evo rear crash beam pics
Originally Posted by kevo
I think a lot of people dont get it. This is something you ALREADY have on your USDM bumper!!! This is not a crash bar at all. Take your stock bumper out and you will find the reenforcement bar in it. The different of the usdm and jdm reenforcement bar is the usdm on have a licience plate bracket weld into it. Jeez people are so quick to jump on the band wagon when they dont even know what they are look at....
That is sooo not a crash bar! Its just a bumper cover support. I mean, don't get me wrong... If you have the jdm bumper you should get this part to help hold the bumper up. As far as crash protection...... forget it!
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Originally Posted by Spec'd
Does this mean that the very large crash bar is completely removed with no protection at all besides the reinforcement bar ?
Originally Posted by GPTourer
Nooo, that's worng. The bumper is connected to the body which *is* sprung weight. Unsprung weight is the wheels, brakes tires and axles and differentials all the stuff associated with them.
You are 100% correct.
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Originally Posted by kevo
I think a lot of people dont get it. This is something you ALREADY have on your USDM bumper!!! This is not a crash bar at all. Take your stock bumper out and you will find the reenforcement bar in it. The different of the usdm and jdm reenforcement bar is the usdm on have a licience plate bracket weld into it. Jeez people are so quick to jump on the band wagon when they dont even know what they are look at....
Originally Posted by llxzxll
has anyone even read this guy's posts? so basically, there is no point in buying the JDM one? does the USDM one fit on the JDM IX bumper?
Yes, the USDM one will fit on the IX bumper and from what I can tell you need to use it because it has the mounting holes for the liscense plate.
Originally Posted by llxzxll
has anyone even read this guy's posts? so basically, there is no point in buying the JDM one? does the USDM one fit on the JDM IX bumper?
-Bumper re-enforment bar and Crash beam is two different thing.
- All Bumpers (JDM and USDM) have Bumper re-enforcement bar on to keep the bumper from sagging, distoration and such. Chech your stock USDM one its on there. The different between the usdm and jdm bumper re-enforcement bar is the location of the licence plate bracket. I have both, the one shown on the first page of this thread and my stock usdm one.
-JDM rear bumper= no rear crash beam unless you custom make one.
It doesnt get any clearer...
Originally Posted by fsugatorbait
It's called a reinforcement beam which is rivited to the bumper. The crash beam is totally different.
Reinforcement beam is attached to the upper lip of the bumper:
Crash beam is attached to the car:
Reinforcement beam is attached to the upper lip of the bumper:
Crash beam is attached to the car:
Isnt it possible for someone to fab up a smaller crash bar that could fit behind the IX bumper and be as effective? I just cant believe nothing at all can be done?...I like those IX rears but I wont remove my crash beam for it because I would be to worried that insurance would screw me over for it, which woul be my fault anyway.....Why couldnt mitsu just mold the JDM IX to fit the USDM also when the IX went into production, really irritating...
so far i have installed 2 jdm rears with the USDM bumper support. My question is can you drill holes in the jdm support for our license plate so the lights fit where they are supposed to the usdm one is a pain in the @ss to make the license plate look good......
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Originally Posted by travman
Why couldnt mitsu just mold the JDM IX to fit the USDM also when the IX went into production, really irritating...
This is driving me crazy!
If anyone can pls clarify the availability of a UK crash beam...i know the ppl at orbitz was trying to find out - but this has been a debate that's been discussed over and over again - but hasn't been resolved...if a vendor would be able to fabricate a safe, good fitting crash beam for the evo IX bumpers it would be great for both us as well as them - demand is there just no product 
Originally Posted by akemi27
If anyone can pls clarify the availability of a UK crash beam...i know the ppl at orbitz was trying to find out - but this has been a debate that's been discussed over and over again - but hasn't been resolved...if a vendor would be able to fabricate a safe, good fitting crash beam for the evo IX bumpers it would be great for both us as well as them - demand is there just no product
