95.5-2004 Tacomas & 96-2002 4Runners 4th gen pickups and 3rd gen 4Runners

Should I take my brushguard off?

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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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ditch it x2
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 01:15 PM
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keep it maybe take the lights off
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 01:57 PM
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I think it looks better with the brush guard. Keep it.

Or take it off, you can always put it back on!
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 02:03 PM
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replace it with a bull-bar.
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 02:04 PM
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my vote would be to get rid of it. i think it looks much cleaner (and better) without the extra metal. to me, and this is only my opinion, all that chrome on the front makes it look like your 4runner has braces. and if you've ever had braces (old school ones that were on for 2-3 years) you know how refreshing it is to finally get them off; your 4runner will be smiling for years to come!

but, i guess i'm kind of a minimalist. i'm slowly taking things off my 4runner to give it a cleaner look. when i got my sport hood i didn't put the OEM bug guard back on, i thought it would look weird w/o it but i like it better. pretty soon, you'll see me driving down the road on a 4runner chassis with 1 driver's seat and the engine, nice and clean for the Uber minimalist!
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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with it= look, i go to malls and shop.
without it= did i catch you looking at me!? i'll beat you up good if you give me that look again!

my vote, drop it off a cliff
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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lose it, and add some m/t!
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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Oh take it off.

Now.

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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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I vote to leave it on. It completes the front end and th grille looks out of palce with it off. I would drop the hella's though...they do look weird and kinda stuck on anywhere you could find.
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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brush gaurds and 20 inch rims dont match. ditch it.
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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and please take off the chrome rear tail light covers.just mt .02 worth
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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If you want your runner to look clean,
-take off the brushguad/lights
-the bug deflector and window deflectors
-the chrome tail light things
-the aluminum brush guard.
-the roof racks
-and your grill looks like it's sticking out, if you could get it to sit flush on the sides with the lights, it would look killer.

You do those mods, and you'll have the cleanest 'runner around.

But if you dont want to do that, just leave the brush guard to go with all your other bolt on crap (no offence really, i just think the "stick on" mods like tail light guards, deflectors, etc are just profit makers that are useless)
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by sloppy85toy
brush gaurds and 20 inch rims dont match. ditch it.
You mean 22"s?

I got rid of the tail light guards like... 6 months ago! lol..
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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I think your slab would look good if you ditched the brush gaurd and the custom grill. But thats just me?

Is the grill black?
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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Powder coat the brush guard, skid and 22's satin black
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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Take it off!

It looks mean without it, and bling bling chrome "steal my truck" with it on.
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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I don't mind the brushguard as much as I don't like the grill sticking out past the lights;it's kind of like it doesn't fit and should fit flush would look better.
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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The wife and I say keep it on. It somewhat completes the truck. Not much chrome without it to add to the shiny rims,so we say keep it,but lose the lights.
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 12:21 AM
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I think the guard makes the whip look too urban, definately looks cleaner with out it though.. on the up note, ill take the hella 500 off your hands if ya decide to ditch them. pm me.
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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id say keep it on, i personally like it. if i was going to fix up a 4runner for the street, id prob do it the same way you did. btw, isnt yours 4x4? if so PLEASE tell me you have some steelies and at least A/Ts to put on that thing so you can have a LITTLE bit of offroad fun with it lol
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