Grille Guard - Installed!

[vangremlin]

I kind of like the look of the grille guards that have been installed by 83Eagle and others so I've been keeping my eye open for one.  There was one that popped up on Craigslist that is made for a Cherokee (I forget what year) but he was selling it cheap and I figured if it wasn't going to work for me I could always resell it.  I brought it home, set it on the bumper (with cardboard protection lol) and here is what it looks like.  The lower arms actually would hook right up to the facia or whatever its called right under the bumper, which has body type metal and then something a little more substantial underneath.  The arms in the middle portion would hook up right under the grille - again there is some metal there, not real substantial but it would probably work.  If I'm going to have this mounted for real, I would probably have somebody cut off the lower arms close to the bottom of the bumper and attach it so it goes straight back so it doesn't stick down so much.  That is what it looks like 83Eagle had done to make his fit.

The lower tube will rotate so the tabs for the fog lights are horizontal and they will mount correctly.

Here are some photos:

[DaemonForce]

Great, now you can bolt in a plow and you'd be all set for winter.

[eaglefreek]

I also like the look of a grill guard, however they may do more damage then good if involved in a front end collision.

[vangremlin]

I also like the look of a grill guard, however they may do more damage then good if involved in a front end collision.

Yea, I plan to avoid those altogether!

Great, now you can bolt in a plow and you'd be all set for winter.

That would be awesome to have a lifted Eagle plow rig, but it won't be this one lol

[Sunny]

Looks good!

[68AMXGOPAC]

I have one very similar to that on the MoneyPittII - SX/4. It is rotated farther forward. The back edge of the guard sits allmost flush with the back edge of the bumper,eliminates those little add on brackets on the bottom of yours, and gives about 6" clearance between the front hood edge and the backside of the guard.There really isn't alot of framework to bolt to unless you do some serious add on brackets, but it looks cool : ).Allthough some days i want to remove it and have a cleaner look. It definetly adds to the "head turning",as it is so obviously a car, and what the heck is a brush guard doing on it.

[eagle503]

When I got my Eagle I was told this guard came off a blazer. I removed the plastic parts from the middle recently after taking it apart to paint, I think it looks better without them.

I had a topic on different brush guards that would fit Eagles in the past, maybe it was lost in the site cleanup.

[shanebo]

That looks sharp!

[mick]

The finish on that looks to be in great shape, and for cheap?  You didn't go wrong.

I like the look of a grill guard, they may not completely protect the front in a car/car collision, but they do help against deer.  After Regalwizard left my shop, she hit a deer and her guard saved her car.  After that I add headlight protection to mine.

Before it looked like the one on the Black car.


Now it looks like this, and in need of a repaint.

[craigp29690]

Here's mine.  Was from 2000+ model S-10.



Side view:

[83Eagle!]

I also like the look of a grill guard, however they may do more damage then good if involved in a front end collision.

Should help in a front end collision if mounted correctly.  Most of the push bars and grille guards I see around here are not mounted properly.  It all depends on what you hit. 

I hope the pictures of how I mounted mine are hepful.  I am sorry I could not be more help.  My welder friend Eddie has years of experience with these and building custom Baja racers, so I trusted his judgement without question.

[vangremlin]

I went ahead and had the grille guard (or I guess this particular one is more correctly known as a push bar) installed.  I went over to the welder's place last weekend and he modified it and fabbed some tabs to mount it.  I ended up using the two holes for the fog lamps, and also drilled two new holes in the bottom of the C-channel on the bumper, so if I decide to remove it, there is no visual evidence.  Check it out, I think it turned out really nice. 

[jim]

It looks better than just real nice.  That is a really fine looking Kammy and the push bar adds to it.

[mudkicker715]

 

[68AMXGOPAC]

Eggcellent, looks great !! What's with the Gremlin hideing not so nonchalantly in the garage ??