Stock bumpers are crap. Build something that will make them lose some sheet metal when they back into it.

 

Yeah, I'm actually in the process of making mounts for a brush guard I bought in December. It's a little late now, but at least it will help prevent further damage in case anyone wants to back into me. Aside from that, bull bars and brush guards are basically cosmetic; I think they actually cause more damage in the event of an accident.

Tell me about it... If I knew this were going to happen, I would have just put a big ole railroad tie on the front of it instead of replacing the plastic.

 

I built a winch carrier/ brushguard and i mounted it directly to the frame. Normal brushguards are pretty much cosmetic like you said. Very light protection.

 

Sounds nice... I think I remember reading about it on here, if that was you who made a thread about it. If I recall, it looked real nice. I considered doing something like that, but I don't really have the time for it right now. Brush guards only really do what their title implies: Keeps brush from scraping along the front