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Bumper:
Bumpers are fitted to the front and rear of the car with the aim of protecting the bodywork of the car as much as possible in the event of a minor collision. In the past, bumpers were often heavily constructed and even fairly severe collisions caused relatively little damage. Nowadays, bumpers are made of plastic and are streamlined into the design of the car. The disadvantage of these bumpers is that they are very easily damaged. A small nudge from another car can already cause cracks in the paint, or make the bumper visibly crack.
Shock-absorbing bumper:
The bumper with shock-absorbing components protects the vehicle body in light collisions up to 8 km/h.
The image shows the components of the shock-absorbing rear bumper. The vehicle body is colored dark blue. The light blue strip is a mounting strip for, among other things, the wiring of the PDC sensors.
The metal bumper beam (green) is bolted to the body by means of shock absorbers (green). The shock absorbers have the property of collapsing in a collision; this absorbs the force of the impact. The shock absorbers become deformed and therefore remain permanently deformed.
During installation, the rear bumper (red) is slid into the guide pieces (brown). After the bumper has been slid into these, it is finally secured with a number of bolts.
The front bumper is equipped with similar shock-absorbing components.
