EVO IX JDM rear bumper impact brace
Why not just modify the stock crash beam to fit? Here is a good how-to:
http://www.socalevo.net/index.php?op...&topic=48344.0
http://www.socalevo.net/index.php?op...&topic=48344.0
I'm thinking of keeping my stock rear bumper brace and bending it at a 45 degree angle and putting it in my trunk. That way when somebody rear-ends me and totals my car because of lack of a rear-bumper support, the insurance adjuster will find a bent rear-bumper support in the wreckage 
Great way not to have to worry about it, unless you're dead of course.
Great way not to have to worry about it, unless you're dead of course.I don't think people realize that it does not even bolt up to the frame rails...it only bolts to the thin sheet metal on the back. The only item that bolts directly to the frame rail is the RS bar on the inside of your trunk.
In an offset wreck this beam would do nothing, because those bolts would be easily torn from the sheet metal.
Why not just modify the stock crash beam to fit? Here is a good how-to:
http://www.socalevo.net/index.php?op...&topic=48344.0
http://www.socalevo.net/index.php?op...&topic=48344.0
Don't be fooled that it would protect you in anything but a very low speed crash.
The other thing is what you remove in all that cutting is where the energy absorbtion in an impact will be....if there is nothing that can bend, all the energy will be transfered to the car anyway. The cutting and mod of the stock bumper as shown above has likely made it much less safe.
I am a fan of the item listed in this thread, mainly because of the brackets for the plate and bottom of the bumper. After removing my stock beam and seeing that it only attaches to sheet metal (thin metal at that) I would have no issue eliminating it all together.
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The bumper support will not protect anyone in a high speed impact. It is a 5 mph bumper beam, made only for low impact crashes.
I don't think people realize that it does not even bolt up to the frame rails...it only bolts to the thin sheet metal on the back. The only item that bolts directly to the frame rail is the RS bar on the inside of your trunk.
In an offset wreck this beam would do nothing, because those bolts would be easily torn from the sheet metal.
I don't think people realize that it does not even bolt up to the frame rails...it only bolts to the thin sheet metal on the back. The only item that bolts directly to the frame rail is the RS bar on the inside of your trunk.
In an offset wreck this beam would do nothing, because those bolts would be easily torn from the sheet metal.
The rust would proably rot through the body in a year or so it was so bad.
I sanded it to clean metal and applied rustoleoum anti rust paint before bolting the beam back. I was shocked to find this rust. I think EVO's might be bad for rust. My VIII was rusthing through the roof even though it was an always garaged california car and it was a 2003 model!
I might suggest that everyone might want to check for rust in this area and address it before its too late, especialy for those who live in salted road areas.
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Another bad thing I noticed about this car is that there was severe rust between the body and the stock beam, really bad, so bad that it took a lot of sanding to remove it. This is on my brand new IX with only 950 miles on it thats always been garaged. Well it probably sat unsold outside at the dealer for awhile.
The rust would proably rot through the body in a year or so it was so bad.
I sanded it to clean metal and applied rustoleoum anti rust paint before bolting the beam back. I was shocked to find this rust. I think EVO's might be bad for rust. My VIII was rusthing through the roof even though it was an always garaged california car and it was a 2003 model!
I might suggest that everyone might want to check for rust in this area and address it before its too late, especialy for those who live in salted road areas.
The rust would proably rot through the body in a year or so it was so bad.
I sanded it to clean metal and applied rustoleoum anti rust paint before bolting the beam back. I was shocked to find this rust. I think EVO's might be bad for rust. My VIII was rusthing through the roof even though it was an always garaged california car and it was a 2003 model!
I might suggest that everyone might want to check for rust in this area and address it before its too late, especialy for those who live in salted road areas.
Another bad thing I noticed about this car is that there was severe rust between the body and the stock beam, really bad, so bad that it took a lot of sanding to remove it. This is on my brand new IX with only 950 miles on it thats always been garaged. Well it probably sat unsold outside at the dealer for awhile.
The rust would proably rot through the body in a year or so it was so bad.
I sanded it to clean metal and applied rustoleoum anti rust paint before bolting the beam back. I was shocked to find this rust. I think EVO's might be bad for rust. My VIII was rusthing through the roof even though it was an always garaged california car and it was a 2003 model!
I might suggest that everyone might want to check for rust in this area and address it before its too late, especialy for those who live in salted road areas.
The rust would proably rot through the body in a year or so it was so bad.
I sanded it to clean metal and applied rustoleoum anti rust paint before bolting the beam back. I was shocked to find this rust. I think EVO's might be bad for rust. My VIII was rusthing through the roof even though it was an always garaged california car and it was a 2003 model!
I might suggest that everyone might want to check for rust in this area and address it before its too late, especialy for those who live in salted road areas.
I should also check the front crash beam area for rust as well
