I saw a guard at Poop Girls today (don't recall the name, I think it was
a DeeZee) up close and personal and you are very, very right. The
"mass-market" guards are good for nothing more than looks, maybe some
parking lot protection, and the occasional shrubbery. I had looked at
those from a distance before but always had in the back of my mind "that
thing can't be strong." Everything out there for Daks that I've seen is
a frame mount (maybe because we don't have a suitable bumper?
I'll look into the Warns and Ramseys. David (if you're still out
there), can you give me a line on where you got your current guard? And
what your first one was (so I can avoid it, since you bent yours)?
I agree about spending more the first time, Jason. I'd rather spend
$600 now than $300 now and then $600 later, after breaking the first
setup and possibly damaging my truck.
Jason Bleazard wrote:
>
> I would suggest going with a guard that's designed to mount a winch.
> If it'll hold up to winching, you know it's strong enough to hold up
> to tow hooks as well. I've seen too many grill guards that just
> mount to the bumper and definitely aren't strong enough to pull on.
> They're apparently for looks only.
>
> Warn makes their "Trans4mer" modular guard for the genIII Daks. This
> one is cool because you can get the guard and hooks now and add the
> winch mount later if you decide you want one. I think David Martin's
> guard is a Manik (sp?). From what I remember, his was the same way.
> Ramsey's guards are pretty good as well, from what I hear.
>
> These might be more expensive, but in the long run it's less
> expensive to buy the right thing first than have to replace one
> that's too cheap for what you're using it for.
>
> --- Andy Levy <andylevy@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> > I'm almost buying tow hooks. What's stopping me is that I can't
> > have
> > the Mopar hooks installed if I want a brushguard (and vice versa).
> > Are
> > there reasonably-priced guards out there with hooks on them, so I
> > can
> > have both? I will probably delay buying my towhooks until I decide
> > what
> > my options are here.
> >
> > --
> > -andy
>
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