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chrome brush guard?
i have a 2003 ford ranger 2wd...and before i buy a brush guard for it..i want to know if it looks good...does any1 have an idea how itll look?
 
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anyone who has an opinion on whether or not it will look good..plz post
 
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What color is your truck?
 
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blue..almost royal blue..but not quite

the bottom is about knee high...im afraid it may be too low for brush guard to look right...any ideas?
 
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2 thinks.

1) is it stock height?

2) do you live where it snows (salt roads)?

if you answer yes to any of these questions dont buy it..
 
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chrome will look good.
 
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it looks bout like the one in ur pic..cept its blue and is extended cab..and yes..as far as i know..its all stock..
 
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any more suggestions..full brush guard or just skid plate maybe?..
 
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Skid dude... brush guards only look good on Lifted SUV's... IMO...

I really like Procomp light bars though!
 
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its not lifted..no...but the bed isnt raised higher than the front like normal 2wds
 
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Well in all honesty, I would save the money and put it into just some lights for it or something... I wouldn't waste money on a skidplate or brush guard man... It just won't look right... but that's just my .02
 
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In my opinon.....don't do it on a 2wd.

It reminds me of a bone stock '06 Toyota X-Runner Tacoma that has a Bully Bar on it! True story...street truck THATS LOWERED with a darn Bully Bar.
 
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just curious..what's the average cost of skid plate or brush guard for rangers...the prices ive found tend to be $300-$400...is that bout right?
 
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Yah... Sounds about right to me
 
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is there much difference in the 4wd and 2wd ride height on similar models..ive seen a 4wd with brush guard i havent noticed much of a height difference
 
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ok..i have 1 for chrome, 1 for skid, and 1 for nothing....lol..not much better odds...any other opinions..plz..so i dont waste money
 
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Then don't buy it... If YOU don't want it don't waste the money to try and please us dude... You're the one that has to look at it everyday
 
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i do want a brush guard..but if it honestly wont look good at all..then i dont want to spend my money..and can get dual exhaust or somethin..i dont wrry about pleasing y'all..im lookin for solid advice/opinions.
 
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this is basically what it looks like..cept mines blue and doesnt have step bars on bottom
 
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would a chrome brush guard look good or not?
 
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I say no... Get a tuner or exhaust or an intake or something else first

Or air horns lol
 
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I like mine but then again i got 33's and my lift will be on hopefully in the next week or 2

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yeah, get the black/polished westin bully bar. same one i have on my truck. looks good, not too big, not too small. and it withstands road dirt, road salt, etc.
 
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Mines better than Aces. ;-)

haha I would go with just a basic safari bar. Something like this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ksid=p3907.m29
 
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this is basically what it looks like..cept mines blue and doesnt have step bars on bottom
....and lower and not 4x4.

Do it if you want, it is your truck. But general concensus is that they don't belong on a 2wd.
 
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