Hello,
I know there are the obvious visual differences between the 2 but i was wondering what you guys thoughts were on it. Does a brush guard look better on a green 2005 f150 s-crew? Or is it a bit too much? Also what kind of brush guards look good and where can i view them online? And what do your brush guards look like?

 

ranchhand makes the best grille guard. it's solid as a rock and it fits the curves of the body better than other guards. heres mine

 

Brushguargs are fine if you really like them or need them, otherwise I like the bull bar/light bars better for appearance purposes.

 

Mine is the same is 97's and love it.

 

Yea it does look pretty sharp. What model is it the sportsman? And how much does it cost?

 

I think both look good good, but some look better on certain trucks. If you go with a brush guard, I would definantly go with the ranch hand. My dad has one on his f350, and it solid and looks great. I wanted one really bad, but the black just wouldn't have looked right on my truck, so I went with a chrome aries brush guard. Post up some pics of your truck so we can give you some more opinions.

 

try google man. Its not what looks best overall. Its what looks best to you.

 

I'll post a picture when I get back to my computer. Also, where can I buy a ranch hand? I found one place called Sams4x4.com that has em but no place else yet

 

Look at autoanything.com for the brush guard. I ordered mine from there and my dad ordered his ranch hand from there. They had the best prices I could find, plus free shipping and they have great service. Other places were quoting me $100+ just for shipping.

 

Heres the pics of my truck

 

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/829/photo31da.jpg/
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Ok so my forum skills have failed me so here are links for my truck sorry about that lol.

 

fixed it for you

 

advantage is they still have tow hooks, you lose the ability of front tow hooks with a bull bar (without custom fab). Losing tow hooks would be a deal breaker for me.

 

legend series. i got mine on craislist for $200 but they're about $450-500 new. it really is worth it though, it doesn't budge one bit and its made stronger than other grille guards. just make sure you get 04-05 model because it has different brackets than the 06-08, found that out the hard way

 

Here is a thread with my truck with a brushguard and later a Bull bar. It might give you an idea how they compare.

I hope this helps.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/20...ff-my-fx4.html