OK fellas, Sorry I've been away being horribly sick. This is how it's looking. Buying a new support from them and getting it moddified is not the right way to go. The man I always deal with gave me an estimate on the total price thinking the support was going to be a certain price ( relatively cheap) he didn't realize the crash bar costs 330.70 cents for just them to buy it. So the best thing is for everyone to have their own sent in, or go to a junk yard, cause I've been told regular lancers use the same rear crash beam. the process is going to be about 260 dollars. Now I'm trying to get him to include shipping with that and try to get it a little lower, we'll see how it goes. Everyone just keep letting me know those who are still interested so we can go from there.

 

Still interested.
Keep us posted.

 

I'm interested. The rear crash beam is about 20lbs to ship. So I'm guessing everyone will have to cover the costs of shipping to NC and back + bodyshop costs.

 

regardless if it was the original one and made to fit the jdm, if you ever get in a rear end mishap, the insurance company will see that it was altered and deni the claim. might as well not even have it in there. I am just going to use the apr rear diffuser and have the original rear bracket in place. What I am told the apr is actually functional and the jdm 9 is more cosmetic. just my two cents

 

You know the insurance will deny the claim based on what experience?? I don't see that altering the crash beam, the right way mind you, will absolutely reduce the integrity of the crash beam.

I can understand where you are coming from, but I don't think that an insurance company is going to automatically know that the beam was altered. And unless they can prove that said beam and it's faulty structure caused the damage to be more severe, they are obligated to cover you.

Their are MANY manufacturer defects that can make an accident potentially more destructive but that doesn't stop people from buying cars. Accidents happen everyday because of defects in cars. So I don't think this little alteration, which more than likely will not have adverse effects on the bar, will be a big deal in the case of an accident.

That's just my $0.02

 

I think so far we're getting close to the amount of people that will be needed to get the ball rolling.

Probably around 15 people initially will help us lock in a price.

Also, as a sign of good faith, I will pay to overnight the completed bar to the first person who signs up. So that will be a little less time to wait, and will also expedite the results of the fabbed crash bar.

 

If those pictures are the finished beam then the insurance co. will never even know.....They dont have a clue what the crash bar is supposed to look like? They will just look to see if it is there, other than that they will be cluless. A modified crashbar is better than no crash bar any day of the week......

By the looks of it I doubt its that hard to do? If people werent interested in making money this would make a nice "at your own risk" DIY write-up.

 

This looks promising. Maybe we can get one fabbed for the front too.

I don't think sending in our own beam is a very good way of doing it. The beam is large and rather heavy - it would be really, really, really expensive to ship through any normal means. Ideally if they can fab it from scratch and go from there, it'd a lot better.

Also with the pics its hard to see the depth of the crash bar. I wonder if at a certain point of thickness it becomes useless. Is it still an I-beam design underneath? I remember trying to mod my beam but in the end it was just impossible to do.

 

Here's some pics of the finished bumper on the car, next to my car. Sorry if the pics aren't too great. Just got the Nikon D50 and figuring out how to use it!!

 

I'm sory I haven't had the information for anyone till now, but this is the place that is did the work:

 

anything new on this?

anyone else buy one yet?

i need to see what it looks like so i can have an idea

 

Looks good. Can't wait to get mine moded.

 

bump for any new info

 

This is funny, I love how everyone is sooo concerned about being protected in 3mph crashes...

Seems like a waste of money to me..

 

well you take a hit with one and without one and im sure its going to help....i would rather have some protection either way. insurance will look at that as well to get out of paying you, so i hope you dont have one and just pray nothing happens to the rear.

people on some of these forums I just dont understand.