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The biggest hazard of this is going to be to other drivers/cyclists/motorcyclists/pedestrians. A huge part of the design on the OEM crash bar is to absorb and distribute impact force over a wide area so that your car doesn't act like a giant knife blade to whatever you run into. That tubing looks to be about 1.5" in diameter. Let me tell you from experience, having your leg hit hard by something of that size with the weight of a vehicle behind it is no fun.
Also, I've seen a few people that have switched to the lightweight bumper beams in GC Impreza's regret it when something that would have been a simple bumper cover replacement for the US spec beam totally fubars their radiator with the JDM beam.
Nathan
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