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Old 09-14-2013, 07:22 PM
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Bull bar for a 96

Anyone know where I can find a bull bar for my 1996 f150? Not a brush gaurd just a bull bar. I can't find any online
 
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bull bars are useless in most applications and usually multiply damage when you hit something, that is what i was told when i asked the same question you are now, and as far as i know there aren't any for our trucks, though a few many have popped up since i quit looking
 
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Old 09-14-2013, 07:33 PM
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Hah ya I kinda figure there pretty useless but I go off roading and sometimes hit bushes and **** and thought it'd help lol and they look pretty cool. Do u know if iCan I put a 95 bulbar on my 96?
 
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not a clue
 
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As far as I know, they do not make a bull bar for anything older than a 97
 
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as a last resort you can always bust out the welder and fab one up yourself, or hire a welder to make one for you
 
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Westin was making a bullbar for these trucks for a long time, I had one on my 94 f150. But they quit selling them around 2007.

Honestly the westin bull bars only vary by their mounting brackets, that's all. On mine it was just brackets that mounted to the brackets on your front bumper... Really simple install, any decent welding shop could fab one up for you in a half hour or so. Or do it yourself if you got some steel plate, a drill press or a good quality drill and a cheap welder.
 
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Originally Posted by Brettboat
Westin was making a bullbar for these trucks for a long time, I had one on my 94 f150. But they quit selling them around 2007.

Honestly the westin bull bars only vary by their mounting brackets, that's all. On mine it was just brackets that mounted to the brackets on your front bumper... Really simple install, any decent welding shop could fab one up for you in a half hour or so. Or do it yourself if you got some steel plate, a drill press or a good quality drill and a cheap welder.
. Do u still have the one on ur 94? Ha or will a 70s or 80s one fit if I get brackets for it u think?
 
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I don't own it anymore, sold it to a friend. I upgraded to a 97 f250 crewcab 4x4.

I'm telling you though, any westin bullbar will work if you get the brackets made. All you'll need is 2 L shaped brackets and cut some holes in them and it'll all work out. You can see the results of hitting a car at 5mph in this photo with mine. hahaha



 
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Alright man I'm goin to see if I can find an older one on craigslist or online and just convert it to make it fit if that's the case. Thanks for the info!
 
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