bullbar or brushguard?

[trollin]

what do you guys think about these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-F150-06-07-08-2006-2008-Bull-Grille-Push-Guard-Bar-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3a5affaf53QQitemZ25063 4809171QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccesso ries


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-F150-06-07-08-2008-Bull-Grille-Push-Guard-Bar-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem19bc60536fQQitemZ11053 4611823QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccesso ries


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/06-07-08-FORD-F150-F-150-2X4-Grille-Brush-Guard-BLK-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3a5b000738QQitemZ25063 4831672QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccesso ries

[Lenn]

Brush Guard FTW!!

[trollin]

I really want this but its a no shipping auction :banghead:

http://cas07.businessflow.ms/Current/media/item_image_sheet.aspx?domain=lkqonline.com&item_guid=7fc5635c-dc5a-4011-b8b0-12127f118d6a

[Lenn]

That's BA as hell but I think that might be a little much on the front of your essentially stock 1/2 ton. Go baller status and get a Ranch Hand front end replacement. Just whatever you do, don't do a bull bar. No offense to anyone that has one, but they are meh at best. Some trucks pull them off better than others, wich the Ford does, but at the end of the day, you still have a flimsy peice of aluminum that only has 4 bolts in it.

[trollin]

IMO this would be perfect for my truck except I dont want to drop the $ on it

http://www.setxforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9731

[7.3Lover]

just weld a bigass pipe to your frame and call it a day

[seth]

just weld a bigass pipe to your frame and call it a day

helll yeah.

[Jusselin]

I wouldtake a bull bar over a brush guard any day unless its a Onki brush guard and only stainless steel. SS comes with lifetime warranty....Black comes with 1 year warranty. and for good reason too...you live in SETX where salt is in the air we breathe!

SS BG FTW!!!!

[Jusselin]

I really want this but its a no shipping auction :banghead:

http://cas07.businessflow.ms/Current/media/item_image_sheet.aspx?domain=lkqonline.com&item_guid=7fc5635c-dc5a-4011-b8b0-12127f118d6a

what kind of truck do you have? a 150? dude remember what ever you get needs to be suspension friendly!

If you are looking for a decent brushguard go with a westin sportsman (that is the style lenn has) westin also makes an amazing bull bar

or you can drop a $G ($1000) and get the top of the line stainless Onki Brushguard

[Lenn]

I HATE the one I have. IIRC, its the Westin "Classic" and it looks like something that came outta the late 80's.

[vr6dub]

i agree with lenn..just look at my truck..i have a westin bull bar and it is flimsy! def only for looks..in a wreck or to push on, the hollow aluminum bends really easy!! i plan on taking mine off soon if u wanna see wut ur truck looks like with one let me know we can put it on ur truck!!

[Jusselin]

i agree with lenn..just look at my truck..i have a westin bull bar and it is flimsy! def only for looks..in a wreck or to push on, the hollow aluminum bends really easy!! i plan on taking mine off soon if u wanna see wut ur truck looks like with one let me know we can put it on ur truck!!

the brushguards are not for protection either...very flimsy still, if you want protection then go with a top gun baja bumper or even ranchhands summit series...but anything westin offers is not going to protect you....I think Go. Industries makes something called a big tex that is pretty solid

[Jusselin]

I HATE the one I have. IIRC, its the Westin "Classic" and it looks like something that came outta the late 80's.

i guess i didnt read well enough lol i thought he was going for looks not protection....and if yours is the classic then i dont remember it that well. I thought it was the sportsman.

[trollin]

I think I might just drop my truck off at my dads work. he is a machinist and said he could make me an iron bull/road armor style bumper with the scrap metal they have laying around at the shop. I would just have to be without my truck for at least a week and its my DD.

[trollin]

I think I might just drop my truck off at my dads work. he is a machinist and said he could make me an iron bull/road armor style bumper with the scrap metal they have laying around at the shop. I would just have to be without my truck for at least a week and its my DD.

[seth]

doooo it and bum rides for a week lol

[Jusselin]

yeah, i would not mind seeing how this turns out

[Fordtrucktexan]

Make sure he puts some front tow hooks on it! Can't wait to see how it turns out

[trollin]

It'll be a little while, they have been building stuff for the oil spill and they are swamped.

[seth]

welllllll? its been a month lol

[trollin]

he still hasn't had a chance to start on it, when I went over there for fathers day he said that he saw stuff he built on the underwater cams for the oil spill.