Now bumpers are styled within the body. So there is no purpose - is it?
2007-05-29 00:48:59 · 6 answers · asked by letis l 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
they still absorb light impacts, they are just designed differently for aesthetic purposes. if you took your flexible bumper cover off, you would find a layer of impact absorbent material under it. this could be a plastic "honeycomb" or a styrofoam-like bumper strip. underheath that is a collapsible (in most cases) bumper reinforcement bar...
2007-05-29 00:58:08 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a impact absorber under that style plastic bumper cover. Good for 2.5 miles an hour if your lucky. Even back in the fiftys those heavy chrome grills and bumpers were style elements. Mid 70's 5 mph bumpers were gastly ugly but effective with shocks built on to them to the body that needed replacing each hit.
2007-05-29 00:57:47 · answer #2 · answered by John Paul 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, they are designe to absorbe impacts and cushion the overall blow to the car.
In the old days, bumbers were designed to protect the car. I remember getting rear-ended in a 55 Pontiac by a 92 Caprice. The caprice was totaled, my Pontiac just had some paint on the bumper.
Go figure...
2007-05-29 10:26:14 · answer #3 · answered by Tim B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are wrong? In the olden days, the bumpers are solid metal designed to absorb force without damaging the vehicle. However, because of the shock and forces during accidents, the driver and passengers can get hurt or killed easily.
Today, the bumper and vehicle body are designed to be easily scrum bled to absorb the impart to save the life of the driver and passenger. The dumper and bonnet are also designed to reduce injury to the person it hit
2007-05-29 01:57:39 · answer #4 · answered by Passo L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Older cars had bumbers designed to absorb any impact. Newer vehicle bumpers are designed to transfer that energy throughout the vehicles' crumple zones. By redistributing the energy during an impact, much less energy is able to cause damage to the occupants of the vehicle.
2007-05-29 01:50:53 · answer #5 · answered by Mike 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Years ago bumper were designed to protect the vehicle, now they are designed to protect the occupants! A persons safety is more important than the vehicles looks! Safety first no matter what the cost is, it is cheaper than being dead, besides it keeps mechanics busy, job security!
2007-05-29 00:55:48 · answer #6 · answered by samhillesq 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋