Bumper Project
I decided to cut a little weight out of my back bumper. I wasn't sure what to do but since I had two rear bumpers laying around I figured if I screwed up I could just put the stock stuff back on. Here's what the car looked like before I started cutting:
Pulling the bumper cover off exposes a black inner bumper:
After the black inner bumper is removed you can see the two tow hook horns (the pax side has been cut off here):
Cutting the black inner bumper down the middle:
The black inner bumper is held to the car with two black pads. These are cut in half as well:
Putting the inner bumper back on:
Next the lower part of the bumper cover is cut off. Before:
And after:
What it looks like when everything is put back on the car. I'm not sure how safe it is but it is a bit lighter:
Here is 10 lbs of junk that was removed:
