If you live in a City like Brooklyn you know the dangers of street parking and come to expect and sometimes accept a rear bumper that’s pimpled with screw marks and imprints of license plate frames. What most people do not realize is that rear bumper protectors and guards can help prevent and/or minimize rear bumper damage. Depending on how extreme you want to get, rear bumper guards can be an affordable solution that’s easy to implement. With all the rear car bumper guards and protectors out there, finding the best rear bumper guard is important. Not all rear bumper guards and protectors are created equal, so you need to look at the features and benefits of each product and see whether it meets your needs.

The most popular rear car bumper guards are the stick on type. Stick- on car bumper guards are easy to attach and can usually adhere for a few months before they fall off. The pitfall of stick on rubber bumper guards is that they (1) usually protect only the bumper corners (2) they are bulky and ugly looking (3) they leave a messy glue residue when they fall off and (4) they do not come in colors.

Another popular rear bumper guard is the clear bumper protector products. Search the Internet and you are likely to find many companies that apply a clear bumper protection sticker on the bumpers. These clear bumper protectors and guard come in various thicknesses, depending on which company makes it. The concept of clear bumper protection is interesting, but flawed. Clear bumper protection stickers are okay for preventing bugs and rocks from chipping your paint, but they can easily tear when hit by a car bumper. The cost of installing and later removing the clear bumper protection can be expensive, so lets move on and look at some other options.

The third and most popular rear car bumper guards and protectors are the flip-out guards. These products are usually PVC based floor mats that you can flip-out when you park. These rear car bumper guards are unique because they protect the center portion of the bumper, the area most susceptible to parking related damage. There are several flip-out rear bumper guards and protectors on the market and some are better than others. The popularity of these car bumper protectors has led to an insurgence of cheap quality copy-cat products from China. These rear car bumper guards are made from toxic PVC plastic and look like the better quality products.

The best quality rear car bumper guard is the 2010 Bumper Bully. The new Bumper Bully is PVC FREE and made from a silicone like rubber that’s environmentally safe. Don’t settle for a cheap imitation, get the #1 rated rear bumper guard and protector – the 2010 Bumper Bully is the best car bumper guard out there.