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Old 03-07-2012, 10:22 PM   #1
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BRZ Squishy Plastic Bumper

My 2nd video from the Subaru @ Hermosa Beach event on Saturday. Is this supposed to be pre-production only, or is it really going to be that flimsy? Feels like an R/C car lolz. It's definitely NOT like that on my Lude, nor any other car I've ever seen...
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Old 03-07-2012, 10:29 PM   #2
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hmm...i dont remember it being that flimsy. It could possibly be a pre-production model.
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Old 03-07-2012, 10:35 PM   #3
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Looks good for parking in the city ^_^

Aren't (some) corvettes similar to this?
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Old 03-07-2012, 10:41 PM   #4
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Looks good for parking in the city ^_^

Aren't (some) corvettes similar to this?
YES. The newer ones are like this. I remember "squishing" the Corvettes at the OC and LA Auto Shows. YUCK. Is it for lightweightedness? Does that mean if I get rear-ended, I'm dead meat?
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All C6 vettes are a lot worse & they are much more expensive. They may be cutting costs or saving weight by using less material, personally I couldn't care less what the bumper feels like when pushing on it heh.
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That's it. I'm cancelling my pre pre-order.
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Old 03-07-2012, 10:42 PM   #6
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YES. The newer ones are like this. I remember "squishing" the Corvettes at the OC and LA Auto Shows. YUCK. Is it for lightweightedness? Does that mean if I get rear-ended, I'm dead meat?
It's just a cover, most likely for weight savings. The bits that matter in a crash are hidden under the parts designed to look good.
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Old 03-07-2012, 10:58 PM   #7
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It functions as an air brake guys.
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K..guess I won't worry too much about being creamed if I get rear-ended by some douche, then.
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It's supposed to be like that. It's just a piece connected to the rear bumper. As long as it has a few bolts, clips, and snaps to hold it. I'm totally fine.
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It functions as an air brake guys.
Gotta cut speed holes to reduce drag!
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Yea it's not part of the bumper, it just covers the bumper and muffler and has a few inches that serves as a diffuser of sorts.
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Yea it's not part of the bumper, it just covers the bumper and muffler and has a few inches that serves as a diffuser of sorts.
So mostly for looks, right?
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I think it's more about the looks.
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Yea, I think it's so people who don't know any better think it's a real giant diffuser on the back lol. They could've omitted the entire vertically oriented part.
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