Getting my rear JDM IX rear bumper soon, got couple Qs before installation. Do I remove the metal retainer bar? Can I trim it down to fit the JDM rear bumper? Is there anyway I can order the JDM metal retainer bar?

 

you will have to order the JDM crash beam & it's hard to get. how much was your rear bumper & who did u get it thru??

 

Gruppe-S

 

didn't alot of people have trouble getting bumpers from them??

 

the best dealer to go thru for parts is the one in Hong Kong. they speak english & have links to evo websites.

 

Isnt Gruppe-S getting it direct thru Japan and they are factory painted as well.

 

Do you have the link?

 

www.mitsubishi-motors.com.hk/home.htm

 

i am a little puzzled as to why gruppe-s is offering JDM EVO9 MR head/taillights for sale when there is no EVO9 MR in Japan...

 

LOL cause JDM is the magic word

 

see thread titled: "evo rear crash beam pics"

 

According to Mitsu HK, they never come factory painted and takes 2 wks to order.

 

Evos sold in Hong Kong typically sell for twice as much money than it does here. I don't think thier prices on bumpers are going to be very cheap, but i could be wrong.

 

I thought there was no such thing as a JDM Evo IX rear crash beam; there is no 5 mph rear crash standard in Japan so one was never developed?

 

The cars are expensive cause they have a 125% tax on them. The parts are not taxed. This is put in to try to curb the amount of cars in HK. Obiviously, people still buy cars. Also the part you guys are talking about is not a crash bar, it is a bumber reinforment support for the bumper.