Prado bumper and paint have color difference, because the front and rear bars are plastic parts. Most cars are made of iron. The paint on iron and plastic parts has color difference. Toyota Prado bumper is a safety device to absorb and slow down external impact and protect the front and rear parts of the car body.
Many years ago, the front and rear bumpers of automobiles were stamped with steel plates into channel steel, riveted or welded with the longitudinal beam of the frame, and there was a big gap between them and the body, which looked unsightly. With the development of automobile industry and the wide application of engineering plastics in automobile industry, automobile bumper as an important safety device has also embarked on the road of innovation.
In addition to maintaining the original protection function, the current front and rear bumpers should also pursue harmony and unity with body modeling and its own lightweight. The front and rear bumpers of cars are all plastic, which we call plastic bumpers. Automobile plastic bumper is generally composed of three parts: outer plate, cushioning material and cross beam. The outer plate and buffer material are made of plastic, and the cross beam is stamped from cold-rolled plate to form a U-shaped groove. The outer plate and the cushioning material are connected to the cross beam.
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