From: brucenospambergman@gmail.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:50:56 -0700, "Fuller Wrath"   
    wrote:   
   >"dwk"  wrote...   
      
   >> I'm looking for a "bull bar" for my 07 Tacoma........the ones from Westin   
   >> look good........does anyone know if they are well made?  EZ to install?   
   >> and most of all, no do they use all of the existing mounting holes w/o   
   >> drilling or modifications to the frame or brackets?   
   >   
   >I had one on my 98 and it bolted on to the tow hook points. It depends on   
   >what you mean by "well made." The quality was excellent however it offers NO   
   >protection from anything. It is of the same gauge steel as nerf or "roll"   
   >bars.  It does offer a good place to mount lights since the stock "bumper"   
   >is lame.  Mine required NO modifications at all and went on in minutes. I   
   >don't know if anything has changed to the '07.   
      
     The only way a grille guard would actually guard the grille is if   
   they have heavy steel back-braces through the grille, through the   
   radiator support, and back to the chassis to triangulate the mounting   
   - Effective, but that's a whole lotta custom work.   
      
     Any less, and it just folds back at the L brackets at the base.   
      
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