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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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What Material is evo 9 front bumper?

i was just wondering what material is the front bumper of a evo 9 made out of. thanks
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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shot in the dark but i imagine its probly fiberglass or just plastic
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 07:38 PM
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pretty sure its ABS plastic
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 01:44 AM
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Plastic of some sort. poly etc etc.
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 01:56 AM
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I thought it was made of baby seal whiskers until I saw some of these posts. ABS plastic, if I'm not mistaken.
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 09:40 AM
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I highly doubt its made from fiberglass. Its ABS plastic.
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 10:44 AM
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agreed
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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No it's not ABS plastic at all. Not even close. I will get you the info tomorrow though.

The platic type is stamped on it, just an FYI.

It's something like PP-EE or PTFE. It's a poly of some sort just off memory.

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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 02:51 PM
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I thought it was Urethane or a similar material...
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 04:31 PM
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i think its poly something plastic. fiberglass is use to make getto cheap *** bumper that u can get for less than 100 bucks knock-off bumpers
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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I think urethane is less rigid. I suppose I could peek under the bumper, but I've spent too much time under there this weekend and am feeling lazy atm!
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