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View Poll Results: Headlight Guard or No?
Yes, HECK YES!
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BLAH... Uh NO... Show off them Harley's!
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Headlight Guards or no?

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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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I'll vote to leave them off. Those Harley lights look great, I say let those puppies breathe!
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 12:05 AM
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I'd be inclined to say no.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 08:40 AM
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Those Harley lights are like t*ts, everyone wants to admire them.

Generally, I prefer the light guards, but in your case, show us your lights.

 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by fordsd350
Those Harley lights are like t*ts, everyone wants to admire them.

Generally, I prefer the light guards, but in your case, show us your lights.

My guess is, you don't like bras on women either.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by dirtridertoo
My guess is, you don't like bras on women either.



Leave em off looks much better.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by dirtridertoo
My guess is, you don't like bras on women either.
I wouldn't want to see a fat guy in one, so why would I want to see a woman in one???

 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by fordsd350
I wouldn't want to see a fat guy in one, so why would I want to see a woman in one???

As bizarre as your logic is, I concur!
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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I've always questioned what good light guards would do.... if you hit something hard enough that it would break the headlights in the first place, it would almost certainly flex or bend the guards enough that the damage is going to happen anyway.
So I say no.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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I'd leave them off. They distract from your truck.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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With the install of that new audio system, it's going to be so loud that you won't even be able to see those headlight guards! "Squinted Eyes!"
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by mwsF250
I've always questioned what good light guards would do.... if you hit something hard enough that it would break the headlights in the first place, it would almost certainly flex or bend the guards enough that the damage is going to happen anyway.
So I say no.
Bingo! I learned this the hard way in my old Ranger. Had a grill/brush guard on it (not near as beefy as Storm's though..) and hit a deer with it. So, instead of just breaking the grill, the guard folded back and trashed my grill, both front fenders, the hood, the radiator support, and the bumper. Kinda did the opposite of what it was supposed to do lol.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 1975StroppeBaja
Bingo! I learned this the hard way in my old Ranger. Had a grill/brush guard on it (not near as beefy as Storm's though..) and hit a deer with it. So, instead of just breaking the grill, the guard folded back and trashed my grill, both front fenders, the hood, the radiator support, and the bumper. Kinda did the opposite of what it was supposed to do lol.
LOL.. Brush Guard won't stop anything but branches from scratching you all to crap. If you want a deer killer then you need a full front end replacement. Which is in the works. I just don't know which one I want to go with.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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LOL.. Brush Guard won't stop anything but branches from scratching you all to crap. If you want a deer killer then you need a full front end replacement. Which is in the works. I just don't know which one I want to go with.
Haha.. yeah I guess the brush guard wasn't really obligated to protect against anything but brush... but I thought the grill guard should've been held responsible for not guarding the grill.

 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 1975StroppeBaja
Haha.. yeah I guess the brush guard wasn't really obligated to protect against anything but brush... but I thought the grill guard should've been held responsible for not guarding the grill.

Yeah it's merely looks. I still cant decide on front end for mine. I don't want to loose the chrome. Only option decent is an ARB with the chrome grill bar. Other then that the other choices are just regular steel welded front ends.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 11:48 PM
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I would leave them off. Makes the truck look too busy on the front end.
 
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