumper supports is a good or bad idea? Also about how much weight do they save. I think I seen around 80 lbs for both but I'm not sure.
Thanks</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I personaly think it's a bad idea in a street car even if it's limited street use.
Many people say "well im only going to drive it a little, and i'll be careful."
But the last time i checked, most people don't plan their wrecks. And it doesn't matter how careful we are if there are alot of people out their that shouldn't even have a license.
I personally think they are there for a reason, but to each his own.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I agree with Rpm2800. My hawk was rearend at a stop light a month ago and I don't drive it too often. You never plan for accidents.
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by The Derek H:
<strong>My new setup may or may not see any street driving. If it does it will be very very little and none in the rain. The car is equipped with a 10 pt chrome moly cage and subframes with crossbracing. Do you think removing the bumper supports is a good or bad idea? Also about how much weight do they save. I think I seen around 80 lbs for both but I'm not sure.
Thanks</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I personaly think it's a bad idea in a street car even if it's limited street use.
Many people say "well im only going to drive it a little, and i'll be careful."
But the last time i checked, most people don't plan their wrecks. And it doesn't matter how careful we are if there are alot of people out their that shouldn't even have a license.
I personally think they are there for a reason, but to each his own.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I agree with Rpm2800. My hawk was rearend at a stop light a month ago and I don't drive it too often. You never plan for accidents.
Re: Bumper Supports Are you guys sayin g the styrafoam in the front of the nose weighs 17-20 lbs? Or are you guys talking about both the styrofoam and steel bumper?
What about the rear bumper too? Is it just the honeycomb stuff or the bumper too?
What about the rear bumper too? Is it just the honeycomb stuff or the bumper too?
