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Re: Easy Bumper Switching?

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Originally Posted by bstew View Post
It looks like we played around half as many matches overall (season and offseason) in 2016, so we probably don't see as much wear as you do. That being said, we build pretty rigid (one piece) bumpers out of bent 1/8 6061 T6 aluminum sheetmetal. They really don't change shape at all during the season. This probably helps the latches avoid some problems.

Could you provide more information on your mounting setup? We mount our latches so that the 1/8 L brackets supports them and should take all horizontal forces. All the latch should be doing is holding the bumper down.
I like your internal sheet frame structure, that could help with a lot of the bumper fit problems we have. We had similar L brackets (probably custom 090 sheet). I also don't think we were as careful with installation.
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