BrushGuard

[SouthJ1]

Where can i find a brush guard for my vx? im looking for a resonable price...

[VXorado]

Westin makes a light bar- a search should give you the part #

OR

I believe JoFotos has a mercedes ML series grill guard on his VX

Don't forget, you'll will need to fab up some custom frame mounts or used some good duct tape to actually put the brush guard on your VX

[Hiredgoon]

My brother in law made me one, he figured with materials and labour it woulda come to about $500 for a completely custom unit. Do some drawings and take em to a local fabricator? Can't hurt to ask around and it'll make your vx that much more unique.

[Riff Raff]

Go to the member's list, and look at the photo gallery of "WeKilled". Then send him a PM/E-Mail of where he acquired his front brush guard. I believe they were once available from TONE prior to his passing. The majority of VX owner's have opted not to get a full-front brush guard because it detracts from the VX's natural front end beauty.

[JoFotoz]

I must of missed the poll...

The majority of VX owner's have opted not to get a full-front brush guard because it detracts from the VX's natural front end beauty.

...that gave you this "info".



jo

[vt_maverick]

My brother in law made me one, he figured with materials and labour it woulda come to about $500 for a completely custom unit. Do some drawings and take em to a local fabricator? Can't hurt to ask around and it'll make your vx that much more unique.

Speaking of... don't you owe us pics of the final product?

[Marlin]

For 1K you can get a fully functional Darlington bumper with shackles, winch mount, made to your specs. Meaning, if you want that road armor stealth bomber look, he can do that, you want tube style baja look, he can do that, and so on.

Brush guards look cool, but as mentioned, could result in more damage to your vehicle in what would have been a minor fender bender. A bullbar, or push bar on the other hand....

[WormGod]

For 1K you can get a fully functional Darlington bumper with shackles, winch mount, made to your specs. Meaning, if you want that road armor stealth bomber look, he can do that, you want tube style baja look, he can do that, and so on.

Brush guards look cool, but as mentioned, could result in more damage to your vehicle in what would have been a minor fender bender. A bullbar, or push bar on the other hand....

I can vouch for that. Tech was pulling my VX into the bay a couple years ago when I had Tone's brushguard on. He claimed, "the brakes gave out", and slammed it into a row of toolboxes and actually pushed them through the cinderblock wall. Sounds a lot worse than it is described, but regardless, the brushguard wrapped around the fenders and hood, causing more damage than there needed to be. In all reality though, these were "show bars", not truly functional. A single mount point on both lower frame rails hardly makes it functional. But, ya, they looked good, heh.

Hitting a 120lb deer even, would cause more damage than just letting it get pounded by the cladding.

[tom4bren]

A long time ago, some member (can't remember who) was going with these guys to have one fabricated since they wanted one functional & bullet proof.

http://www.ironpigoffroad.com//index...=index&cPath=4

The company is near me & I volunteered my VX for the fab/fitment process. I rekin the member lost interest since they never set anything up.

The offer still stands though. If anyone is interested in having these guys fab anything, lemme know & I'll help out in any way I can.

BTW, I have no interest in the company and have never done any business with them so this is not an endorsement.

Tom

[JoFotoz]

This thread may help..

Where can i find a brush guard for my vx? im looking for a resonable price...

...follow it through and it gives details of how I modified an ML320 B/G to fit.

jo

[wekilled]

I copied JFotoz, so I can't take any credit for that. But I agree, I saw his guard and my first thought was it complimented the VXs lines rather than detracting from it. We each took differing approaches on the Merc Guard. I didn't chop mine in the center, and prefer that look. I also went with a stabilizer tab in the center through my grille.

Of note, I purchased my grille guard off eBay - so its not a really high end guard. But I also don't do any serious off roading other than the occasional mudbaths.

The majority .... because it detracts from the VX's natural front end beauty.

I won't try to sell anyone on grille guard, and don't do mods based on popularity---I like it on my vehicle and I think that's the point of this site is there are a variety of personal takes on the VX.
I've been in other car clubs where the rides all look like a bunch of customized-clones which is truly ironic.

The only other caution, which I accept, is if I crash I'm sure the guard will really do some serious damage to my front end.

[SouthJ1]

does anyone have any pictures of a vx with a Joe Darlington bumper? and how much would it cost?

[Marlin]

http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...0/100_3324.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...eoBumpeSAS.jpg

http://independent4x.com/encapsgalle...MARCH20092.jpg

Joe fabs a ton of stuff for isuzus. If you order sliders and whatnot from indy4x, Joe usually is the one to make them. He is actually active duty airforce. He has been bugging me to leave him the VX to make a sweet bumper. He toldme for a top notch, fit the VX curves, winch mount, shackles, light guards... and so on, would run 1200ish. I wanted a road armor look, that would be 800ish. Just depends what you want. He has never made a VX bumper, I would probably have to give him mine for a few weeks to make it happen.

The second photo is a top end bumper he made, the first pictured runs 600, the last is probably also 600 plus the shackles.

[SouthJ1]

I really want one like jofotoz has but i want a winch mount,shackles, and lights... is there any way he can make that happen?

[Marlin]

I really want one like jofotoz has but i want a winch mount,shackles, and lights... is there any way he can make that happen?

See pic number 2. You can't have both, Jos looks cool, but has no structure to it to support a tow point or a winch.