Hey I'm in Central Texas in between Austin and San Antonio.
I took them off but I can get you better pictures in the day tomorrow.
A cargo basket would go great with these tubes, but I need the money. They come with keys to lock them, they have bottle openers built in, and also comes with...
I received a reply from the manufacturer. They said the grille needs to be removed for a proper install.
Well that's nice. Wasn't looking forward to removing the entire bumper this Thursday. Should make things easy.
Does the entire front bumper need to be removed to install most full-size grille guards from Ranch Hand, Westin, Black Horse?
Specially for the upper brackets. Or can it be done through the opening below the grille?
Pic for example.
An aftermarket security system can easily be programmed to do this, no problem.
Also, check this security system out. Would have prevented your incident:
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