What's that steel bar doing there?

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02-21-2011, 09:44 AM

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He took his off.

My 6mt didnt come with that.

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02-21-2011, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Misterphalanges

I just bought one with a wrecked front end and a slightly crushed Front Bumper reinforcement bar. I was about to throw that on but now I'm wondering if I'm going to need to get a new one plus this piece. Anyone ever take it off and notice a difference?

Are we talking about the same thing?

There is a bumper/bumper re-inforcement beam but there is also a "boat anchor" for vibration dampening. The boat anchor (afaik) is not required for structural integrity of the bumper. The bumper/bumper re-inforcement beam is.

I removed my front boat anchor long ago. Never noticed any difference worth mentioning.

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02-21-2011, 02:08 PM

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The only time I can tell a difference without it is in gear sitting still with the AC on. There's just a little more vibration without it and only under those conditions.