Custom Bumper - Freelander 1

callumwk

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• Jun 6, 2020

• #1

Heya,

Has anyone ever made a full custom bumper for their freelander? Wondering if anyone has and also if anyone knows the legality of it - just no sharp edges I guess.

I'm talking about steel btw.

Thanks

 

Hippo

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• Jun 6, 2020

• #2

If you replace the FL1 plastic bumper with something steel, you'll remove the soft impact protection and absorption of some of the energy in a low speed crash.

May I ask why the steel bumper? Are you fitting a winch?

There are some body kit options from after market sellers but they look orroble. Like really ortoble.

 

callumwk

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• Jun 6, 2020

• #3

Hippo said:

If you replace the FL1 plastic bumper with something steel, you'll remove the soft impact protection and absorption of some of the energy in a low speed crash.

May I ask why the steel bumper? Are you fitting a winch?

There are some body kit options from after market sellers but they look orroble. Like really ortoble.

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This is true, I'm just into modifying and customising and making something unique, and I thought that it would look quite mean with a metal bumper(s) - I know its something they do in Canada.

 

Hippo

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• Jun 6, 2020

• #4

I prefer the look of standard vehicles without bling. There's was a mad max version of a FL1 on ebay recently.

 

callumwk

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• Jun 6, 2020

• #5

Hippo said:

I prefer the look of standard vehicles without bling. There's was a mad max version of a FL1 on ebay recently.

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I don't know if I'd go quite that far but who knows

 

Shippers

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• Jun 7, 2020

• #6

Check with your insurance company before you start making bits to modify your vehicle...at your age you might get a surprise...