Westin Ultimate Bull Bar

Sport · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:10 am

http://www.westinautomotive.com/

FYI...They are now selling the bull bar for 05-07 liberty's!

Sport · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:28 am

I found somebody on cardomain who has it. I looks alright...

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2193907

desertkj · **Joined:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:24 pm **Posts:** 677

I kinda like it. Not made for anything hardcore, but it looks good...

jerbacher · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:15 pm

I would like it if the cut outs in the skid were'nt tapered. They clash with the geometry of the straight 7 slot grill.

Jeep4me99 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:15 pm

can't have a front htich with that...wonder if you could still use tow hooks

LibertyGuy · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:01 pm

I talked to a body shop guy and said having a bull bar or grille guard can make your vehicle have more damage in a small 5-10 mph crash (ex. hitting a car in front of you at a stop sign). Since the guard is installed on bolts, once you collide, the bar pushes against your jeep damaging other parts like the hood where normally wouldn't be touched during a small crash. Other than that I love the look of the bull bar.

Sport · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:46 pm

LibertyGuy wrote:

I talked to a body shop guy and said having a bull bar or grille guard can make your vehicle have more damage in a small 5-10 mph crash (ex. hitting a car in front of you at a stop sign). Since the guard is installed on bolts, once you collide, the bar pushes against your jeep damaging other parts like the hood where normally wouldn't be touched during a small crash. Other than that I love the look of the bull bar.

I had heard that too, but I had the Safari light bar on my Tacoma when I rear ended someone and that thing only had a small dent, the rest of the truck was toast.

Cacher123 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:50 pm

I've seen several of these on vehicles around here and the do indeed look like they would bend into the hood in a light crunch. I worry about that with my Mopoor Brush Guard. Also, all the westin ones I've seen result in the loss or almost total covering of the front license plate. In NY a front plate is req'd and I could see this resulting in tickets. Just something to consider.

RQuarte · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:17 pm

Sport wrote:

LibertyGuy wrote:

I talked to a body shop guy and said having a bull bar or grille guard can make your vehicle have more damage in a small 5-10 mph crash (ex. hitting a car in front of you at a stop sign). Since the guard is installed on bolts, once you collide, the bar pushes against your jeep damaging other parts like the hood where normally wouldn't be touched during a small crash. Other than that I love the look of the bull bar.

I had heard that too, but I had the Safari light bar on my Tacoma when I rear ended someone and that thing only had a small dent, the rest of the truck was toast.

I can attest for the extra damage, going 2 mph and hitting into the back of someones metal bumper cracked my front fascia, bent the corner of my hood and cracked the peice that held the top of the bar to under the hood.

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