SophieSleeps has done it again folks. I highly recommended that you get your beam's modded. Fitting is perfect. Here's how it look on my car. Thanx again bro.





Now I can feel 25 mph safer.

 

I hope you brought some jdm 8 or 9 taillights for that back

 

You should not feel safer. You have removed the part of the bumper that absorbs the impact (hint: its not the beam).

BTW that beam is rated for 5 mph. Even stock it will have almost no affect on a 25 mph crash.

 

+1 .. however, we are still offering this option just so customers will "FEEL" safer.

 

^I agree. I would still rather have something behind the JDM IX rear than nothing.

 

Your insurance adjuster might like to see the crash bar there when you get rear-ended.

 

true lol

 

Honestly, i know some insurance adjusters and most of them don't even know what to look for. just think about it, if you were to get rear ended and it's pretty bad, your car will be so jacked, they won't be able to tell what is what when they see the damage.

 

Say what you will. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

I have seen EVO's in low speed "bumps" and the damage that occurs to the rear of the car is considerable when you don't have a crash bar.

Either way there will be damage. It's really a difference in the type of damage.

At high speed you're screwed regardless of what you have there.

This is for lower speeds.

 

After doing this crash beam mod., can you re-install the foam pad too??? Thanks!

 

no, I don't think you can. I didn't tried it, but I see no room for it tho.

 

I disagree....I had SophieSleeps do this to my rear beam as well.....and it fit perfect. Those pieces will not change the beams crash absorption IMO.

 

is there a pic of the crash beam before the modification?

 

untrue. This is whats called a supplement for an adjuster. For damage the adjuster can't yet see, he will come back again when the body shop has found hidden damage underneath in the process of the repair. The supplement will be added ontop of the first evaluation. I also know some adjusters and some have done as much as ten supplements to a single car.

Not sure which part of the country your from or which company these adjusters work for but thats shoddy worksmanship on their part. However i do know that some companies train there adjusters better than others, alot better.

 

Incorrect. The beam itself is designed to distribute the weight (impact from the crash) evenly across the back of the car and direct it to the 2 "shock absorbers" What you/they did was remove the part of the bumper beam that is indeed the part that is designed to “absorb” the impact.

Now this is far better than removing it all together….but your statement is incorrect.

Matt