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Rider · 05-06-2009, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by eBBs15

think he was referring to the Toyota when he said center as you can see another set right near the license plate...

Oh yeah. Not sure why they need those, but that hood is pretty long and you may not be able to see over the hood very well.

I wouldn't want them on my front bumper.

Mr Lefty · 05-06-2009, 09:47 AM

yeah.. I'd... never had an issue knowing where the ends of my vehicle was...

be nice on a rental that you're not familiar with... but on my personal vehicle... I know how close I can get... and it's much closer than those sensors will allow before they go apeshit

goof2 · 05-06-2009, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Rider

Oh yeah. Not sure why they need those, but that hood is pretty long and you may not be able to see over the hood very well.

I wouldn't want them on my front bumper.

They are an option on pretty much any luxury car over $50k now. Most of these cars have one piece plastic bumpers that tend to cost $1k+ to replace and can barely withstand a mouse fart. The general public also doesn't have the ability to not hit shit all the time. It still doesn't stop others from using your car as a bump stop when parallel parking.

Rider · 05-06-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by goof2

They are an option on pretty much any luxury car over $50k now. Most of these cars have one piece plastic bumpers that tend to cost $1k+ to replace and can barely withstand a mouse fart. The general public also doesn't have the ability to not hit shit all the time. It still doesn't stop others from using your car as a bump stop when parallel parking.

The bumper on my Maxima is 1 piece and was about $600 to replace with no sensors in it and it isn't much more durable that that.

Homeslice · 05-06-2009, 12:28 PM

Prolly cuz the whole honeycomb absorber behind the bumper cover usually needs to be replaced too. It's not like the old days where you had a steel bar supported by 2 big struts. I plowed down 2 signposts in my little Rabbit back in high school yet there was no visible damage.

Rider · 05-06-2009, 12:33 PM

Some asshole backed into me rubbed off some paint, but there was no visible damage other than that. I guess it's just cheaper to put a new bumper on than remove the original paint because of labor costs?

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05-06-2009, 09:47 AM	#2
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	yeah.. I'd... never had an issue knowing where the ends of my vehicle was... be nice on a rental that you're not familiar with... but on my personal vehicle... I know how close I can get... and it's much closer than those sensors will allow before they go apeshit

05-06-2009, 12:28 PM	#5
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	Prolly cuz the whole honeycomb absorber behind the bumper cover usually needs to be replaced too. It's not like the old days where you had a steel bar supported by 2 big struts. I plowed down 2 signposts in my little Rabbit back in high school yet there was no visible damage.

05-06-2009, 12:33 PM	#6
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	Some asshole backed into me rubbed off some paint, but there was no visible damage other than that. I guess it's just cheaper to put a new bumper on than remove the original paint because of labor costs?