Smashed in my grill :(
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if i didnt have all the sensors and cameras on the front i would be all over this bumper lol but i can see that it would block them both out and i use them alot!!!
Mountain Pass
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i'm not saying you need one, i'm just saying that if you had one you'd just have had a dead bird and not a dead grill
i've always had grill guards and they've often times saved me from bird strikes, other drivers, some of my own ****ty driving and of course, bump gates and actual brush
this is my first full replacement though, i figured on a one ton with a $125 option for stronger springs it was a given. it's rock solid and i like it quite a bit
was just throwing it out there...
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that's the poor man's bumper, they make one with camera cutouts and the like
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I believe the "insurance policy" that texrdnec was talking about was just a replacement bumper and not actually an insurance policy.
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Good point. Those grills DO look stronger than the grate type...
Tuned
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From: Greeneville TN USA
A turkey took out the west coast mirror on previous truck, bent the top of the door as well. What an impact! The mirror was heated and motorized. I replaced it with a cheepie, as I planned on selling truck.
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From: Hatfield's side of river
Believe me, it could have been worse. I hit an owl one night while doing 102 mph. It flew straight into my drivers side headlight, so the impact speed was probably around 130 mph. The damage was severe for a bird weighing only 4 lbs. he went through the headlights and hit the battery which stopped him.
Sorry for your loss. At least it was bolt on parts that didn't require paint work.
Sorry for your loss. At least it was bolt on parts that didn't require paint work.
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The grill takes away from the platinum look, that's something I would do if I had a lower trim truck but not a platinum 
It's hard to say, there all just cheep over priced plastic, I would still have fracked the other grill in half all the same! Although the design looks weaker, all the bars in the grill are rolled back, I would say there about the same! But I do think when my part finally comes in I will find a way to reinforce them some how, maby fill the inside groves with fiberglass resin or something lol
It's hard to say, there all just cheep over priced plastic, I would still have fracked the other grill in half all the same! Although the design looks weaker, all the bars in the grill are rolled back, I would say there about the same! But I do think when my part finally comes in I will find a way to reinforce them some how, maby fill the inside groves with fiberglass resin or something lol
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