was shaving down where the cross member was cut off yesterday, as it was out like an inch and i noticed these tabs in my lower grille hole and i have not seen them on another car, so im wondering if i should cut them off?

 

Noooooooooooooooooo just got my new one on. Don't do it!!!!!!

 

Bump

 

They mount to the bumper beam. Unless you have an IC or HE keep them.

 

ok thank you

 

mine are cut off, just cause the H/E though

 

ill leave them, and tell my painter not to paint them so you cant see them. but if they get in the way for any reason, ill cut them

 

no. those tabs bend backwards into the bumper and conect to the rebar behind the bumper.

 

Keep them unless you get a IC or H/E where there too big and the tabs wont fit

 

Rebar?

 

As said above that holds the center of the bumper to the crash bar

 

constructionbalt

 

thats what they call the metal bumper behind the plastic bumper cover.

 

It's the bumper/bumper beam/ crash bar.

This is rebar.

 

 

it can also be called a rebar.
bumper rebar - Google Search

at the body shop i go to thats what they call it.

 

I will be cutting mine. I could unbolt the bumper bar bolts that hold the heat exchanger and put them back in but I can't find a real reason to save them. they don't seem to make the bumper any more sturdy (it doesn't wobble or sag with them not bolted up).