FW: Euro 90q20v Sport Bumpers Pics

[Livolsi, Stephane]

I just have to jump in with a little tale.... that is relevant...sort of....

In my dark ages (pre-Audi ownership), I drove a 1982 Toyota 4X4 that I had
done a fair bit of work on.  It was a purpose built off road truck, with a
reasonable 2" lift.  One time, in stop and go traffic I went and stopped but
the camero (or firebird) behind me went and kept on going.  There is no way
she could have been going more than 5 MPH when she rear ended and went under
my rear bumper, but it was still a mess.  Her hood, grill, both fenders with
serious damage.  I had to take a few strokes with a stiff brush to get her
paint off my bumper.  The moral to the story - 5MPH bumpers are fine as long
as that is what hits the obstacle.  They don't always line up perfectly with
what's in the way.


Stephane

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> From: 	JShadzi at aol.com[SMTP:JShadzi at aol.com]
> Sent: 	January 15, 2002 7:14 PM
> To: 	knotnook at traverse.com; michael at 1stchoicegranite.com;
> audi_80 at msn.com; quattro at audifans.com; audi20v at rennlist.org
> Subject: 	Re: Euro 90q20v Sport Bumpers Pics
>
> Well said Kneale, bumpers are not for 100+mph accidents, that what the
> frame and passenger compartment are for, but at those speeds, nothing may
> be enough.
>
> I recently had a 2 or 3 mph tap in traffic to the car in front of me.  I
> was going about 20mph, and, thanks to the big reds, was going under 5mph
> when I actually hit.  Bumper shocks worked nicley, bumper compressed in
> about 2" and popped right back out, like it was on big springs.  With Euro
> Bumpers this would have been much more expesive.
>
> They should do look great, though  =)
>
> Javad
>
> > --
> > I'm thinking more in terms of your car being parked at the curb downtown
> > and somebody in a SUV test driving your European "bumper" for you.
> Nobody
> > expects any kind of bumper to survive a 160-mph collision with anything
> > bigger than a ladlybug.  Alexander already has the European bumper and
> he
> > voices the same cautions.
> >
> > At 08:32 PM 01/15/2002 -0500, Michael L. Riebs wrote:
> >
> > > > You should be aware that most of the attractive European front
> bumpers do
> > > > not meet even DOT minimum crash standards.
> > >
> > >And thank goodness for DOT and their great safety standards. If I had
> proper
> > >lighting (E-spec), then perhaps I would be able to see far enough to
> not
> > >need to test the crash rating of the bumpers, which, by the way, are
> built
> > >for driving 160+ MpH on the Autobahn...
> > >
> > >What's the speed limit here again? I think the E-spec bumpers might
> just
> > >barely suffice...
> > >I'll take my chances!
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 11:04 AM 01/15/2002 -0500, Michael L. Riebs wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >WOW, they REALLY look good! How do I get the originally intended
> European
> > > > >bumpers on my '90 V8Q ???
> > --
>
>