How do F/G bumpers and hoods affect a crash? Options

[JmuRiz]

I was wondering how the car and I would be affected, by having F/G lids and bumpers, in a crash. I would love to have the weight savings of F/G for if I do track days etc but I don't know if it'd be worth it from a safety standpoint on the street. Since my car mostly a streetcar. Thanks for any advice. I know there are C/F lids too, those are a lot of $$ however and they might splinter in a crash anyway (not sure though).

[JmuRiz]

Good point, they do have a LOT of foam behind the plastic bumpers in todays cars don't they. Maybe just a smaller metal frame on the F/G bumper mount and fill with some foam blocks.

In regards to steel bumpers in a low speed crash, I have two bumpers (front and rear) that were PO had a low impact fender bender, like a parking lot thing, and they'd need to be straightened and then rechromed, so that's a LOT of money to fix that low speed ding. Also the rubber bumper-tits don't don much, they just bend in the bumper at the base if hit good enough. Still takes more to mess up metal than F/G but something will be dented up in any crash even at 5mph.

I might just stick with my bumpers and get some F/G lids and if I do get into racing maybe get some F/G bumpers too. I also agree that a t-bone with an SUV w/ head-high bumper is the real scary type of crash!!!