i think the law has something to do with exposing a lot of the fuel tank, even though there was a metal bumper to protect it. the thing was, they could see the tank.
so i put the plastic bumper on and it was all good. weird.
the front bumper is aluminium (aluminum), and i cut the two side rails off that go around the headlights. you can see on the side of the centre section where it was grinded flush, i still haven't painted it yet. there was also a bar that ran along the bottom which i cut off, as it hindered my approach angle. i also had to move the front bar up 3" to suit the body lift.
even though the front bar it aluminium, its pretty strong, as its fairly old. tougher in the older days. if i hit roos and stuff, its holds up ok, trees, depending on how big it is, are ok as well. but if i hit/ram a solid object, like a rock or another car (car wreck in bush) it will cop a lot of scratches and gouges out of it.
my tow hitch/ball is getting in the way most of the time, but it doesn't seem to stop me.
