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Jon Rogers

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jasko New Member

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Hey all. I bought a generic bull bar off of Amazon for my brother's new 2014 Silverado. He has the LTZ package with the parking sensors already installed. Will adding this disable those or mess with those? I'd like to get some input before we start taking the bumper off and mess with the tow hooks...

 

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Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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Hey all. I bought a generic bull bar off of Amazon for my brother's new 2014 Silverado. He has the LTZ package with the parking sensors already installed. Will adding this disable those or mess with those? I'd like to get some input before we start taking the bumper off and mess with the tow hooks...

 

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yes it will set off the front center parking sensors

Sech636 Enthusiast

Sech636

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Sorry man! Was hoping to get it done during Thanksgiving but hardly had the time to do the quick plastidip wok that I did. Plus with that I was able to do a little and then walk away for a few. I should hopefully have the time to do it over Christmas holidays. Decembe 13th the truck will come off the road for around 2 weeks. Should be able to do it during that time period.

Alright Mike!

 

Its a New Year! did you get those sensors installed? I purchase a Bull bar the first one, was the wrong one (the mounts were at the bottom not in the middle. Which was too high of a profile as well as going to cover up my BowTie!) So I got the low profile one and I have one more hurdle to pass. I'm putting a 1.5" body lift in and that's going to make me have to modify the brackets. The thing that sucks is, it looks like the brackets go under the frame some for added support. I'm going to have to cut that out and weld some additional support so it'll be able to use the toe hook holes or if I have to drill new holes higher I cant have that bottom flange. Has anyone attempted putting a Bull bar on with a body lift already installed? Then, remounting the parking sensors!!!! Whoo hoo this Chevy season!

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Kgraley Enthusiast

Kgraley

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Put a stainless bull bar on my 2015 and I had plates welded in the corners. Them reinstalled the sensors in them.

They work great.

Kgraley Enthusiast

Kgraley

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You can buy a complete new harness from Gm for 56.00. I used it and did this

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Kgraley Enthusiast

Kgraley

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Not finished yet but it works fine. Going to redo the housing. Good thing about stainless you can cut it off sand it polish it and looks like new. This was just a test to see if it would work. The wires where ran down the tubes and spliced to the harness with water proof red tab splices used on phone lines. So it will hold up longer than the truck.

Kgraley Enthusiast

Kgraley

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I bought 1/2 stainless steel carriage bolts polished them with 600,800,1000, 1500 them shine like Crome and fill the sensor holes in bumper. Looks like they came there.

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bmodesit Enthusiast

bmodesit

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Here is the Cattleman HD grill guard on a 2015 Sierra. The install was super quick and easy. It didn't require removal of the grill or bumper pad. :driving:

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medic717 Enthusiast

medic717

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Here is the Cattleman HD grill guard on a 2015 Sierra. The install was super quick and easy. It didn't require removal of the grill or bumper pad. :driving:

Trying to figure out if my truck will still fit in my garage with this brush guard is there any way you could measure how far it sticks out from the front and post it for me please?

smrr1 Senior Enthusiast

smrr1

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Trying to figure out if my truck will still fit in my garage with this brush guard is there any way you could measure how far it sticks out from the front and post it for me please?

I have been trying to figure out the same thing. From my best measurement on a silverado with a ranch hand it sticks out 7 inches. Sucks because i only have 6 to spare.
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bmodesit Enthusiast

bmodesit

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Trying to figure out if my truck will still fit in my garage with this brush guard is there any way you could measure how far it sticks out from the front and post it for me please?

medic 717 I will do that this afternoon and let you know!

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