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Old 02-13-2010, 09:37 PM
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Default how exactly do most brushguards mount?

i found a brushguardand going to look at it tommarrow whats the best way to put it on?
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Old 02-13-2010, 11:48 PM
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Bubble gum, super glue, and one bread sack twist tie.
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Old 02-13-2010, 11:55 PM
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With nuts and bolts.
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Old 02-14-2010, 12:38 AM
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Bolts to the frame rails
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Old 02-14-2010, 12:53 AM
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Duct Tape, it binds the universe together.
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Old 02-14-2010, 06:18 AM
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Bubble gum, super glue, and one bread sack twist tie.
Best post ever!
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Old 02-14-2010, 07:10 AM
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if ford was smart enough to put on a hood ornament then you could hang it there.
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Old 02-14-2010, 08:36 AM
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haha so most people ****** rig it?
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Old 02-14-2010, 10:36 AM
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haha so most people ****** rig it?
ask me it's the American way anymore..could pay and have it installed in japan. then it will be just as good as the i pod in the cup holder.
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Old 02-14-2010, 04:01 PM
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They all mount via bracketry to your frame. Most likely there's a bracket that some how bolts onto the frame rail. There'll be a top bracket that goes between the bumper and grille to support the top of the gaurd. Then there'll be something on the bottom that sticks out and the gaurd bolts to that.
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Old 02-14-2010, 05:56 PM
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oh ok i thought thats gennerally how they went
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Old 02-14-2010, 09:46 PM
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Boy I can tell you're from Alabama with such language. Politically correct terminology = Afro engineered.
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Old 02-15-2010, 12:47 AM
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i didnt know how to spell "engineered".
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Old 02-15-2010, 12:55 AM
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most brush guards bolt to the frame underneath then I'd use something similar to the light tabs on some of the rangers on here to bolt to the back side of the bumper.

you may get lucky and the mounting hardware will be with it
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Old 02-15-2010, 04:30 AM
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i didnt know how to spell "engineered".
That proves it, your Glencoe education shines like diamonds!
Just poking fun, my daughter will be a product of the Alabama educational system too.
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