Hi /o/,
I am considering getting a brush guard for my 2011 Ford Ranger. The main reason I want to get one is because I have been paranoid about damaging vehicles in a deer collision ever since I smoked one with my mom's Challenger when I was in high school. Basically, I'm trying to add a bit more protection to my truck. Also, over christmas I rode with the Sheriff back home and we ended up hitting a deer with a Ram 2500 that had a guard (all it did was mess up the passenger headlight). So, what is the general consensus on brush guards? In the event of a deer collision, would this help protect the truck or should I put that money elsewhere?
Here is the specific product I am looking at:
http://www.carid.com/2011-ford-ranger-grill-guards/dee-zee-grille-guard-4236553.html#reviews
Brush guards protect against foliage. The best protection against deer is paranoia at night.
>>14749013
I have one like that on my Dodge Dakota I bought from Carid but mine is a Westin. I got that one because it has one additional crossbar on top middle part.
I think it's worth the $300-$500 cost.
Plus they come pre-drilled for mounting off-road lights. Now I have a 2002 Ford Ranger and I'm probly gonna put a Westin on that too.
>>14749026
>Brush guards protect against foliage.
unless you get a real "grill guard" like the ones made by Ranchhand. I plowed through 3 full size deer at 70 mph all at one once with one of those on my truck and didn't get a scratch.
Unfortunately i can't find a Ranchhand grill guard for a smaller truck like a Dakota or a Ranger.
>>14749013
Why not go full ham and get steel bumpers like myself? They weigh a fuckton but have saved the truck from multiple deer.
>>14749047
Did you fucking line them up?!
>>14749047
>I plowed through 3 full size deer at 70mph all at once
Nigga you what
>>14749314
good lord that beautiful
gunna have to ask you to post a few more pics of that thing mister
if I had a 3/4+ instead of a halfton, the first thing is a big replacement bumper. just sucks though cause nowhere around here sells ranchand or similar, just those ugly underbite looking road armor ones
>>14749026
I've never seen so much ignorance in one thread. One week after getting a brush guard, i got into a front end collision going 35mph and my truck came out unscathed. While the lady that hit me had to get a tow because her entire front end got destroyed.
>>14749013
deezee and smittybuilt are mall crawler tier
look around for something like >>14749314
or >>14749711
a $300 deezee is nothing like a $1200 ranchhand bumper
>>14749325
>>14749446
Deer especially Doe(s) travel in herds, the also like to stand on narrow backroads.
I rounded a bend and hit six one morning.
>6 deer vs 1 R-model that was 3 tons overweight with bad brakes
Guess who won
>>14750837
guess who spent 2 days powerwashing guts, hairs, and turds out of the radiator.
>>14750504
That more has to do with car vs car. Deer can still fuck cars up depending on the style of guard and the type of car.
