Material.

I'm looking into buying an eclipse front bumper but it seems like there are more than 1 type of material used for bumpers. Can someone tell me what the differences between them are? or how many different types there are? (durability, price, material etc.) thank you

All factory bumpers are polyurethane. Aftermarket bumpers you can get in fiberglass to.

Do yourself a favor and get the urethane man. The extra up front cost wont even come close to the money you would have to spend fixing that fuckin fiberglass bumper.

The polyurethane one will flex a bit if you hit something, so it dosn't completely shatter if you were to say, hit a big racoon dead on (yeah, I did it once or twice).

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z173/SilvrEclipse/DSCF1574.jpg?t=1188181310

Sorry I couldn'd resist, I saw this at a car show one time.

Thx for the info guys. I've been lookin around ebay for a front stock 2gb eclipse bumper but none of them specify what material they are made from. Also what is a 'bumper cover'? it looks like a bumper to me but i don't know lol

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-99-MITSUBISHI-ECLIPSE-FRONT-BUMPER-PRIMED_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33640QQihZ010QQi temZ200145053910QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

am i better off avoiding ebay stores such as this? or will this work fine? thx

Thats what you need. Those aren't made out of fiberglass. Its actually called a bumper cover, the bumper is the plastic brace behind it.

^ I think you mean metal... or are you 2g guys' bumpers made of plastic??? 1g's just have a big ass chunk of steel. Anyway, yes, you want a bumper cover. The bumper is actually the piece that protects the car, the cover is the thing that goes over it to make it look pretty.

yea we have plastic bumpers. Im sure they weigh a lot less than a big ass metal one.

They're actually fiberglass, and they itch like crazy if you try shave them down to fit a bodykit over it.