Front grill/brush guard ??

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Appreciate the testimonial on effectiveness. I keep fighting to buy American. I lost my career to outsourcing by U.S. Oligarchs. If we don't even attempt to buy U.S., our kids have a bleak future.
If you look closely at Luverns wording is STATES assembled in USA.One would Wonder WHERE it's made?
 

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If you look closely at Luverns wording is STATES assembled in USA.One would Wonder WHERE it's made?

I hear ya. Assembled is at least better than "shipped assembled" from China.

Edit: confirmed with Luverne personally they outsourced all the piece parts to China. I'm pretty p.o.'d about it. All that remains are Ranch Hand and Iron Cross, neither of which offers stainless, chrome or aluminum.
That leaves Truck Defender aluminum only. Wonderful. Race to the bottom. We'll all be living in tents soon.
 
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I agree that aluminum would be great for weight and rust prevention.
Too bad the price is a bit much...
 

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Howdy,

Read through these, so many nice ones out there. I live in big time deer country and need a front end guard. Buddy hit a deer and hooves punctured trans oil cooler, fried tranny. Oops.

2017 Ram 2500 Crew Cab
- Heavy Duty Deer Guard
- I have front proximity sensors
- I do not use, nor need a winch
- I have the 2 tow hooks, but have never used these in the past

Do any of you have thoughts about what would work best for this application?
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- Model
- Cusom

Thankyou.
My experiences are limited to the

"GO Industries Rancher". Made in Texas!

#1 on '09 Ram 1500 SLT QC 6'4" bed, 5.7 4x4 3.92's

#2 on '17 Ram 2500 Tradesman CC 8' bed 392 4x4 4.10's

#1, I put the powdercoated gloss black on my '09 Ram 1500. Killed 2 deer with it at considerable speed. No damage to the bar. Had to remove deer hair from the R F tire bead. I guess he spun around & slapped the wheel reeeeeaaaalll hard.
Bar cost $650. 1-year guaranty. Not used.
No damage to speak of. Slight dent under p/s front door that nobody saw until I pointed it out.

#2, on my 2500 I opted for the same bar but chose their flat black armor coating that's guaranteed 3 yrs. Glad I did. Highway sandstorms have no affect. I've bagged 4 deer with this one. No damage other than a 1" smudge to the bar. Similar sized dent to p/s rear rocker panel. Not worth fixing since even I have to look to point it out to people.
Bar cost $969. 3-year guaranty. Not used.

NO damage to hoods, fenders, grilles, bumpers, doors, glass, drivetrain or undercarriage. The only minor damage is to the rocker panel below a door on passenger side.
I edited this post to add a few pics of the side. You find the damage. Acceptable to me. Just imagine the front end damage $$$$ would have occurred. I LOVE this bar!

#1- Powder coated bar on my maroon '09 & pre-assembled, in my garage.

#2- Armor coat on my white '10 2500 with other shots showing the 3 bolts on each of the two uprights. I replaced them with stainless steel. Originals did rust. These must be removed to take the bar off. They are very easy to get to. I've done this several times by myself. Bar weighs about 110 pounds. Weight is not noticed on my 2500.

NOTES:

-- If you wish to retain the tow hooks, (I did) you will need longer bolts.

-- Mounting brackets for this bar bolt directly to the frame. No moifications needed.

-- If, after installation, you need to remove the bar, you only remove the six nuts/washers/bolts holding it to the mounting bracket. Takes me 5 minutes once tools and impact gun are out.

-- Other white Ram pic is NOT my truck. It is in Australia. I would love to know if THAT MASSIVE SWEET BAR is available! If you know anything at all, please let me know!

-- Sorry, no other pics of '09 1500 exist

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Thanks @RoadRamblerNJ , but I am looking for stainless or aluminum for corrosion resistance up here in Salt-a-Sota. Ranch Hand and other U.S. sources only offer painted steel.

Truck Defender has aluminum, but they replace complete bumper which adds even more cost. Talking 2-3 times that of stainless.
 

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Ok, I made my decision. For better, or worse, I bought this from site sponsor Auto Accessories. Made completely in USA. Ranch Hand was also but didn't have chrome or stainless.

Shoutout to Lori O. @Auto Accessories Garage for all the assistance with spotty vendor web pages.

https://www.autoaccessoriesgarage.c...order-confirmation&set-vehicle=1&autoselect=1

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That bar you chose is made by "GO INDUSTRIES" in Texas. That's where I bought mine! Just a little different design. If you have chrome grille, bumper etc. it's probably the better choice. Your truck, your decision. I'm real happy with the quality. You're gonna have people bugging you about where you got it, LOL!.
Good luck with it. Please post any pics if you get to killin' deer with it. :)
 

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Arrived today! Must of had one in stock for some reason. Website says they are built to order.95700722ee4c335383861206010672cd.jpg

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And.........here it is installed. I am very pleased how this installed, it's rigidity, the price, and the appearance.

The only downside is I have at least one of the six proximity sensors picking up a strut. The EVIC display says "left side", but isn't any more discreet than this. There is a prox sensor on each side of the vertical bars, any could be picking up a bar. I haven't had time to diagnose further yet - there are prox sensor relocation kits available if desired. For now, I just turn off the front ones. We lived without these up to a couple of years ago, and this grill doesn't stick out very far.

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