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Re: bumper design

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Originally Posted by bernieseaholm View Post
bumper for front, 6in long, 3.5 overhang past bump perimeter. image attached( I think)

any thoughts,

b2960
Sorry, not legal. Length of the bumpers is determined by the length that has all the elements of the bumper (backing, noodles, cloth). Your front bumper is only 2.5" long. You need to add 3.5 inches to the right side to be legal. Adding to the left side puts backing in the corner. This also means that you probably need to add 3.5" of frame to keep the bumper backed.

The GDC has clarified this in the Q&A multiple times; I include the first one. http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=10959

Later ones may be clearer.
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