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To be real honest, they aren't my cup of tea. But then again those people on reddit aren't paying the truck payment. You modify your truck they way you like!So recently I posted a pic of my tacoma to reddit and right out of the gate everyone was talking about how they offer no protection and how much of a waste of money they are. Personally I just really like the way they look but how do you guys feel about em?
Yeah, I tried explaining that my truck will likely never go off road and basically be a "pavement princess" but you know how reddit can be lolI honestly wanted one for a long time but then learned that I'd be better off simply replacing the bumper and grill with something that doesn't need guarding. I can see it protecting the headlights from small branches and such, but a big hit is just going to shove that steel into the plastic behind it anyway. Now you have a damaged body and a bent brush guard. They're also not kind to the approach angle, and with my truck I have to be extra careful about the angles.
But it's your truck. I'm sure some of the stuff I'm doing to mine raises eyebrows. Besides, as a frequent Reddit user, I can confidently say that there's never a shortage of confident opinions.
I go off road quite a bit I just don’t rock crawl. I have found with what I have it works perfectly for what I do. I don’t run into things I have had a few accidents (off-road) but it’s always been my fault. I enjoy less weight and I am a bit of a minimalist anyway. So far so good. I have an avid brush guard in the front and the rear. Along with skid plates and rock sliders to prevent myself from bashing my truck when I roll over a log or whatever. That’s all I need. If I need more I go probably get a bigger truck.Yeah, I tried explaining that my truck will likely never go off road and basically be a "pavement princess" but you know how reddit can be lol
I cyberstalked their posts.Pic? Or did I just not see the link.
Honestly, to sum up how much I'm going for looks over actual functionality, the lights aren't even wired in lmao.Pic? Or did I just not see the link.
You know, it was pretty heavy, but didn't really seem to affect ride quality or milage in the slightest, or if it did it was negligible at worst. Personally again, it's purely for cosmetics. I really like the way it looks and I'm actually going for a pretty specific look, hopefully more pics of the mods coming soon because I'm not really going to talk about what I wanna do, I just wanna do itNot my preference either. And it seems like it would add a lot of weight to the front of the vehicle. But if you like it, then nothing else matters. It's your truck. Screw the trolls!
I mean, my main goal isn't to make it look like it does cool things, I'm well aware that even stock it's capable of doing very cool things. I will be taking it to the lake once it's warms up and I go night fishing all the time so the lights will be used eventually. But right now it's really more of a certain aesthetic that I'm trying to go forAttempting to make your truck look like you go do cool things in the woods while not actually doing them...
Seems a bit empty.
Your truck is quite capable as it sits, and you could actually do cool things in the woods now! So go do that, and make the appearance a reality.
Yeah, I'm not trying to lift it or add huge tires, I just really like the way they look with brush guards on, I am going to be getting a new set of wheels but again, not trying to get anything bigger or lift the truck.Aesthetics isn’t functional for me. It must serve a purpose or I avoid the idea.
These small trucks are not made to adapt to oversized tires, extreme lift and weight additions without correct modifications. I sized down from very capable full-size to a Tako to suit my needs. Could give fuck all what others think about aesthetics.
I say do whatever you want. My opinion and anyone else’s doesn’t matter. Hell you could paint it purple and give it a 25 inch lift and run it in a stadium truck display for all I care. I might even come watch that.Yeah, I'm not trying to lift it or add huge tires, I just really like the way they look with brush guards on, I am going to be getting a new set of wheels but again, not trying to get anything bigger or lift the truck.
Yeah honestly, I don't really care about what anyone says, really just wanted to see the general consensus on brush guards but I'm finding that I'm really just going to do whatever I want and just mmmmmblock out all the hatersI say do whatever you want. My opinion and anyone else’s doesn’t matter. Hell you could paint it purple and give it a 25 inch lift and run it in a stadium truck display for all I care. I might even come watch that.