no, they (the JDM yo OEM's) are more interested with making stuff affordably. durability seems like a nice touch, too. the philosophical differences between ze germans and the japanese starts at bolt standards and goes on from there with no convergence. the only thing I can find that they share is a drive to do it better than the yankees. they waged war in the 30's and 40's with similar attitudes to what we now see in their cars. I swear every honda through the 90's has a hidden chrysanthemum stamp on it...Originally Posted by Z3_GoCar
Dang! Don't the Yo! JD maufacturers believe in using alu-minimum for their bumpers? ()
Mine's maybe 20lbs including the plastice, bumper bar, bumper shocks and radiator core support.
Matt: grab a big hole saw and start cutting the heavy crap out. leave the mounting structures, the outlines, and some webs in between hole saw cuts. should keep the thing strong enough to hold itself up and bump draft, just consider it a wear item if you like to "hit s**t"
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