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Replace carbon fiber bumper with aluminum?

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I own a machine shop and I am wondering if there is any interest in having me make some aluminum replacement bumpers to use in place of the carbon fiber rear bumpers. I have heard of several people breaking the carbon fiber ones and I could eaisly make a replacement out of aluminum if there is enough interest in them. Solid billet aluminum so they would be ultra strong. I figure they would cost about $40 each.
 
There is a market for aluminum replacement bumper-- based on the number of companies offering one. SLP, Holz, JT and I have seen a few others all offer one. Not sure on pricing on their products.
 
Actually I was thinking about making it out of solid aluminum so it would be stronger than the hollow tube those ones are using. I would be worried that even those would bend if you put a jack to them.
 
NRHS said:
Actually I was thinking about making it out of solid aluminum so it would be stronger than the hollow tube those ones are using. I would be worried that even those would bend if you put a jack to them.
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Solid aluminum? No, thanks. I just used alum tubing to sleeve the carbon fiber. The stock side pieces will bend before the bumper.

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Not feeling the solid rear bumper, or the $40 price tag. I just picked up the insert from JT for $20 and think that will do the job perfectly. The best of both worlds, the look of carbon, and strength of metal.
 
this is why I was asking before ever making one. I just picked up my 2013 a week ago (owned nothing byts Cats before) and was trying to get some ideas about the bumper as I have heard of several breaking when being jacked on.

thanks
 
What about aluminum Pipe replacement. (Rivet or weld in) With aluminum mesh for some danm grip
 
What about making one out of square tube, with solid round stock on the ends to fit into the stock bumper brackets?
 
Anyone selling a bumper with added traction for the gloves. I believe using a smooth pipe is silly. You can pull harder if you have more grip
 
Kinda ghetto, but why not get some sticky backed grip tape like they use on floors and wrap the bumper. Cheap and effective.
 
I put the JT aluminum insert in on my 2012 last year. It does strengthen but the CF is slick as Hell in the snow. I think a knurled aluminum rear bumper would be the best. IMO

sTONE
 
This is the stigma that carbon fiber gets. Polaris buys the rear bumper made out of carbon fiber from CHINA! go figure. Carbon fiber made over there is made real cheap, like everything else, and it is brittle. They add WAY to much resin in the carbon fiber to make it look smooth and shinny, but that makes it like glass. A real carbon fiber tube, like on a bike frame from TREK would be fine, but would cost close to $100.00, I am sure that Polaris only pays as much as a alum bumper would cost for a carbon one.

Please dont think that all carbon fiber is a weak as the Polaris bumper, it is not. Carbon fiber is 5 times stronger than alum, and half the weight. FACT.

TJ
 
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