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Old 04-20-2013, 08:04 PM
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Can't figure the grill guard out??

I have this grill guard that came off a 95 f150 I have a 93 f350 it should fit right lol??? the hole where it goes around the bumper seems to small? I figured the pros on here could give me some advice.
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Old 04-20-2013, 08:17 PM
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Do the holes line up? If so drill the holes bigger use bigger bolts
 
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Do the holes line up? If so drill the holes bigger use bigger bolts

It don't fit around the bumper.
 
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F350 may have a bigger bumper.
 
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F350 may have a bigger bumper.
Thats what I was kinda thinking but they all seem to look the same. Man I wish I could get this thing on. It cleaned up nice.
 
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According to all the sites that sell guards they say they will all fit f150 to f350
 
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It doesn't fit "around" the bumper, it fits in front of the bumper...

You did get the mounting brackets didn't you?
 
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It doesn't fit "around" the bumper, it fits in front of the bumper...

You did get the mounting brackets didn't you?
dosent look like it
 
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IT does fit in front of the bumper You could make some brackets
 
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Nope no brackets got it for $10 lol. Anyone got any pictures of brackets or how they mount so I can fab something up to get it on. The guy told me it was off a 95 f150 but he could have lied wouldn't surprise me. But from looking at them (in pictures) it looks like it came of a ford around that year.
 
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I got a 95 F250 with a pushbar I will check it out in the morning I also had a 84 with a pushbar like that on it.I"m thinking a piece of angle iron or L bracket .I;ll do some measuring get back to ya,
 
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I got a 95 F250 with a pushbar I will check it out in the morning I also had a 84 with a pushbar like that on it.I"m thinking a piece of angle iron or L bracket .I;ll do some measuring get back to ya,
That would be GREAT bud! My truck is a 92 F350 your 95 should be the same thing. The bottom I cant prob figure something out for its the top that I got questions about.
 
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I put 1 on a 2002 f150 a couple years back and if I remember right it all mounted under the front to the frame.
 
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Ok this guy here seems to have one that looks quite close to the one that I have. I test fitted mine and it will not go on like this one. it sticks out WAY to far. I think I can cut it down and get it to fit like this. Dont really like the fact that there will be 8 bolts showing but it would work. 4 pieces of angle and 8 bolts 4 holes drilled in the bumper and 4 holes drilled in the guard after I cut it down. But for 10 bucks it would save my front end from getting smashed up. I would prob reinforce the back side of the bumper with some flat iron and weld that to the bumper mounts so its kinda bolting more to the frame then the bumper. Wouldn't want it bending into the grill upon impact or pushing. Kinda defeats the purpose of a "grill guard" lol.


Looks kinda odd with the body lift. Makes it look tiny but i'm sure it works.
 
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Old 04-21-2013, 11:54 AM
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don't expect that thing to save your front end if you hit anything bigger then a squirrel...

These bumpers are very flimsy and with the push bar bolted to the bumper instead of the frame it will just roll back and kill your hood and grill.

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