The Ultimate Outdoor Rear Bumper Guard (Black Edition)

I live in a part of town that has almost exclusively parallel parking. So getting bumper protection was an absolute must when I bought my new black car. It was almost scary looking around and seeing car after car of scoffed and scratched bumpers. This thing works like a charm. The extra padding is well worth the money as it definitely provides an extra layer of padding and protection. In fact, for the most part, rear bumpers seem to get hit by a parallel parker's front bumper license plate, which tends to jut out a bit. The extra padding makes sure that even a more forceful bump won't leave a single ding or scratch. The bumper bully attaches very easily via velcro straps to the floor of my trunk and couldn't be easier to use.Now there are a couple of shortcoming. First, the bully only covers the majority of the rear bumper (I have a mid-size sedan) and importantly the edges of the bumper are not covered. And for parallel parkers, that is typically where a person will scratch your car as they pull out of the spot behind you. I really wish they had a version that had more coverage and I know there are other bumper protectors that wrap around your entire bumper. Second, you absolutely should not drive around with the bumper bully out on your bumper. Outside of looking somewhat dorky, it will flap in the wind and the straps that attach it to the trunk will actually scratch your bumper paint over time if you drive with it. I accidentally did this a couple of times and the place where the strap connects to the bumper bully actually started tearing a bit as well. It's something to keep in mind because if you want to have the bumper bully out before you park (e.g. you're trying to park in a tight spot and may hit the car behind) then you have to stop the car, get out, get the bumper bully out and then park - sort of a hassle if you do it enough times.But overall, this is a fantastic investment that keeps my car looking brand new!

Works great on my 2025 rav 4

Had an older version for many many years, since 2017. The weather made it wear so I replaced it with this. Rubber is thick, easy to apply. I live where we have to parallel park and this has been great protecting my rear bumper.

Pros:Easy to install - The bumper bully itself hangs from long seatbelt quality strips. These strips have velcro on one side. The kit comes with additional strips with velcro on one side and a pretty strong adhesive on the other. You stick these inside the car which gives you the surface that you velcro the bumper bully strips to (velcro on velcro). It also allows for some adjustment because the velcro portion of the strips is fairly long and you can attach anywhere. The challenge here would be if your trunk is lined with carpeting (or similar) you won't have a surface to stick the velcro fasteners to. And Velcro on carpeting doesn't generally work well - you need velcro on velcro (male to female if you will). Ensure you have a metal or plastic surface inside your trunk to glue the velcro strips to.Very Sturdy - while obviously not full bumper quality, these should provide protection from not only scrapes and scratches but even the dents that may result from minor bumps as well. I haven't tested this but I certainly get the impression that it will help avoid some physical damage. I've seen other Bumper Bully knock-offs (I'm talking to you Bumper Badger) that look as if they're more like flimsy floor mats and hang precariously from the bumper. This also will not sag like I've seen others do. Holds its shape very well.Cons:Does not cover the full bumper. These are designed to help with straight-on taps / collisions. But don't really do much to help with scratches to the corners of bumpers that can result from parallel parking. (this is what ultimately prevents me from giving it 5 stars). In other words, this works great when you're already in the spot and are not QUITE sure how far back you can go befo- Oh there it is! However,a wider Bumper Bully would probably have some aerodynamic issues while driving. Still think it's worth the investment - you just need to hope that the guy/girl behind you gives themselves that extra inch clearance as they pull out of the parallel parking spot instead of scraping the corner of your bumper on the way out. This will do nothing to protect against that.Update: Lately I've been putting this out for parking only and putting it back in the trunk before driving. It fits in the trunk pretty nicely assuming you don't have it packed with other stuff. However - Recently got a nasty series of scratches and dings on the rear passenger side bumper WITH this on. As mentioned before - it DOES NOT protect from common parallel parking corner scrapes.

I saw one of these on several cars on the road, and thought it was a good idea. I know there are several other companies that offer cheaper prices and slightly different models. I can't say that I am an expert on these bumpers, but I do know from experience that you generally get what you pay for. Other companies might not give you as much coverage and / or give you a solid bumper. I suppose at the end of the day, a bumper protector will do what it says it will do. But here's why I went with Bumper Bully.Even despite the additional shipping cost (for a Prime member like me).1. I figured that it was better to be proactive in protecting my bumper (on Benz, black). I consider myself to be a generally safe and good driver, but with parallel parking comes scratches. Both from my mistakes and from others'.2. It seemed well-made, and it was! Solid and thick rubber. I really felt like it covered my bumper well without looking bulky / too much.3. (This I figured out after purchase) It was easy to install. You have two options: (1) velcro it on the cargo mat of your trunk, or (2) stick it on the side, I think - I don't remember since I used the velcro option. There is even space to cut out some part of it should your license plate be covered. My SUV's plate on the gate, so I did not have to do any cutting.4. (This was unfounded, I know ... but ... ) The cars on the road that had the Bumper Bully were high-end cars in addition to mid-range cars (Toyotas, BMW, Benz, Acuras, Lexus). So to me, that indicated its practicality and impressiveness of it -- after all, a bumper protector is not sexy-looking. But you want to go with one that works well if you decide to get one, right?