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Old 08-16-2007, 10:23 AM
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Default Re: winch bumper

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Originally Posted by DevinSixtySeven View Post
arb is actually your best choice unless you intend a lot of low speed offroad driving...arb afaik is the only manufacturer to crash-test their bumpers. a reunel (or custom fab, or tough country/ruff/rough/tuff/wtf-ever-theyre-called) is more like a large piece of unyielding metal attached to your frame, which is great if youre bumping trees at low speed, but will kill you if you hit a brick wall or another car at high speed.

-sean
Sounds like you've bought into the ARB marketing pitch. They make great bumpers, but I've yet to see a single report describing how the other similar bumpers "kill you". Frankly, given the bolt-on mounting, and the air-bag actuation input, it's very hard to imagine how the bumper design could impair the airbag deployment, and ANY after-market bumper is going to provide more protection than the flimsy factory bumper.
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