RE: Making my US Bumpers smaller

["Crane, Damien" <d3c@TENNANTCO.com>]

The 5 mph bumbers were never a safety thing.  The point was that such a
ridiculously small impact could cause expensive damage to (relatively)
unprotective bodywork.  Ralph Nader pretty much pisses me and all car
enthusiasts off because of what he caused to be done with our cars, but I
think that he really was trying to help the average automobile consumer
(Chevy buyer).

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> From: 	scirocco.gtx@juno.com[SMTP:scirocco.gtx@juno.com]
> Sent: 	Thursday, December 03, 1998 10:15 AM
> To: 	josiah@gsinet.net
> Cc: 	scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: 	Re: Making my US Bumpers smaller
> 
> 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
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