Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Shaky · 09-15-2010, 10:24 AM

I'm in the middle of restoring this '67 C20. I bought it with the brush guard you see in the pics already installed. It's a nice, old aftermarket piece - fits good and is plenty beefy.

I'm doing a fairly stock-type resto - nothing fancy. Truck will be silver with white trim.

I really like the front ends on the '67-'68 trucks and this thing kinda gets in the way of that. I'm torn between putting it back on and leaving it off. What do you think?

bpeters5814 · 09-15-2010, 10:53 AM

I'd take it off. It's not a bad looking piece, but like you said, it covers the front end up. I'd rather see the front end than the cow catcher. Good luck either way.

68gmsee · 09-15-2010, 11:26 AM

I do like the looks of it but it would really be better suited for a farm or country truck. If you're going change the truck from stock, it Just wouldn't look right.

Maybe sell it on parts for sale to someone that has an old farm or country type truck...

Zoomin · 09-15-2010, 11:51 AM

Off with it. Holes in the bumper though...
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splehigh · 09-15-2010, 12:24 PM

I think its cool looking. Definitely unique.

Shaky · 09-15-2010, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoomin

Off with it. Holes in the bumper though...
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The only additional holes are the upper outboard ones. I could leave 'em, put a carriage bolt in there that doesn't hold anything, or weld 'em up.

cam.man67 · 09-15-2010, 12:29 PM

I love it--take it off, and send it down to MD for me!

big_al_71 · 09-15-2010, 12:30 PM

Off!!!!

BB72CHEVKT · 09-15-2010, 12:46 PM

off

Dads69C10 · 09-15-2010, 01:04 PM

i say off nice truck either way

mrein3 · 09-15-2010, 01:08 PM

Do you have some storage space? If so, why not just get another bumper, paint it to match, and have both. Then after you realize that you never put it back on, sell it with the bumper attached.

vectorit · 09-15-2010, 01:36 PM

For your truck, and what your plans sound like. I'd take it off, but keep it.

67's and 68's IMO have the best grill, and a brush guard kind of detracts from it.

Though, if it were a 4x4 I'd keep it on.

Shaky · 09-15-2010, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by vectorit

For your truck, and what your plans sound like. I'd take it off, but keep it.

67's and 68's IMO have the best grill, and a brush guard kind of detracts from it.

Though, if it were a 4x4 I'd keep it on.

Maybe I need to buy another truck just to hang this grill guard off of?

Mark B · 09-15-2010, 04:20 PM

I think it suits the rest of the truck - white grill, bumbers and wheels. Leave it on. Of course it is your truck and what we tell you shouldn't make a difference. To each his own.

bpeters5814 · 09-15-2010, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaky

Maybe I need to buy another truck just to hang this grill guard off of?

This is the best option offered so far!

82swampthing · 09-15-2010, 05:29 PM

leave it on it separates your truck from all the other cookie cutters on here with the 18"+ rims and lowering kits.Its a one of a kind look that everybody will know its your truck.

WestWardWinds · 09-15-2010, 04:24 PM

I like the way it looks but it completely distracts from the grill so If you like the grill I would take it off.

Blue71LWB · 09-15-2010, 04:33 PM

C20 , big mirrors , brush gaurd. It all goes together really well. It depends on the look your after though.

67ChevyRedneck · 09-15-2010, 04:40 PM

Take it off. Those look best on a 4x4 fleetside.

dfwright · 09-15-2010, 06:13 PM

If it were mine, I'd leave it

GRX · 09-15-2010, 08:20 PM

Function before Fashion

Unless you're going to be pushing brush, I would take it off.

Nice truck BTW.

greenbd71 · 09-15-2010, 08:31 PM

It looks like your truck is wearing glasses....you don't want to have a nerdy truck. So you have to decide what is more important to you....looks or functionality.

292farmer · 09-15-2010, 09:03 PM

i like it i'd find it usefull, truthfully wish i had one i use my truck alot for work, i hate having to pick greenery out of my headlite buckets and grilles. could u take or upload a few more pics? maybe i can build one off that design i think it looks good maybe improve on it.

**jaros44sr** · 09-15-2010, 09:06 PM

^^^^ we must have been typing at the same time. I like it!!! been lookin' for one a long time. Pretty hard to find one, soooo, I decided to build one. Any chance you could take more detailed pics. How thick is the flat stock

Nice truck

BLAZERMAN · 09-15-2010, 10:09 PM

I like it! and have 2 just like it. It's not an aftermarket piece though. It is pure GM and you should find the GM part number stamped right into it. They were not available from the factory but sold as a dealer installed accessory.
I think it would look right at home on your restoration.

09-15-2010, 10:24 AM	#1
Shaky Six in a row makes it go... Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vacationland: Maine Posts: 1,346	Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? I'm in the middle of restoring this '67 C20. I bought it with the brush guard you see in the pics already installed. It's a nice, old aftermarket piece - fits good and is plenty beefy. I'm doing a fairly stock-type resto - nothing fancy. Truck will be silver with white trim. I really like the front ends on the '67-'68 trucks and this thing kinda gets in the way of that. I'm torn between putting it back on and leaving it off. What do you think? Attached Images __________________ 67 C20 long step resto: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342086 66 C10 long step build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post3814790 CT to Alaska in a 67 C10: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=399224 “The height of sophistication is simplicity." - Clare Boothe Luce

09-15-2010, 10:53 AM	#2
bpeters5814 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Worms, Nebraska Posts: 304	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? I'd take it off. It's not a bad looking piece, but like you said, it covers the front end up. I'd rather see the front end than the cow catcher. Good luck either way.

09-15-2010, 11:26 AM	#3
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? I do like the looks of it but it would really be better suited for a farm or country truck. If you're going change the truck from stock, it Just wouldn't look right. Maybe sell it on parts for sale to someone that has an old farm or country type truck...

09-15-2010, 11:51 AM	#4
Zoomin Man of Mini-Talents Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,295	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? Off with it. Holes in the bumper though... Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Steve Project - Ruth 66 Skylark Project - Lola 60 Biscayne Project - Iron Ox 54 GMC 100 Project - Darth 69 Camaro

09-15-2010, 12:24 PM	#5
splehigh Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glenville, Pa Posts: 445	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? I think its cool looking. Definitely unique. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=355153

09-15-2010, 12:29 PM	#7
cam.man67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jefferson, MD Posts: 2,397	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? I love it--take it off, and send it down to MD for me! __________________ '68 Dodge Dart 270, 225, 904, 2.76--"Lucy" 1996 Gmc 1500 Z71, 350, 4l60e, 3.73s 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande 2.5, AX5, 4.10s 1989 Toyota Pickup 22re, auto, 3.73

09-15-2010, 12:30 PM	#8
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? Off!!!! __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

09-15-2010, 12:46 PM	#9
BB72CHEVKT Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hideaway, TX Posts: 4,950	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? off __________________ 71 Suburban 350/700R4 Project Trixie 72 CHEVY,Highlander,SWB,396,T400

09-15-2010, 01:04 PM	#10
Dads69C10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 180	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? i say off nice truck either way __________________ 1969 C10 stepside 1973 Cheyenne Blazer

09-15-2010, 01:08 PM	#11
mrein3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Center City, MN, USA Posts: 3,253	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? Do you have some storage space? If so, why not just get another bumper, paint it to match, and have both. Then after you realize that you never put it back on, sell it with the bumper attached. __________________ '70 cab, '71 chassis, 383, TH350, NP205. '71 Malibu convertible '72 Malibu hard top Center City, MN

09-15-2010, 01:36 PM	#12
vectorit What? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,617	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? For your truck, and what your plans sound like. I'd take it off, but keep it. 67's and 68's IMO have the best grill, and a brush guard kind of detracts from it. Though, if it were a 4x4 I'd keep it on. __________________ Chris 1968 K20 Suburban 1972 K10 LWB PU

09-15-2010, 04:20 PM	#14
Mark B Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 145	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? I think it suits the rest of the truck - white grill, bumbers and wheels. Leave it on. Of course it is your truck and what we tell you shouldn't make a difference. To each his own.

09-15-2010, 05:29 PM	#16
82swampthing Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: taxachusetts Posts: 138	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? leave it on it separates your truck from all the other cookie cutters on here with the 18"+ rims and lowering kits.Its a one of a kind look that everybody will know its your truck. __________________ R.I.P gm 1908-1986 1982 chevy k20,350,sm465,np205,10bolt and 14bolt s.f

09-15-2010, 04:24 PM	#17
WestWardWinds Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 61	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? I like the way it looks but it completely distracts from the grill so If you like the grill I would take it off.

09-15-2010, 04:33 PM	#18
Blue71LWB Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 120	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? C20 , big mirrors , brush gaurd. It all goes together really well. It depends on the look your after though. __________________ Working on my first 1,000 post. I'm sure I'll get there before this project is over .



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09-15-2010, 04:40 PM	#19
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? Take it off. Those look best on a 4x4 fleetside. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

09-15-2010, 06:13 PM	#20
dfwright Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,374	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? If it were mine, I'd leave it __________________ 1972 C10 LWB, 350/350 Deconstruction began 5/2009, mostly completed restoration, 5/2017

09-15-2010, 08:20 PM	#21
GRX Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MD Posts: 1,937	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? Function before Fashion Unless you're going to be pushing brush, I would take it off. Nice truck BTW. __________________ 1969 c-10 Step Side Long Bed. I-6 250cid = = 1969 Pontiac GTO hard top. 400, 4-speed. Last edited by GRX; 09-15-2010 at 08:20 PM. Reason: ... BTW

09-15-2010, 08:31 PM	#22
greenbd71 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Long Beach,CA Posts: 134	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? It looks like your truck is wearing glasses....you don't want to have a nerdy truck. So you have to decide what is more important to you....looks or functionality.

09-15-2010, 09:03 PM	#23
292farmer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: stoddard nh Posts: 693	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? i like it i'd find it usefull, truthfully wish i had one i use my truck alot for work, i hate having to pick greenery out of my headlite buckets and grilles. could u take or upload a few more pics? maybe i can build one off that design i think it looks good maybe improve on it. __________________ 1972 gmc c25 292/sm465 dana 60 w/5.13s 1973 vw super beetle 1600cc/4spd(baja bug) 1974 chevy c60 351v6/np-540+2 speed eaton rear 2005 chevy cobalt 2.2l

09-15-2010, 09:06 PM	#24
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,706	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? ^^^^ we must have been typing at the same time. I like it!!! been lookin' for one a long time. Pretty hard to find one, soooo, I decided to build one. Any chance you could take more detailed pics. How thick is the flat stock Nice truck __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim Last edited by jaros44sr; 09-15-2010 at 09:07 PM.

09-15-2010, 10:09 PM	#25
BLAZERMAN Currently Blazerless Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: St. Joseph Mo. Posts: 4,828	Re: Opinions wanted: brush guard or no brush guard? I like it! and have 2 just like it. It's not an aftermarket piece though. It is pure GM and you should find the GM part number stamped right into it. They were not available from the factory but sold as a dealer installed accessory. I think it would look right at home on your restoration. __________________ 1972 C/30 133" W.B. C&C 1970 GMC 3500 157" W.B. single wheel C&C

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