I was questioning the lighting location... surprised me how far back it was. Gotta wonder if the whole truck is for looks and not function.

Wonder if its further back so he can get gear off the roof rack while standing on the bumper?

 

That LED light bar on the rack could be mounted on the side or back and make a sweet work light, it is worthless for driving where it is. The square ones facing forward would be way more useful as backup lights.

For me, Somethings form is always more appealing when it functions.

 

If it isn't a Ranchhand brand bumper it was certainly built in that style.

You could always call the company who bolted on the parts on that truck and ask about it. http://autreymotorsports.com

 

Actually I've been that way since way before then. If I have the time, I'll make something pretty AFTER it does it's job - otherwise, I don't care what it looks like. Plus, F/A-18's look gorgeous and do their job VERY well.

First car was a 1968 VW Bug, originally a 1600DP ended up being a 2332 w/ a 55mm turbo. It didn't fit under the decklid, and it looked ugly as sin. Did I care? No - because it ran deep 10-sec 1/4's. Every Jeep I've owned ended up being multi-colored after two years or so. All I cared about was the windows and doors sealed up and didn't leak or whistle at speed, so if a panel got mangled too much I'd just throw a replacement on from CL or a parts yard. Let's not even discuss making the bed when I was decades younger... (Stewart, John, Mark, and Razzi - **** off with the wisecracks I know you have). The Excursion just ended up looking, in my eyes, decent enough - but the main goal was a comfortable and capable sleeper rig. People expect diesel trucks to be quick these days, but an Excursion? Never. The Chevelle is the only exception to any of this, it WILL look good AND haul ***. Albeit haul *** in a fairly straight line, but haul *** nonetheless. *** *** ***. Because I can.

 

Its a Fab Fours. You can barely see that red "FF" logo on the front of it. Nice bumpers but $$

Black Steel Front Bumper - Fab Fours

 

Very confused.

What's with the sticker on the fender?

As @Krazee Matt and @Apocalypse mentioned form and function, it seems he sees something he likes and adds it without any coherent vision or plan.

 

Look again. The red logo is a A and M overlapped and looks similar to the Fab Four mountain logo. It is Audrey Motorsports logo. I do t think they built it as they are look to just be a bolt on dealer. I posted their website link in a post above.

 

The more I look at it the less I like it. That rack looks like it's on stilts! It reminds me of the houses on the coast:

 

I kind of like the look of that house. The lift gives you a view, and you don't have to worry about storm surge.

Makes me wonder if his rack is so high, so his lights can shine past his roof line.

 

Yep, I see it now. It helps when you look at it on a computer screen and not your phone. It looks like they put that AM logo over the small plate the ranch hand logo rivets too. They use the same mesh material as ranch hand. So it may be a ranchhand.

 

Is it just the older guys who hate on larger wheels? Over the last 8 years or so I've come to find larger wheels with decent tires great looking. When I put my stock 16's on in the winter I want to cry and miss my 20's I run in the summer...that being said I need larger summer tires.

I think the wheel/tire package is perfect. But I also have factory 22's on my F-150 with nearly 33" Nitto all terrains and I wouldn't have it any other way.


Now, this may just be me. I've always like to mix and match what I like from different styles. custom paint, roll pans, everything painted to match..ect but with a lift and bigger tires.

 

A real internet Excursion Stalker here.

 

I am older-ish and I dig the look of larger rims.

I also use design elements from a wide variety of sources but the thing with style is it is subjective, to me I just think the way they blended in the ranch bumper with a overland safari rack, off road rear bumper and street rod wheels just looks confusing. But who cares what we think, as long as the owner digs it then all is well.

As far as "utility" goes, if he added an array of antennas for comm gear it would make a good Storm Chaser. ( if he lowered the rack and fixed the lights )

 

At least leave a card on his windshield with the Excursion forum addy so he can join our group.

 

I never noticed how tall the rack is, that does need some attention. I've never been big on roof racks though.