I am on the verge of receiving my GG JDM rear bumper and would like to purchase the JDM rear crash beam to go with it. Since I am expecting it any day now, I want to get this squared away as soon as possible.

Does anyone know where I can purchase one of these? I do not feel comfortable modifying or removing the US Spec crash beam. I also found a rear bumper thread that I posed this question on, but didn't see it listed anywhere in the current posts so I'm throwing this out there.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

 

no such thing. the back bumper support doesn't do much anyway...

 

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=190877

 

that is not a crashbeam... that wouldnt even stop a shopping cart

 

Here is what u need
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...jdm+crash+beam

 

Why is everyone so concerned with removing the "crash" bars? I've heard people say they wont by A JDM bumper because you cant use the crash bar.. Look IT DOESN'T ADD ANY SAFETY, it's not there to protect you in a accident, unless your worried about getting killed in a 5mph crash... It's a 5mph bar, that's it, nothing else, in Japan it's 2.5mph that's why it's smaller. Just remove them both all together and save yourself the 30lbs. If your really worried about dying in a 5mph accident, you probly shouldn't be on the road in the first place.

 

if you don't have that beam and you get hit your insurance my not cover you... they might catch it they might not

 

japan doesnt have a crash beam , so imo its your best bet to cover yourself for insurance purposes.

 

where do you get a GG jdm rear bumper? i thought it doesnt come in that colour

 

you may be right but when you get rear ended at 45 mph and the rear of your car is wrecked, even though the beam might not have done ****, when the insurance company asks for it or at least asks to see it your gonna be like "uhhhh duhhhh" Then they're gonna see your rear bumper and realize its way too this to fit a bumper beam and they can totally deny your claim. I also havent gotten it for the same reason, because of the beam issue

 

+1. Which vendor did you get the GG rear from. I want one so bad!

 

I'm not sure where you live but I live in a town where over a million cars travel thru everyday.
Due to the fact that my evo is dd, I often find myself stuck in heavy traffic.
In last 7 years, I have been bumped twice from the back while stopped in traffic (not in my evo).
In both incidents, my cars sustained no damages to the rear bumpers other than scratches.
I just wonder how jdm bumper would fair if same incident occurred.
I agree that usdm crash bar wouldn't save me in major accidents.
That was not what the crash bar was designed for anyway.
But I believe that in minor incidents it would save the rear of the car better than no crash bar.

 

Alright maybe I should have rephrased my post, I guess if your worried about the insurance issue, then keep em on. Or at least keep them and try and get em on before the insurance company gets a chance to look at the car.

And yeah I can agree it may prevent a little damage if you get bumped from the back, but there still would be some paint damage. I've had my bumper repainted twice because of this, not in my Evo, but still I figure there's gonna be damage either way. Their insurance is paying for it so it doesn't bother me to not use them. ymmv

 

HAHAHAHAHAHA

 

U guys are right it's not a crash beam, it's a bumper reinforcement, it helps support the IX rear bumper... not to mention that the udsm crash beams are not built for safety purposes, they're only built for 5mph crashes to keep the damage caused down in low speed accidents (basically for insurance purposes) The reason these jdm reinforcement beams are useful pieces of equiptment are because 1) it supports the bumper, 2) if you were in an accident and are replacing the 8 bumper with the jdm 9 under insurance, the body shop often wont allow you to leave no bumper support beam behind the bumper, making it impossible to put a IX rear bumper on, so being able to give them a new beam with a Mitsu part # on it with direct fitment for the bumper helps A GREAT DEAL with the hassle. 3) once again if you were to get in another accident and the insurance company checks the beam, it helps alot that you have a factory part that fits just like factory sitting behind your IX bumper... you really think they are gonna be like "thats not the factory evo VIII USDM crash beam!" I highly doubt it. not to mention it only costs 35 bucks... overall i'd say its worth it and i just ordered one for my IX rear bumper as well.