NEED YOUR HONEST OPINION

I'm wanting to get a bull bar what do you guys think about this

http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?nav=item.view&id=271090099884

 

Not a fan of the chrome but I think it would look nice in black!

 

honestly.....GAY!!!

personally I like the look of the Avid bars a lot better.

 

Black would look better.

 

my question is do you all think that is a good quality bar or should I spend more and get a westin or other name brand bar

 

ive read alot of bad reviews on bull bars..
rattling and such
i have a friend who has a bull bar and it rubbed the paint off his bumper
its a westin

 

bull bars are old skool mod...i have an "aries" bull bar on my truck,it's only purpose is to house my driving lights,there are much nicer options available,but they are basically an outdated addition...i haven't had any problems with mine what so ever,and since it's already on,i won't be spending any extra cash to replace it...serves the purpose.my next major purchase will be tires(265-70-17).bull bars are still relatively accepted in these parts(it's alabama...we're country as hell)but the guys sporting the "west coast prerunner style" of body mods won't use them.if i had to do it again...bull bar wouldn't be on my "mod" list.

 

Sick truck and I guess I wanna put one on mine cuz to me tacos have always looked badass with one I'm not going for the west coast look hell I'm not going for any type of look just adding to mine what in my mind I think will look good right now I have 05 stock wheels wrapped in 265 75 16 cuz that's how I bought the truck last week

 

Bull Bar = not a good look

 

Why?

 

Never heard of this brand that you posted but I like mine (Toyota brand) & have had no issues.

 

Without knowing what you want to achieve, it's pretty hard to advise you. From a looks stand point I think they are OK, but I never have been able to figure out why people just don't get what pleases them. Your opinion is the only one that counts in that department. From a functional stand point they offer only minimal protection because they are built of light materials.

The reason some have said that they are outdated is because bullbars were originally built to augment factory bumpers back when trucks actually HAD bumpers. Those bullbars were built hell for stout and gave additional protection to the frontend. They also provided mounting points for a winch and lights. I used to build custom bullbars for people back in the late 70's, and they served people very well. Todays trucks have no bumpers so if you want any protection you will have to get a full bumper. That is why modern bullbars don't even attempt to sell themselves for that reason.

 

The look is not what is bad, it's the part where in a front crash they will do more damage than if you didn't have one

 

In my opinion a bull bar would never touch my truck. Not only are they damage multipliers should you ever hit something I do not like the look of them. Most that I have seen in person also use a very poor mounting method/design.

If I were you I would seriously consider an Avid bar. It is designed better, is much stronger, it mounts much better, and it protects more of the truck. Also much more "rare" then a bull bar. You get an avid bar and chances are you will never see any other model truck with something similar where bull bars are a dime a dozen.

See here for Avid: http://www.avidoffroad.com/#

I had one on my truck and it saved my bumper from many scratches, dents, and dings from parking in the city. It also did a great job protecting my bumper from small branches and tree's when the need to blaze a new trail arose.

 

I see so what would you do to the front end to give it a beefed up look without getting rid of the stock bumper

 

Paint the valance black.

Honestly I have seen bull bars do more damage than they prevent, it's basically just a mount for some lights.

 

I rlly like how yours came out I might just go that route

 

I would do what XXXX suggested. At least it does offer some additional protection and is not purely for show.

 

I wouldn't waste my money on those things. They look chintzy as hell and don't protect anything.

 

Never buy a Bull Bar for all the reasons listed above- and for those to come!