where can we get the bumper guard cover things that seem to be on all the japanese vip ls430's (celsiors). if you look in any vip mag or most vip photos you will notice bumper guards at the four corners and i can't seem to find any outside of these japanese mags. any info?? thanks guys,



these things:



anyone ever do this before or have any knowledge about it??

 

Are you talking about the parking sticks that extend from the corner of the car? Your picture didnt work.

 

didnt u post this on VSC?

 

my pic was there for a like 1.5 days,,, the owner of the page must have changed the link of the pic, i shall try to refind and absolutely not am i talking about the sticks that stick up on the corner of the bumpers... those are only for old folks and first year drivers... you know the ones that qualify for those huge window stickers in j-pan...


these in the pic:

 

I'm trying to think of a reason why anyone would want those things on their car unless they were planning to impersonate a diplomat or had some pathological delusions of grandeur. Since you live near D.C., maybe it's the diplomat thing. Of course then you have to steal a set of DPL plates, and I'm pretty sure that's really, really illegal. Maybe you're going to fly your Spider Man flags....

 

drjfromla put down the crack pipe for a second. what in the world are you talking about???? you clearly don't know what it is that i am referring to, and the second pic is now failing, so i believe something strange is up with the link i keep grabbing so i will download it and attach it soon...



p.s. DrJ, are you like one of those medicinal herb Md's, cuz i've sorta been having this arthritis in my hands, and i think i've got glaucoma’s too...? maybe you could hook me up with some of that good sheez you seem to be somkin'.

 

can you see the pic now?? look really closely at the corners of the bumper..

if anyone has any 'real' info on these I would still like to hear it.

 

That right there is part of the bumper Assembly. You might be able to get some universal... stick ons? ha ha ha.

I cant remember what kit that is, but those corner pieces are with the kit itself, not added on.

 

FINALLY !!!! We can see the picture !!!!

I doubt that corner guard is an OEM piece, not very "Toyota-ish" to have something like that. I've seen aftermarket corner guards at auto parts stores, but unless you have a general color (black,white,silver, etc.) you won't find something that will match in color. It may not match even if it were a general color.

Also, if you have front parking sensors, aren't there two at the corner where that guard is? Can't cover it that way either.

 

I believe the stock bumper parking sensors are in the same location, so you would just take them out and add the guard then put them back on. i have seen these things in vip mags as a separate item but i didn't know you have to have a special bumper kit for them. sorta makes sense i guess. yeah matching the color part would be hard. i guess it would be best to buy a whole body kit and these and have them all painted at the same time.

 

I'm pretty sure that's the K-break kit: http://www.k-break.com/complete/30celsior_2.html

 

yes i believe that pic is the k-break kit.

i have seen these bumper guard things in various mags, i asked my wife and she said that its just a separate solo item to purchase in the ads in the vip mags. so does this mean that i have to have that specific k-break kit in order to use these bumper guards or can i put them on any bumper i wonder?? does anyone know of any vehicles in the states that have these on it?? if so, who and where and how can i contact them? thanks,

 

Hold on, you had to ask your wife! LOL J/K

 

my wife reads japanese, i do not read japanese, do you??



btw, it was in a japanese vip magazine... because i don't think they have any engrish vip mags but i could be mistaken..

 

No but i wish i did!