Tube Steps and Bull Bar Advice Needed

looking for aftermarket versions. Do not want dealer installed tube steps. So many options out there. I know Westin is popular. What do you guys recommend? I would be looking at black not chrome.

 

Wait for it......

 

What is the problem ?

 

I am surprised that you were not flooded with "don't put a bull bar on" posts.
I will give you my .02 about the steps. When I bought my truck used, there were OEM tube steps on it. They were pretty beat up due to corrosion. So I got a different set by a different manufacturer. They didn't last a whole year. Took them off and invested in a set of sliders.
If I could do it differently I would have just gone with the sliders from the moment I got the truck.
If I were you...I would pimp out my new truck to a local fabricator who makes sliders so they can take measurements of the new design, then I may get them discounted or even free.
Best of luck with the mods.

 

Thread going right now about them:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/no-love-for-bull-bars.396281/#post-10962533

 

Thanks. I can see the point about the bull bar creating more damage

 

Tube Steps and Bull Bars are unnecessary. They add weight and resistance. They do nothing productive for your truck

 

Blanket generalizations do nothing productive either, yet here we are.

 

colored paint does nothing productive either. neither does your radio

 

yeah the more assholes who jump in here, the more interesting it will get. So far, we have collected one or two.

 

.....except help you to get into the truck.

 

Op, please tell us of the people who are too short to enter your Tacoma

 

Seems like half of the threads I see you post in, your sole purpose is to be a jerk. Is this intentional or does it just come naturally for you?

 

I asked a question of you

 

Do you mean practical?

 

I tried but couldn't get in. I have ridiculously short legs, and I have cable.

 

I guess I need to remove my spare tire too considering it just adds weight to the truck and would never be productive. While I'm at it, I'll go ahead and remove the skids because who needs them anyway?

 

Eric, are you looking have the bull bar for lights?

 

No, here is the deal....
I went through a few hundred pages of the Magnetic Gray thread over in the 2nd Gen forum. I liked the look of the black bull bar in the front of that color truck. So, this is purely a cosmetic thing for me. Yes, I can add lights down the road but that is not the primary purpose.

So, the reason why I was asking for feedback on which bull bar and tube steps people prefer is because I know there have been issues with corrosion, etc. Plus I know that some of the steps stick out farther than others.

Thanks funk