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Do you have it installed?
No, I'm looking for a bull bar, haven't purchased one. I have yet to find any photo's of this set-up from the side to see how it tucks up against the bumper.

Does it interfer with adaptive cruise control? Per the website it still says that it may interfer
It depends on what options you have on your truck. Adaptive cruise control sensors are in the bumper. But accident avoidance sensors are at the top of the windshield.

Our truck doesn't have adaptive cruise control, so for us, no worries.
 

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No, I'm looking for a bull bar, haven't purchased one. I have yet to find any photo's of this set-up from the side to see how it tucks up against the bumper.
I have the Westin. Here are a few pics. It's kind of hard to see the distance but it is 1.5" at the center and 2" either side.
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No, I'm looking for a bull bar, haven't purchased one. I have yet to find any photo's of this set-up from the side to see how it tucks up against the bumper.



It depends on what options you have on your truck. Adaptive cruise control sensors are in the bumper. But accident avoidance sensors are at the top of the windshield.

Our truck doesn't have adaptive cruise control, so for us, no worries.
Adaptative cruise control is a black box located behind the grill, the parking sensors are located in the bumper. Most if not all of the bull bars and other assorted items will block the parking sensors so those will need to be relocated or turned off.
There are relocation brackets for the adaptive cruise control boxes as well.
 

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Adaptative cruise control is a black box located behind the grill, the parking sensors are located in the bumper. Most if not all of the bull bars and other assorted items will block the parking sensors so those will need to be relocated or turned off.
There are relocation brackets for the adaptive cruise control boxes as well.
No parking sensor on our truck either.
 

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I have the Westin. Here are a few pics. It's kind of hard to see the distance but it is 1.5" at the center and 2" either side.
Bull Bar 3~2.jpeg
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Thanks. They did a good job of tucking it up near the bumper.

Personally... I just don't like the look of that horizontal lower bar and the steel "Westiin" name on it with the snowplow sheet of metal. It's like driving around with a billboard for some company.

Heck, I don't like the "RANGER" on the tailgate either. Too much branding on these trucks. Heck, there's like 10 different places that say "Ranger". Ok already, I bought the truck, I know what it is.

That's why I like the Dark Horse, it's more open and it fits the body lines of the front end of the truck better, IMO.

But I'll be damned if I'm going to buy one until I can get a side view photo of what it looks like actually mounted to a Ranger from the side.

I emailed Black Horse and they responded:

"Good afternoon, We don’t any side-view pictures. But it will fit, it will conform to the design of the vehicle. "
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Thanks. They did a good job of tucking it up near the bumper.

Personally... I just don't like the look of that horizontal lower bar and the steel "Westiin" name on it with the snowplow sheet of metal. It's like driving around with a billboard for some company.

Heck, I don't like the "RANGER" on the tailgate either. Too much branding on these trucks. Heck, there's like 10 different places that say "Ranger". Ok already, I bought the truck, I know what it is.

That's why I like the Dark Horse, it's more open and it fits the body lines of the front end of the truck better, IMO.

But I'll be damned if I'm going to buy one until I can get a side view photo of what it looks like actually mounted to a Ranger from the side.

I emailed Black Horse and they responded:

"Good afternoon, We don’t any side-view pictures. But it will fit, it will conform to the design of the vehicle. "
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ive contacted blackhorse as well and they are pretty much useless in customer service. I wish more pics would be available from real customers online. The lack if it tells me it's either not fitting properly or they don't sell much of it
 

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I came up with some wiring extensions and mounted my parking sensors below the winch tray, everything works perfectly now.
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I came up with some wiring extensions and mounted my parking sensors below the winch tray, everything works perfectly now.
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Do you have any more photo's of your winch set-up and spec's on it? Maybe a side photo? Thanks.
 

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Do you have any more photo's of your winch set-up and spec's on it? Maybe a side photo? Thanks.
Its a Westin winch tray and a 12,000 lb Badlands winch. Had to modify the skid plate because when you remove the stock tow hooks you lose the mounting point for the front of the plate. I used a Riv nut on each side into the support arm of the tray and then drilled matching holes in the plate, had to trim the plate to fit around the arms as well but that was all easy stuff.

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