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Peter_KG
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Hi you all,
Can anybody tell me what the manufacturer was (is?) of these bumpers please?
More pictures would be great... ☺️
Thanks!!
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volksartist
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 5:26 am Post subject: Re: Custom bumpers manufacturer |
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| In the feature it said the owner made them |
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Peter_KG
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 9:53 am Post subject: Re: Custom bumpers manufacturer |
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| In the feature it said the owner made them |
That's just an assumption, I think (not sure), I saw them, back and front, on another bug once...
So, I want the be sure the owner made them, or there was (is) a manufacturer who made (makes) these... 😉
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volksartist
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 10:23 am Post subject: Re: Custom bumpers manufacturer |
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I am just telling you what it says:
"custom home-made polished aluminum bumpers and steel brackets"
summer 2010 Volksworld |
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Peter_KG
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 11:19 am Post subject: Re: Custom bumpers manufacturer |
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Ooh, ok... now I get it... 😊
I like them a lot!
Thanks!
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volksartist
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 11:37 am Post subject: Re: Custom bumpers manufacturer |
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| If you google "steam funkin beetle" Their are some nice professional pics from angles. |
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Peter_KG
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 12:35 pm Post subject: Re: Custom bumpers manufacturer |
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OMG, thanks!
That Split bug is f*cking awesome!! 😳
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Didn't I read this car was stolen?
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From an engineer's standpoint, these "bumpers" are so poorly designed that they really have no function at all and as such, their beauty is lost to me. I am not saying they should be able to take on a big SUV, but having two flimsy aluminim pipes flopping around the front of the car just to look cool, seems plain ridiculous. The rest of the car is cool, though.
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sgmalt46
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 12:23 pm Post subject: Re: Custom bumpers manufacturer |
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| From an engineer's standpoint, these "bumpers" are so poorly designed that they really have no function at all and as such, their beauty is lost to me. I am not saying they should be able to take on a big SUV, but having two flimsy aluminim pipes flopping around the front of the car just to look cool, seems plain ridiculous. The rest of the car is cool, though. |
do you think bumpers even do anything on something that low ?  maybe if you hit someone driving a go cart. or a kid in a pedal car .  unless the bumper is higher than the headlights a bumper is worthless anyway. there not my thing but they look cool !!
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 12:32 pm Post subject: Re: Custom bumpers manufacturer |
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| allsidius wrote: |
| From an engineer's standpoint, these "bumpers" are so poorly designed that they really have no function at all and as such, their beauty is lost to me. I am not saying they should be able to take on a big SUV, but having two flimsy aluminim pipes flopping around the front of the car just to look cool, seems plain ridiculous. The rest of the car is cool, though. |
do you think bumpers even do anything on something that low ? maybe if you hit someone driving a go cart. or a kid in a pedal car . unless the bumper is higher than the headlights a bumper is worthless anyway. there not my thing but they look cool !! |
Each "bumper" half is fixed only at one point. Which means the outer end can be bent forward even by a kid. Whether a bumper works as a bumper is beside the point. If it moves all over the place it is not fit for anything, and in my book, uselessness = ugly. (not counting logos and mascots and other ornaments). The beetle is one of the most utilitarian vehicles ever, why screw it up with redundant and flimsy piping?
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Peter_KG
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 12:58 pm Post subject: Re: Custom bumpers manufacturer |
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| allsidius wrote: |
| From an engineer's standpoint, these "bumpers" are so poorly designed that they really have no function at all and as such, their beauty is lost to me. I am not saying they should be able to take on a big SUV, but having two flimsy aluminim pipes flopping around the front of the car just to look cool, seems plain ridiculous. The rest of the car is cool, though. |
do you think bumpers even do anything on something that low ? maybe if you hit someone driving a go cart. or a kid in a pedal car . unless the bumper is higher than the headlights a bumper is worthless anyway. there not my thing but they look cool !! |
Each "bumper" half is fixed only at one point. Which means the outer end can be bent forward even by a kid. Whether a bumper works as a bumper is beside the point. If it moves all over the place it is not fit for anything, and in my book, uselessness = ugly. (not counting logos and mascots and other ornaments). The beetle is one of the most utilitarian
ever, why screw it up with redundant and flimsy piping? |
Get a life man! 🙄
These bumpers look freakin' awesome! I would mount them on my bug... Didn't ask for an opinion... You find them ugly... You drive a 1303 for cryin' out loud! Nah, my opinion nobody asked or cares about... 😂
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