Finally home!

[rward325]

Bumpers are looking great. Glad it is homw at last

[bmwdt]

looks good

i think if you tuck the bumpers it would look alot better. it only takes like an hour

[Bimmerfanatik]

i think if you tuck the bumpers it would look alot better. it only takes like an hour

Is anyone here listening to Stefan? I think he's said it 12 times.

He's rocking the FULL diving boards for a reason. Had he not had them on at the time of the crash, his car would most likely have been totalled. If he tucks his bumpers or swaps to plastic, he loses that extra protection from the diving boards, and if the car was to ever (god forbid) become involved in another accident, the outcome would not have been as pleasant as this one.

Full bumpers look great on this car, and help keep a 53k mile cabrio on the road.

[Digitalwave]

Bumpers are called 5mph bumpers for a reason, I don't think plastic versus diving boards in a real crash will make any difference.

[Bimmerfanatik]

Bumpers are called 5mph bumpers for a reason, I don't think plastic versus diving boards in a real crash will make any difference.

I dunno - I used to play "tag" with my 87 caravan - big thick metal bumpers and shocks - and nothing happened. I try that shit with a plastic bumpered car, and things won't go so well.

[parkerbink]

I have to say there has to be more protection from the big metal bumper in conjunction with energy absorbing shocks as opposed to smaller, plastic connected directly to the frame. TJ said it himself these are 5 mph bumpers as opposed to 2.5 for the plastic. The larger area plus shocks to absorb energy has to dissipate that energy better.

[nkell09]

Thats a nice size can of r12... how many ounces? How is the availability and pricing down your way?

Nice to see your work done!

[parkerbink]

It says it is 1000g I believe it is readily available, they got it no problem. My car needed 1.5 bottles since the system was 100% evacuated. It was included it the body work charge.

[sticksdaman]

mteals are deff more sturdy i t boned this lady the first week i had my car( she ran a stop sign) at around fifteen miles an hour and my car suffered merely cosmetic damage a plastic bumper definately whoul have been destroyed -her car was totalled mine was fine ...the headlights and everything still functin as they did when i first got my car.