Im buying a westin bull bar and is it a necessity for me to remove my tow hooks????

 

I believe so.

 

the bull bar brackets mount where the toow hooks are, they use the same holes.

 

yep...if you look around you may be able to find another manufacturer who allows you keep the tow hooks although you will probably have to relocate them slightly...i know they do that on some of the SDs... its just a thought

 

If you want something like the one I have, I was able to retain my tow hooks.
I got my grille guard from AZ Trucks.com It's a bolt together but I like it.

Mike

 

Hi,

I had the same issue a while back when I got the bar. I too wanted a Westin, but the hooks had to go... so I choose a Trail-FX instead. Very happy with it so far; it comes with its own bracketry and mounts straight to the frame, without interfering with the tow hooks (I'm a surveyor and believe me, I need those hooks...actually I`ve used them about 6 times this past winter with the bar on). It is very solid (mounts in 4 spots), and in just over a year there's no rust or anything showing on it yet.

My 2 c.