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Light bar or bull bar?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by rctoyguy, Aug 12, 2012.

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  1. Aug 12, 2012 at 6:23 PM
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    rctoyguy

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    Never plan on off roading - purely going for looks.. Stainless bull bar with 2 lights, or light bar with 4? What do y'all think?
     
    rctoyguy, Aug 12, 2012
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  2. Aug 12, 2012 at 6:25 PM
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    avid offroad light bar
     
    08pretaco, Aug 12, 2012
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  3. Aug 12, 2012 at 6:49 PM
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    Light bar.

    Bull bars look great in the pictures in the front-on shots.
    They look like shit in profile.
     
    Rich91710, Aug 12, 2012
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  4. Aug 13, 2012 at 7:21 AM
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    Light bar! I like my NFab bar :)
     
    Pugga, Aug 13, 2012
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  5. Aug 13, 2012 at 7:25 AM
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    Light bar, and no offence to those with bull bars, but I'm not a fan.
     
    DEEVON911, Aug 13, 2012
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  6. Aug 13, 2012 at 12:32 PM
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    here is what you get with a light bar and 4 hella 700ff lights...
    [​IMG]

    I just took my light bar off to "clean up" the front of the truck, however I do like the look of the light bar vs the bull bar. you could get a behind the grill light bar from bamf as I did...
    [​IMG]
     
    beaver_scott, Aug 13, 2012
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  7. Aug 13, 2012 at 12:35 PM
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    mudthedoor, Aug 13, 2012
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  8. Aug 13, 2012 at 12:36 PM
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    go with a light bar, I love my NFAB prerunner
     
    tacohound, Aug 13, 2012
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  9. Aug 13, 2012 at 12:37 PM
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    light bar
     
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  10. Aug 13, 2012 at 12:52 PM
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    NFab light bar with PIAA 510 lights (I did have to weld up some custom adapters to fit them on the bottom though, the gussets get in the way in the stock location)
     
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  11. Aug 13, 2012 at 1:23 PM
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    This ^^^^
     
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  12. Aug 13, 2012 at 4:39 PM
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    Beaver_scott, that's it - what brand is that one? (not behind the grill) - I'm actually thinking the 2 outside lights maybe 1size smaller than the middle 2.
     
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  13. Aug 13, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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    AVID FTW!!!!
     
    RadRed06, Aug 13, 2012
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  14. Aug 13, 2012 at 6:13 PM
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    100% agree

    of course I'm a little biased :p

    2012-05-31175221_4a9aeb934e9b4e0e908df21882e8bed266f56b09.jpg
     
    speedracercjr, Aug 13, 2012
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  15. Aug 13, 2012 at 6:16 PM
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    ^^someone needs a Satoshi grill!
     
    JustinL, Aug 13, 2012
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  16. Aug 13, 2012 at 6:18 PM
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    Avid light bar FTW!

    [​IMG]
     
    bridgcat, Aug 13, 2012
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  17. Aug 13, 2012 at 6:31 PM
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    I'm in the next batch from Homer, don't worry its a coming!
     
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  18. Aug 13, 2012 at 7:05 PM
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    Nice - should look amazing on your truck
     
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  19. Aug 13, 2012 at 7:12 PM
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    I really really really wanted an N Fab style bar, but didn't want to pay the shipping to Canada, and I couldn't find anything like it. I wound up going with an all black bull bar.
     
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  20. Aug 13, 2012 at 7:13 PM
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    man, I couldn't agree more.

    bull bars are weird IMHO

    that Avid bar is the shit.
     
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