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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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Bumper Material
Anybody know the type of plastic the front bumper of an IX is made of???
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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Seems like an Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene compound cause it sucks. I had someone back into me about a year ago, barely hit the bumper and it cracked. Didn't even scuff the paint.
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 11:18 AM
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i crashed my bumper my bumper pretty hard and it didnt crack.
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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OEM should be poly urethene.
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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poly urethene is correct..aka fiberglass
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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not fiberglass.....jesus..... poly ure or ABS plastic
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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lmao polyurethene is not fiberglass.

It's pretty good in terms of strength. I had a poly-u lip and it went through hell and still looked new
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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If it is a polyurethane, it's stiff as hell. Come to think if it, it was in the dead of winter when mine got hit. Temp could have had a lot to do with it cracking.
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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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Thanks,
Looking for the correct type of rod to do some plastic welding
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Come to think of it, it might tell you what it's made of on the inside of the bumper skin. Most do.
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 09:22 AM
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It's listed on the inside. I can't remember but i think it's Polypropylene, not urethane.
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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The '03 body repair manual says:

"Talc filled rubber modified polypropylene"

which is abbreviated as: "PP+E/P- TD(HMPP)"
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Old Dec 21, 2008 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by binarysleep
The '03 body repair manual says:

"Talc filled rubber modified polypropylene"

which is abbreviated as: "PP+E/P- TD(HMPP)"
^^Thats what im talking about!!! THANKS!
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