Hawley12

Okay, so I bought this brush guard off craigslist for a decent price and didn't get any of the mounting hardware with it. I realized I wouldn't be getting any hardware when I found out the previous owner rigged his own way of mounting this thing on. It looks like he bent the two mounting points inward and then drilled his own holes in the frame to bolt it in. I personally, do not like this method. He also welded his own mounting plate on top of the original one. It seems like it originally wanted to mount up the same way Tomken Machine tow hook brackets would mount. My worry is that those 4 bolts are not enough to hold this big brush guard on. Any idea of who made this or possibly a good way of mounting it on?



Notice the taper where those brackets are bent inwards.





This would be the outside portion of it where the original mounting points were





This is the plate where he welded on top.

Ralph77

My first guess is an Aries 1043 Black Grille Guard.



http://www.ariesautomotive.com/part/1043

There is this one too.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/N-Dure-New-G...FWcQqH&vxp=mtr

Now here is something if it is an Aries. I saw what looked like an Aries on Craigslist awhile back. Cheap. No hardware. I contacted Aries and asked if the mounting hardware was available separately. They said it was. Think I was told $100. Thing is it took some calling to get to the right person to get this answer. Can't remember who or what number I called. Also never followed through on the Craigslist ad either. Was probably a couple years ago so it might not be available now but ya never know.