I just put a brush guard on today, took me about half hour by myself. I'll get some pics up of it later. I mainly put it on for looks. Just another bolt on that makes the hummer look meaner

 

I have looked into the ARB one but it is a bit pricey but i might just hold off and pick one up. I wonder if you can get one in flat black.

 

I need the real deal on a stainless steel...won't rust...grill guard. Any leads for me?

Bought a grill guard off Ebay from Truck Gear Direct Hunter in Texas in 2008. Suppossed to be stainless steel with black powder finish. First the nuts and bolts rusted. Wrote them and they replaced the hardware with stainless steel. Now 3 years later the guard itself is rusting out...big rust blisters that I can poke through with my finger. I won't buy from them again since their quality was not as expected.

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I just called at 11am today them and they state that they warrant their product for 5 years...but they won't warrant mine because they have new owners as of 2009. I guess it's "buyer beware".

 

For something that was purchased in 08 and is just now failing I would be pretty happy. But thats just me...i've never had a brush guard last more than 3 years and thats after several weld and patch hours but I off road mine alot and always come back with it bashed out of whack. (On my H2)

My H2 currently has the HD which replaced the old predator brush guard and I couldnt be happier with their products, never had one rust out. And I live in a salt laden area (atlantic ocean, and salted roads)

I just received the new brush guard for my wife's H3 (H3 Search & Rescue Brush Guard) and its as solid as I would expect.

I'm not a fan of shiny things so stainless steel would have to be powder coated for me to even consider it.

Point i'm getting at is that for corrosion and rust resistance dont discount the Predator product, its quite good

 

I want a brush guard in stainless steel that is black powder coated. It seems that all that's out there is polished s.s., or powder coated steel. I guess if you want the best of both worlds, you have to get a s.s. and powder coat it yourself.

 

I just ordered a Predator HD Brush guard for my H3. I can't wait for it to get here. I have never been happy wit the multiple peices of the others that you have to assemble. I can't afford a ARB so I put my money on a solid tough as nails one peice Predator. (plus it looks MEAN!!!)

 

^^^^^ This.

I have a factory GM Brush Guard, and it is only for minor protection and looks, We have lots and lots of Kangaroos around here, and I have hit plenty in my work vehicle fitted with an ARB Bull Bar, the worst was four in one day, but average about one a month usually, but already hit 4 this year and it's only February Note how one is called a bull bar and the other is a brush guard!

Kangaroos are usually hit at night, and I never drive my H3 at night, so the brush guard will do me. I have hit two small kangaroos in the H3 and they caused no damage at all, would hate to hit a big one though.

For deer get an ARB bar, I doubt the GM brush guard will do much, does look good though.

Here is my chrome GM one, bought on eBay and fitted at home in about ten minutes:

 

I have an 06 H3 and 50% of the time the front wheels are binding up and almost stop the truck. It only happens when turning sharp and the tires will skip like a posi-track. It does it in forward and reverse. Any ideas?

 

for ideas I would first try reading through the forum, then try the search function, then if you cannot find an answer post a new topic, not a reply to a complete different subject

 

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