Ain't that the truth. The costs would have been much higher and if your insurance company found out about the beam you could have easily been SOL on getting them to pay out on the claim.

 

Bingo!

I'm also glad I never replaced the subframe with one of those Cusco/Do-Luck/GTSpec subframes. I oculd have had the same issue there.

 

I guess that applies to most anything you put on the car though. Like the KWs you have. I guess wheels are a common enough upgrade that they might cover those.

 

Aftermarket parts are covered.

But if you have an aftermarket part that does not offer the same crash protection as stock (i.e. bumper beam, subframe), your insurance could decline to cover the damages since the lack of the stock part *may* have contributed to the level of damage.

 

Arent aftermarket parts only covered if you claim them on your insurance?

 

I have a stock bumper beam laying around if they haven't boughten it yet... your insurance is paying for it so i don't think it will matter, but i can give it to you for basically free

 

IIRC, doesn't your car have the big JDM fog lamps? How did you get them to fit your USDM bumper beam if so?

 

You don't remember correctly.
Check the pics

No other Java cars locally with JDM fogs.

 

His does not. But to get the big dog lights to fit, you cut the bumper beam. Paul@DBTuned has done it multiple times.

 

Duh, you're right. :slaps forehead:

 

yes. the $200 sawzall was a better choice than the $200 JDM bumper beam.

<--has biggie fogs but on an OBP.

 

YOU DOWN WITH OBP?!?!!?

 

Oh, it's YOUR car I was thinking about. I couldn't tell the difference between the different shades of black when I went to Paul's shop that one time. It was at night and the lighting was poor.

 

Yeah, you know me.