2004 bull bar

[dannyb420]

Does anyone have any expereience with a bull bar for the 02-05 ex? I am looking at one made by Westin:

http://www.premiermotoring.net/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=998

but would prefer one that looks like this, the only make it for full size ford trucks :

http://www.truckxpressions.com/truc...ccessories/bullbar.htm?source=broiI&iorb=4764

The second link has the skid plate with it

Any suggestions??

Thank you

 

[robl]

I had also looked into this and went to my local truck accessories dealer and found only the westin safari bar without the skid plate. I agree the one with the skid plate looks better. I had decided to get my friend to make one for me but if you want that look it might be easy to just buy the safari bar and get a machine shop to make a skid plate for you - you could then cutomize it the way you want.

 

[Interstate]

I've got the bar without the skidplate: black on gold X. I like it a lot without the skidplate. I would say it looks better on X's/rangers without the skid plate as our vehicles just aren't big enough to accomodate it and it'd look out of place. Very simple install: loosen your tow hooks, slide in the mounting brackets, 2 bolts to hold the bar on, tighten tow hook bolts. I have yet to put on some lights, but there is a lot of room for some pretty big lights.

What color is your 04?

 

[jimbo74]

personally i think bull bars are GHEY!!!!! they serve no purpose other than to empty your wallet... they offer no front end protection, and most of the chrome warranties or whatever suck.... i personally wouldnt want another part on my truck to rust thats going to be expensive and not do anything other than give me a place to mount a pair of lights.....

 

[Interstate]

So does that make every aesthetic part ghey? Like bigger chrome wheels, exhaust tips, pin stripes, window tint, leather seats, running boards/nerf bars, etc are completely ghey?

Jim, thanks for your utterly useless post. This guy wants something to mke his X 'look' better and all you have to offer is a negative opinion.

 

[dannyb420]

I'll probably get it in black. My Explorer is black with tinited windows so I think it will look great. The safari bar also includes lights for free, they give you four options, I dont think they are of high quality though? I also looked at this site, it looks like a bit much though.

http://www.autoanything.com/products/product_gnn.aspx?se=waag_center_guard&p_id=1235&v_id=1863840

Thanks for your help, any other suggestions are appreciated.

 

[spindlecone]

Am with Jim on this one, they serve no purpose, go wack a tree with your bullbar, the damage the bar will transfer to your front end, is major.
Whatever turns your crank tho

 

[Co&Ca]

If you're looking at that WAAG guard you might as well jsut go with a full brushguard but as you said, it was a little much. I personally tihnk the bullbars look nice but they seem more cosmetic then actually protection. But they look nice.

 

[FROADER]

I also looked at this site, it looks like a bit much though.

http://www.autoanything.com/products/product_gnn.aspx?se=waag_center_guard&p_id=1235&v_id=1863840

Thanks for your help, any other suggestions are appreciated.

I like the look of this one better than the others. It also doesn't hang low under the bumper. It also figures that I like the one that is more expensive...

Good luck with your decision.

 

[Interstate]

It's all up to you, but I think it looks like the front end of a police explorer.