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Old 02-10-2005 | 12:54 AM
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Yea some of you told me so!!
What can I say I saw the blue Integy bumpers & body mounts & had to have them!!
They looked so good!!

All it took was one minor crash (landed on the rear bumper from about a 2' high jump & went end over end) & it wasted over $100 of aluminum parts!!!

From the left,
Hard to tell in this pic but the rear body mount ($30) is tweaked & both posts snapped off.
Top center,
Front bumper ($25) Look at the right side the tubes don't line up & the mount is tweaked
Bottom center,
Rear bumper ($25) same as front bumper look at left side, also the bulkhead is stripped out where it pulled the screws out.
Right side,
Front body mount ($30), the part with the post in it is susposed to be straight!!



If your building a shelf queen get the Integy stuff, it looks great, but it's way too soft to actually be used!!![>:]
Old 02-10-2005 | 07:38 AM
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Ouch man, that's harsh! I'm guessing there's no sort of quality gaurntee (sp?) or the like?
Old 02-10-2005 | 08:03 AM
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ew is that metal. if so get plastice. easy to replace and doesnt get saeched up
Old 02-10-2005 | 11:28 AM
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The only aluminum parts I would consider running to increase my trucks durability are bulkheads and chassis braces, and shocks. The rest is all bling.
Old 02-11-2005 | 03:38 PM
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Yea I'm thinking RPM stuff next time!!
Old 02-12-2005 | 01:42 PM
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atleast it bent instead of snapping
Old 02-12-2005 | 02:46 PM
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Yeah..........you just need to straighten it back out and off you go...........

The worst alloy products ive had are the GPM parts...........very soft.

The only alloy i have and will be putting on my Savage are adjustable top arms and a tank gaurd.

JMO
Old 02-12-2005 | 04:16 PM
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LOL i told you so. Well i didnt but i had to rub it in. I have to say that alum looks nice tho.

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