Recommended bull bars or brush guards

i choose a brush guard first even tho i got a bull bar but it was free

 

Brush guards, or as we call them in Texas, grill guards have their place if they are of decent quality (Ranch Hand, Frontier, ArcRite, Warn, etc.). I am currently looking for one for my '04 Tacoma to protect it from deer. We have an abundance of deer here in central Texas and I've probably hit 4-5 in the past 10 years, mostly in either a Ford or Dodge pickup, but the Ranch Hand grill guards on those trucks protected from any damage at all. Unprotected trucks lose headlights, radiators, quarter panels, etc. The flimsy fashion-statement grill guards are a waste of money though, in my opinion.

 

Sure they are crash damage multipliers, but I personally like the look of them and them have some utility (bump gates, deer, fog light mount, etc.)

 

I like these










This threads from 2012 btw

 

Who doesn't...but, that's pretty snazzy and I ain't made of money. It ain't like I work for the guvmint or nuthin'.