udmsvt
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ok, first i couldnt decide were to post this so please move it if necessary.
i got my 3" BL on and i'm looking at the front bumper held up by the brackets going "how will those hold up in an accident?"
i have also been looking at soem sort of change to teh front.
i want opinions. i've got a crossover street/offroad look going with the clear corners and altezzas and i was thinking of a billet grill. BUT i have also been looking at grill guards.
obviously, if i do one it doesnt make much sense to do the other, and i would get more bang for the buck out of the grill guard.
the problem is, that darn body lift. i know people have done some crazy things to get it to work, but i have no access to welding tools or torches or anything of the sort, and i'm not too fond of drilling into the frame (although i will if i have to)
anybody have a viable solution to adding the grill guard, and making it look ok with the bl that actually icludes pics (the searches i have done were rather unsatisfying)
and also, would it be so much hassle that i should gowith the billet grille?
(BTW: this is the grill i have been looking at if i cant do a grill guard):
i got my 3" BL on and i'm looking at the front bumper held up by the brackets going "how will those hold up in an accident?"
i have also been looking at soem sort of change to teh front.
i want opinions. i've got a crossover street/offroad look going with the clear corners and altezzas and i was thinking of a billet grill. BUT i have also been looking at grill guards.
obviously, if i do one it doesnt make much sense to do the other, and i would get more bang for the buck out of the grill guard.
the problem is, that darn body lift. i know people have done some crazy things to get it to work, but i have no access to welding tools or torches or anything of the sort, and i'm not too fond of drilling into the frame (although i will if i have to)
anybody have a viable solution to adding the grill guard, and making it look ok with the bl that actually icludes pics (the searches i have done were rather unsatisfying)
and also, would it be so much hassle that i should gowith the billet grille?
(BTW: this is the grill i have been looking at if i cant do a grill guard):
