Decision....

"jkm7680" (jkm7680) 01/02/2018 at 15:56 • Filed to: None

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I think I’m gonna get a Ranch Hand grille guard and look for a nice bass boat. I’ll wait on my current tires to wear out before getting new rims and tires.

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Picture of what that would look like.

jkm7680 > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 15:59

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This is what that looks like.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:00

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kinJAAAAA’D

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 01/02/2018 at 16:00

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2x

jimz > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:01

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jkm7680 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 01/02/2018 at 16:01

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Considering how many years I’ve used Kinja, it is still shit.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:02

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Right before Kinja, I was actually quite happy with how oppo functioned and they went and kinja’d it.

But on-topic: Why a grille guard?

E90M3 > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:04

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My former company used to put ranch hand grilles on the company trucks.

jkm7680 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 01/02/2018 at 16:04

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I live in a very rural area with lots of deer and I spend a decent amount of time on farms.

benjrblant > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:06

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Careful with those damage multipliers! They typically cave pretty easily, the headlight guards like to smash up your fenders too.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:08

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This is the correct answer, I dislike these attachments when they are unnecessary, haha.

jimz > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:10

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jkm7680 > E90M3 01/02/2018 at 16:10

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Oil industry amiright?

jkm7680 > benjrblant 01/02/2018 at 16:11

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Ranch Hands are usually higher quality than JcWhitney ones, luckily.

E90M3 > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:15

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Yup, I was on a frac crew.

jkm7680 > jimz 01/02/2018 at 16:16

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You need a hunting licence to claim a deer you hit with a truck where I live.

itschrome > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:18

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Ugh.. I don’t understand bass boats. they are basically useless on most water if there’s a bit of a breeze or other boats around making chop.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:19

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Relevant

Spaceball-Two > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:26

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You going to do any lights beside the stock fogs? On whim I put a light bar set up with two fogs on my Xmas list and got it. I just don’t know where to put the two fogs that won’t take me into “bro” territory.

jkm7680 > Spaceball-Two 01/02/2018 at 16:27

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Yup, I’m gonna throw a lightbar in that gap between the painted part of the bumper and the plastic bit directly under it.

What kinda fogs are they?

Spaceball-Two > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:32

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That’s where my light bar will go too. They are just two stand alone lights. Like this:

I thought about installing them on the rear bumper to use as aux lights while I’m unpacking the truck when I go camping.

jkm7680 > Spaceball-Two 01/02/2018 at 16:39

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You could get ditch light brackets and throw the main one on the front?

They would look cool as aux lights though, I’ve been thinking of doing something similar.

Ssfancyfresh > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:40

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I’m looking forward to months of careful deliberation, constant updates, frequent indecision, and a sneaky reveal long after everyone has forgotten this post existed in the first place.

Spaceball-Two > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:50

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Yeah the main bar will sit between the bumper and the grill.

I’ll probably end up mounting the two smaller ones out back.

jkm7680 > Spaceball-Two 01/02/2018 at 16:51

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True, that’ll look good. Have you done anything to it besides getting that stuff?

vicali > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 16:51

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Still applies, why not a proper ARB? Provides much better protection that tube bars that will wreck the front of the truck..

Why not BajaDesign Squadron Sports in the fog holes?- buy once cry once I say.

jkm7680 > vicali 01/02/2018 at 17:04

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More expensive and I don’t like ARB products. Plus I want to retain the stock front fascia as much as possible.

Spaceball-Two > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 17:07

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Nothing too crazy. I installed a shorty antenna and some new door speakers. The stock speakers were shot and they would muffle sound when the outside temp got above 75 degrees. New bigger tires are next and while I’d like a bed shell I’ll probably go with a rigid bed cover.

jkm7680 > Spaceball-Two 01/02/2018 at 17:08

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Nice, nice. Simple stuff like that makes all the difference.

vicali > jkm7680 01/02/2018 at 17:10

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Your truck your rules.

C4 Fab has a nice strong bumper that doesn’t cover everything up.

http://www.c4fabrication.com/product-category/front-bumpers/

jkm7680 > vicali 01/02/2018 at 17:41

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That looks cool except for the Auburn front plate.

That also offers zero protection to anything besides that small area.

j250ex > jkm7680 01/03/2018 at 09:40

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How would that affect the front wheel alignment? Aren’t those bars pretty heavy