[SuperTom]

Originally Posted by Turbo

I'm curious if you considered making your own light weight replacement?


I want to open up the lower grille to increase airflow through the rad and oil cooler, but when I pulled the grill out I found it's actually the bottom of the bumper beam is in the way blocking the airflow. Put it back together and figured I'd either TIG something up or FAB it out of carbon/fiberglass composite.

No I'm fine without them. Japan version of the car doesn't have them its a US 5mph thing

Originally Posted by Kostamojen

Low speed collisions will probably cost more to repair, but bumper beams don't change how effective crumple zones are on a chassis in high speed accidents. Cars in Japan and other countries have had little to no bumper beams for quite a long time, the primary purpose for bumper beams in the US is to reduce insurance costs in those pesky 5mph tests.