Bumper opinions

[drill3r]

i'm not talking about oem bumpers, but aftermarket ones.

i don't know if the quality control has changed in the last ten years, but before i bought a bumper people were saying that these businesses that sell poly bumpers didn't have the best molds and such and people that bought poly bumpers couldn't modify them if they didn't fit right. you don't know how these small businesses store their molds and how they check their products or if they've made copies of other businesses' bumpers, copies of copies of copies are possible in other words.

thanks for letting me know that oem bumpers fit well and have good QC.

[azlvr]

Originally Posted by drill3r

i'm not talking about oem bumpers, but aftermarket ones.

i don't know if the quality control has changed in the last ten years, but before i bought a bumper people were saying that these businesses that sell poly bumpers didn't have the best molds and such and people that bought poly bumpers couldn't modify them if they didn't fit right. you don't know how these small businesses store their molds and how they check their products or if they've made copies of other businesses' bumpers, copies of copies of copies are possible in other words.

thanks for letting me know that oem bumpers fit well and have good QC.

I had a long conversation with an owner of one of the bumper mfg that's been in the business since the 80's and said the problem with fiberglass is stress cracks. he said poly is the way to go so that leaves limited options. I do body and paint as a hobby on my own stuff so wasn't to worried about fiberglass but don't want to fix it all the time unless I damage it. Another option I just ran across on YouTube was grafting a newer OEM bumper to existing one. Looks interesting.

[JBauer]

Originally Posted by drill3r

i'm not talking about oem bumpers, but aftermarket ones.

i don't know if the quality control has changed in the last ten years, but before i bought a bumper people were saying that these businesses that sell poly bumpers didn't have the best molds and such and people that bought poly bumpers couldn't modify them if they didn't fit right. you don't know how these small businesses store their molds and how they check their products or if they've made copies of other businesses' bumpers, copies of copies of copies are possible in other words.

thanks for letting me know that oem bumpers fit well and have good QC.

That post was about my aftermarket polyurethane bumper.