you are correct , but this is the way they are sold in japan and are functional, lighter and absorb as much as the regular bumpers do. take a look at what is supporting the bumper itself. upon inspection its only a thin sheet of metal. that is what holds the bumper on the car. this piece of metal is actually weaker than the bumper itself. i thought about this myself. im mr. play it safe so that you know. and if your hit on a frontal, rear collision, or any other collision whatsoever, a heavy bumper isnt going to do much for you unless the under structure is stronger than the bumper itself. i was looking at the rear of the car yesterday and i noticed this, the heavyyyyyy bumper is held by four screws onto this layered sheet of metal that 1. i can look behind it and 2. i can bend it with a set of plyers very easily. so, think what would happen in a case where youre hit in the rear, the bumper will either be ripped off and the rear end that holds the bumper in place will be crushed like a soda can. or the bumper will stay on (without damage) and the rear will be bent out of shape. the foam under neath it is just as strong and lighter too. so for someone who actually plays it safe (exagerratedly so) it freaked me out to see what was actually holding such a heavy duty bumper. plus, my bumper was falling out and rusted. what to do in this case? well ill just modify it instead of going and looking for one that i probably wont find anyways. another thing.. what holds the jdm bumpers in place? where can you get a cyborg bumper and what holds that in place?