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11-02-2010, 06:05 PM

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impact plastic behind bumper

Im in the procerss of making a CAI for my 02 Z28 and i need to rempove the styrofoam behind the bumper, will this hurt anything?

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11-02-2010, 06:09 PM

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bumper mite sag a little and wont be support as well, But alot of guys on here including myself remove it for weight reduction.

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11-03-2010, 11:06 PM

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Just remove it. Just make sure your brakes are up to par.becuz you just lost 2feet of protection!!!!!!!!

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11-09-2010, 10:54 PM

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I say remove it. Had it removed on my 01z and just had a slightly saggy bumper nothing bad though.

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11-10-2010, 03:24 PM

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removed mine. no probs here either. sag was barely noticeable

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11-10-2010, 04:53 PM

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The sag will worsen overtime esp if the car is parked outdoors in the sun

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