On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, Joseph Fortino wrote:

> lets just say i'm looking into them after seeing my rear bumper fold
> and take all the shock, i'm lucky i'm a bit lower then the normal van
> and it kissed me right smack in the middle, but if my van was stock level
> it would have nailed me worse, tube bumpers are beefy and would take more of
> a hit i feel. BTW i was hit more the 2mph

I've never been too sure about the tube bumpers.  I'm wondering if it's
better to have the energy go into crumpling up the bumper than to put it
straight into the frame.  I'd rather replace the bumper than have to deal
with a bent frame.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si