China vs Germany (Car vs Bike)
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American-spec bumpers (which have to withstand at least a 2.5 MPH impact) are usually done with large foam blocks underneath and a somewhat flexible vinyl covering over that. Chinese-spec bumpers probably don't have any specific regulations on their durability, so you're likely to find almost anything in their construction.
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Plastic bumper covers are not particularly strong on any make of car. There are a ton of parts under that cover, and sometimes after an accident body shops do a lousy repair job, sometimes not even installing all necessary parts, and then hide their shoddy workmanship with the plastic cover.
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Usually under the plastic bumper cover there is still a steel bumper(in years past the bumper was chrome plated and an integral part of the car's styling), that is sometimes surrounded by foam so the bumper cover will spring back/not crack, thus meeting that 2.5mph standard quoted above.
In that picture it doesn't look like the steel bumper extends all the way to the corner of the car.
In that picture it doesn't look like the steel bumper extends all the way to the corner of the car.
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