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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 10:28 PM
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my second attempt at a prerunnerish guard. cuts the hi beams , but I, was going for the low pro. look. . . . so let the critiques roll.
 

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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 11:48 PM
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Looks nice too bad it blocks headloghts, no off Road light mounts either?
 
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 01:14 AM
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I like the look OK. Light tabs are an easy fix if you want lights up-front. Not sure of the angle of the picture, but yea, I would agree the bars in front of the lights may need to come down just a little to not block the lights.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 08:07 AM
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That setup would be PERFECT on my 99
I like............
 
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by dusty1
my second attempt at a prerunnerish guard. cuts the hi beams , but I, was going for the low pro. look. . . . so let the critiques roll.
I like it, and I understand that you were going for low profile, but I did find that a higher brushguard protected my radiator in a collision. My brushguard was only good for recycling after the crash, and I did need front-end body work, but my radiator and all parts under hood were good. I still need to replace that brushguard (it was LR OEM), so I am looking for inspiration.

My comment regarding your design is that a higher brushguard does serve a purpose. Good job, though .
 
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by TOM R
Looks nice too bad it blocks headloghts, no off Road light mounts either?
I put tabs for lights, and prewired inside, it is just a straight on photo. can't see'em.

I had a lower set up but i felt it looked goofey. outside bars were to close to the bumper.

i'm picking up material for 3rd attempt, today. still working on the headlight obstacle.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 09:29 AM
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i think this whole process would have been easier, if i had not decided to do a facelift, right in the middle of building a guard
 
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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 09:26 AM
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looks good, why not insert a piece of 3inch round stock in front of the high beams so they can so thru. didn't they do something like that on the factory light guards
 

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Old Sep 16, 2013 | 07:27 PM
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Looks excellent
 
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