Front Bumper/Grille Guard

Hey all! Excited to join the forum and see all of your builds and slowly do my own. I just recently bought a new '19 Quicksand Double Cab Long Bed Off-Road Tacoma, and I think the first thing I need to do with it is replace the front bumper with some armor! I live in southwest Colorado, Durango to be specific, and I need some armor to protect my truck from deer (and sometimes elk) as they often get hit here. I've been looking at lots of bumpers, and I think my top choice is Mode's bumper/grille guard because of the price (it comes with all the pieces unwelded, so you save at least $500 compared to others, plus free shipping) the look, and it will definitely save my truck from anything I could hit. I also really like C4's bumper/grille guard, but the low profile (which I actually really like the look of) and the fact that the bumper is flush with the grille worries me that there's still a possibility of damage to my front end if I happen to hit anything. What's y'all's take on some front end armor? I'd love to also see some pictures of what you guys have! I've attached a couple pictures of Mode's bumper, they didn't actually have any pictures of a Tacoma with their bumper on it; and one of C4's bumper. My favorite look is that the bumper comes all the way up to the headlights, that looks real sweet to me. Thanks!

 

Any updates on this? I have a 17 TRD Sport and I am looking at adding armor too. I may take the DIY route, but this isn't bad looking.

 

Did you design this bumper?

 

looking to sell you oem bumper?

 

I'm also researching the same. I've read that the bumpers that have crossbars can interfere with radar cruise control. They say it can be relocated but I'm not sure how that really works. I didn't get the model with parking assist (who needs that anyways) because those sensors create even more technology issues. Curious about what choice you made.