I am testing the water to see if there is any interests in 2002+ OEM style front bumpers made of high pressure urethane. If this bumper can be offered at $1100, how many interested people are there?
Personal Opinion
I never thought about this route because I do not like urethane. For those in the paint or bodyshop business; have the same feeling. Aftermarket urethane bumpers are often thick and very heavy and also made of low pressure urethane. This means the Tg temp is much lower and becomes prone to warping from heat cycles. If you have a cut on an urethane bumper, there is no way to save it, it will eventually tear all the way through.
High Pressure Urethane
This is a different process that uses higher Tg materials and also the bumpers are usually at least 1/2 the thickness of the lower pressure urethane and 1/2 the weight. It doesn't expand and contract as much as low pressure urethanes.
Personal Opinion
I never thought about this route because I do not like urethane. For those in the paint or bodyshop business; have the same feeling. Aftermarket urethane bumpers are often thick and very heavy and also made of low pressure urethane. This means the Tg temp is much lower and becomes prone to warping from heat cycles. If you have a cut on an urethane bumper, there is no way to save it, it will eventually tear all the way through.
High Pressure Urethane
This is a different process that uses higher Tg materials and also the bumpers are usually at least 1/2 the thickness of the lower pressure urethane and 1/2 the weight. It doesn't expand and contract as much as low pressure urethanes.