for anyone who cares to know, the stock front bumper reinforcement weighs ~ 22.5#'s on a 96 gle. a no name rockauto replacement weighed 8.5#'s.

 

steel vs. alu?

 

Have side by side pics? Just curious

 

nissan did go to steel for the supports for a reason tho

above is the same low speed test. 95-96 had alu and 97+ had steel

 

Wait, so the 97+ had no trunk damage with the steel??

 

my 96's front (and rear also) bumper reinforcement was steel. i posted the weight of the rear here a while back. the oem's are much more substantial (especially the front), or at least compared to the aftermarket no-name replacements i got. i believe it was the 95's that had aluminum & that the 97's were redesigned more subatantially (the rear almost certainly).

 

LOL, thats a great pic. Still, I don't see how its a viable test unless you back up into a post. I want to see a real fender bender!

 

Wow! That's some good weight I can shave off my car.

Too bad removing the bumpers on a Maxima is worse than pulling teeth.

 

Another reason why the 95 is the lightest.

 

now that makes me feel better and worse about my car lol

 

95 only had aluminum.
96 and up are steel.