2010 KK Grille Guard? steelcraft? aries?

nickEmangione · **Joined:** Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:51 pm **Posts:** 40

ive been looking on-line now since i bought my kk back in november for a solution on mounting aftermarket fog lamps......i i believe ive found my solution...

the steelcraft or aries (i believe they are both exactly the same) grille guard in black.......

does anyone have experience or any input on my decision?

as good as this forum is and the internet in general it's very difficult to find aftermarket stuff for this vehicle.

talleybird_kk · **Posted:** Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:40 pm

I have a Westin Bully Bar...just because that's all I could find two years ago...Let me know if you buy it and how your experience is. I'm intersted in the rear bumper guard and maybe the grille guard... :5SHOTS:

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:24 am

They will work good for the application you are looking for, but be away that you will loose your two hooks if you have then and you can not use the bar as a recovery point..............

MtnLuvr · **Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:15 am

nickEmangione wrote:

ive been looking on-line now since i bought my kk back in november for a solution on mounting aftermarket fog lamps......i i believe ive found my solution...

the steelcraft or aries (i believe they are both exactly the same) grille guard in black.......

I wasn't aware of the Aries. All I've quickly found on it is this webpage. Have your found a webpage that has installation instructions and/or a photo of it installed on a KK? If so, then we can get it added to our (slowly) growing thread of KK aftermarket parts/suppliers.

MtnLuvr · **Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:26 am

MtnLuvr wrote:

nickEmangione wrote:

ive been looking on-line now since i bought my kk back in november for a solution on mounting aftermarket fog lamps......i i believe ive found my solution...

the steelcraft or aries (i believe they are both exactly the same) grille guard in black.......

I wasn't aware of the Aries. All I've quickly found on it is this webpage. Have your found a webpage that has installation instructions and/or a photo of it installed on a KK? If so, then we can get it added to our (slowly) growing thread of KK aftermarket parts/suppliers.

WTF? I just found this page of install instructions for the Aries brush guard and it basically identical, including using the exact same photos, as the Steelcraft install instructions. Obviously they're the same product so either one company is making them under private label for the other (which happens all the time in manufacturing) or the companies are related (e.g. one a business unit of the other) or something. Dang, I was hoping we had a new option in the KK aftermarket, but it doesn't seem so.

nickEmangione · **Joined:** Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:51 pm **Posts:** 40

im literally on the edge of buying it but on my 2010 i have a black grill in the bottom air inlet the i would have to modify i believe.....does anyone know of any members with this guard?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:46 pm

MtnLuvr wrote:

nickEmangione wrote:

ive been looking on-line now since i bought my kk back in november for a solution on mounting aftermarket fog lamps......i i believe ive found my solution...

the steelcraft or aries (i believe they are both exactly the same) grille guard in black.......

I wasn't aware of the Aries. All I've quickly found on it is this webpage. Have your found a webpage that has installation instructions and/or a photo of it installed on a KK? If so, then we can get it added to our (slowly) growing thread of KK aftermarket parts/suppliers.

Hmm, I thought I had on the list :ALONE:

geene519 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:57 pm

Coliniksi i know has one like the steelcraft *the one he got is a blackhorse*...he got his from carid.com its like 300 plus shipping, i will be getting one shortly...

nickEmangione · **Joined:** Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:51 pm **Posts:** 40

i saw that on carid.com i think thats the one ill be getting.....any thoughts on auxiliary lights?

nickEmangione · **Joined:** Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:51 pm **Posts:** 40

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:37 pm

nickEmangione wrote:

i saw that on carid.com i think thats the one ill be getting.....any thoughts on auxiliary lights?

Hella's are nice. I have 4 of the 500's on top of my rack that work really nice...

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:32 pm

i just got the new hellas.. hella 500 black magic's ohhhh yeah... they match my truck :twisted:

clacker · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:46 am

I got 4 KC Daylighters on my basket, and they rock! i think the Hella 500s are slimmer, but i like the more rugged look the Daylighters have. Plus, KCs were made for Jeeps!

im about to put some more lights on my bumper but i cant decide if i wanna do another set of the daylighters or maybe a pair of the KC Slimlites so they wont seem so obtrusive.

Trauma5951 · **Joined:** Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:11 pm **Posts:** 96

I have the steelcraft grill, its nice, dont try to push anything with it... had an accident and the bar caused more damage to the car then if i didnt have it. Ripped the entire piece it mounts to below the bumper, sliced through the bumper and radiator mounts.

$5000 repair ty geico.

I replaced the bar anyway because it looks good

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Mon Apr 19, 2010 7:52 am

in front if the radiator is that the item the jeep website calls " Increased cooling" for the towing package?

Trauma5951 · **Joined:** Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:11 pm **Posts:** 96

No, those two big black things are 100watt siren speakers.

MtnLuvr · **Posted:** Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:28 pm

Jeepin_it_real wrote:

in front if the radiator is that the item the jeep website calls " Increased cooling" for the towing package?

The heavy duty cooling that comes with the OEM tow package means you have both a mechanical cooling fan (run off the engine) and an electric cooling fan that cycles on demand.

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:45 am

i gotcha... those sirens sure look like little fans though haha

libertyRS · **Joined:** Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:01 pm **Posts:** 25

I am having some trouble removing the bottom plastic vent where the bottom brackets secure onto. if someone could give a heads up on how to get these brackets installed it would make my night go a lot smoother

lfhoward · **Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:15 pm

Hi LibertyRS,
That black plastic vent under the bumper is actually part of the plastic cushioning behind your bumper skin. It isn't a separate part that can be removed. You could cut it out, though.

I'm not sure what year Jeep added that; my '08 is open underneath the bumper and you can see the power steering cooler through there.

If you need to remove your bumper to do any modifications, here is a thread I used recently when I installed KJ tow hooks. It's not from our forum, but it was written by one of our own, Diggerfreek: http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f28/kk-liberty-front-bumper-removal-741659/

Good luck,
--LFH

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