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Old 05-08-2006, 03:47 PM
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Question Are euro rear bumpers metal or plastic?

Just curious, does anyone know what the euro rear bumper is made out of? If its plastic then I won't have to worry about rust if I find a used one online.
Old 05-08-2006, 03:54 PM
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They are metal. Absolutely certain (my car is of such origin).
Old 05-08-2006, 04:36 PM
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There is one for sale in another thread.

https://rennlist.com/forums/924-931-944-951-968-forum/271609-rear-euro-fiberglass-bumper-for-sale.html
Old 05-08-2006, 04:38 PM
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Mine came directly from Porsche and is damned sure NOTmetal.
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Well there seems to be conflicting issues here, ehall says his is not metal and SCAN automotive says his is metal. Maybe there are differences in years?
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The only diff Ican imagine is if a cnadian car was delivered with a metal Euro bumper. I've never heard of a metal euro bumper coming after the fact. U.S. bumpers are metal, but not euro's.
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I'm European as is my 951 and my rear bumper is not metal!
Old 05-08-2006, 05:41 PM
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Or Buy new.

944online.com
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They are metal. Absolutely certain (my car is of such origin).
They are not metal. Material is somekind of plastic/glassfibre combination.Have one in my garage, can take later pictures of unpainted inner part of that bumber.

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Well it sounds like the majority is that it is not metal, and my source also commented that he thought it was a plastic/fiberglass material. I would buy new but I have a source for a really nice used one.
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Originally Posted by Olli Snellman
They are not metal. Material is somekind of plastic/glassfibre combination.Have on in my garage, can take later pictures of unpainted inner part of that bumber.
Can I buy it?
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it's not for sale
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I can confirm that it is............................fibreglass
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Even if you got a US bumper, it wouldn't rust.
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Some sort of fiberglass, got rear-ended once and metal doesn't behave like this:





(I still miss that old 944S, it was such a great car)


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