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jdubub Senior Enthusiast

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Hey everyone,

 

I can't decide if I want to get a Stainless Steel Bull Bar, Ranch Hand Grill Guard or neither and just leave it alone. Tell me what you think! My grill has some chrome, I have a billet bowtie and my tow hooks are chrome.

 

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I think I would rather have the bull bar, but I am having an issue of finding one that fits right. All of the pics I see on my body style attach where the tow hooks are- which I do not like because then the top of the bull bar kind of hides the bowtie, and I dont like how the bar starts in the middle of the bumper. I have seen one locally where it mounts and starts at the bottom of the bumper like it "should", does anyone happen to know which one it is?

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yukon25008.1 Senior Enthusiast

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Stock looks great.. but i guess in texas thats what everyone does. If your gonna do it, Go full size covering the front..

Sweet profile pic by the way.. ; )

wurgs Senior Enthusiast

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Personally like the Ranch Hand myself. I would definately go that route if you drive places where there are alot of deer. My uncle has a Ranch Hand and hit a deer in middle of truck and really minimized the damage, body shop said it probably saved him about $2000.

goober1985 Enthusiast

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IMO, stock is the way to go. Chevy and GMC have the best looking front ends in the market. Don't cover it up. If you do anything just enhance what is already there with a billet or blacked out mesh grille, but don't hide it.

jdubub Senior Enthusiast

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AHHHHHHHHHH I can't decide :smash:

 

Come on guys! 70 views and 4 votes?

fajitas21 Enthusiast

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I actually saw a crash where the bull bar kept the airbag sensor from registering and the airbag didn't deploy :( After that I crossed off that from my list of ever wanting it.

jdubub Senior Enthusiast

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I actually saw a crash where the bull bar kept the airbag sensor from registering and the airbag didn't deploy :( After that I crossed off that from my list of ever wanting it.

 

 

thats crazy...... but I would think that it was something else, I wouldnt think that could keep them from going off, but either way that sucks and it hasnt received any votes so out goes the bull bar lol

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