Going to get a Grill/Brush guard ordered up. Anyone have pics of the full guard on thier trucks? Which do you prefer on my Sunburst Orange.... Polished Stainless or Black? I have found very few places that have them for 08's.... can anyone help me out where to find? Most places say 05-07. Others say 05-08??? Is there a difference in mounting between 07 and 08. If I order one for an 07 am I safe? WHEW.... a lot of questions. Help!

Does this look good?

 

Black against sunburnt orange is the hotness.

Yes, the full guard looks good. I have not seen one for the new 08-09 body style, but I would imagine that it would look ok.

 

Jimboscomp has the DeeZee brush guard on his:

 

I think black would look nice with sunburst but, if you go black for the grillgaurd I would do black all around, step bars etc.

 

Does having the factory tow hooks limit selection like it did a few years back still?

 

When I find them exclusively for the 05-07 they note "tow hooks must be removed". Nothing noted from any manufacturer on the 08, but judging by the pics I've seen (very few out there) it looks like the hooks iz coming off.

 

probably so. I guess they use the secure mount area that a guard would use, or at least one of the contact points then.

 

I haven't taken measurements or anything, but just from looking at my 08 compared to the 05, it looks like the bumper cover may be a little 'deeper' than the previous body style. The lower inlets (where the tow hooks are) appear to be the same size and placement, but you may want to check on the bumper cover itself to make sure it doesn't cause issues before you believe any of these places that say theirs fit 05-08.

 

What are the differences between the DeeZee and Westin

 

Every bull bar, brush gaurd, etc. that I have seen for our trucks uses the tow hook bolt locations and forces you to remove the tow hooks. This would not bother me too much...except that none of the gaurds have provisions for tow hooks or any form of intigrated hook mounts. This is why I fabricated my own.