Re: Making my US Bumpers smaller

[scirocco.gtx@juno.com (Mark A Peele)]

Do you really think bumpers are a safety measure in a real accident?

The body has crumple zones and the bumpers simply move as the body
crumples . . . 

The shocks (one of Ralph Nader's gems - along with the 85mph speedo) were
later abandoned as the the 2.5 mph bumper law replaced the 5 mph
requirement.

Mark . . .   (THINK VW)
Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
http://home.t-online.de/home/SCIROCCO2/mark.htm

On Thu, 26 Nov 1998 12:01:48 -0500 "Wm. Josiah Erikson"
<josiah@gsinet.net> writes:
>Somebody once mentioned drilling holes in the bumper shocks and then 
>pushing
>them in. I personally wouldn't do it because of compromised safety, 
>but it
>might indeed look better.
>    -Josiah
>    '84 GTI (off the road for the winter)
>    '86 Scirocco 8v (buy me!)
>    '87 QSW (daily driver)
>    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah
>
>Paul Maione wrote:
>
>> Hey,
>>
>> Has anyone out there tried or sucessfully made
>> they're US bumpers smaller? I've seen it done
>> before but I have no idea on how to do it. I think
>> it would be a cheaper alternative than Euro bumpers...
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> ==
>> -Paul-
>>
>> Scirocco 86' 8v
>> In search for a Rabbit GTI
>> 2-door!
>>
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