My VX...a work in progress.

[WormGod]

When you say the cow-catcher was "borrowed", what modifications (this 6" chop and such you speak of) did you make to mount it ? I am moving up into the hills where there are many more street crossing 4 legged things, and I would love to have some more protection up there to cut them down before they make a moon's surface out my my frontend.

Any info is appreciated (especially since I have a HUGE hookup at EuroMotorcars Mercedes ).

That looks almost as though it was designed for the VX and damn.... I want it, hahaha.

[Maugan_VX]

WG:

Theres not a product out on the market now that is would be up to the task of protecting your front end from errant bovines in the middle of the road. My father's F150 was totalled from hitting a deer doing 35, just imagine what a VX + cow would do.

That lil brush guard there, while looks ok, wont stand up to much more than, well, brush. They are mostly cosmetic additions.

[Mr.Quackers]

the guard has a very nice flow to it. i think it goes well with the styling of the front. very nice!

[JoFotoz]

Its a"WAAG" brand after market unit for the 1999 ML320

I sectioned 6 inches out of the center ( the two tubes and the middle 'bar')...

The 6 inches is a little variable , depending on how close you want the guard to sit at the corners of the headlights , and personal taste regarding width etc.
I put the whole thing up on milk crates and moved it all the way to one side to line it up with the corner of one H/light and then shimmed it to the right height.... with the two "uprights" nicely framing the VX grill.
OK..so this gave me the 6 inches...but anywhere from 4.5 to 6 would work depending on your "taste"
(Any more than 6inches and it sits way to far forward , and the headlight guards sit way to close to the body.)

Then ( after VERY carefull measurement!) I simply cut the 6 inches out , and re-welded it ( as fair and straight as possible!)

The original (ML320) bottom mounts were cut off right at the tube , they are way too big and way too wide.
Two plates , about 7 x 4.5inches were then drilled and bolted to the "tow hook" holes on the frame. The plates were notched to clear the sway bar clamps at the outer ends.

I then went back to the trusty milk crates...set the Brush guard up in position
and clamped it firmly in place.
The lower tubes now curled perfectly under the front of the vehicle and sat across the plates.
I tacked the tubes to the plates (battery disconected!)..removed the whole unit , and completed the welding off the vehicle.

At the top of the guard , I removed the tangs from the h/light area that the ML320 uses to attach the top support straps.
These support straps were then welded to the lower , inner part of the h/light protection , right next to the upright bar.
I cut a small section out of the plastic under the lip of the hood on each side , and these straps fit through and are bolted to the front clip supports.





Hope this helps....

Jo

[raver_boi_88]

hey nro where did you get your vrush guard and how mush did you pay for it???

[AlaskaVX]

Love the brush guard!!!!!!!!!!

[AnalogVX]

hey nro where did you get your vrush guard and how mush did you pay for it???

Did you even read this thread???

[Tone]

Is that English? VERY nice bar though - can you take some pics of how it mounts?

[JULIAN911]

I'm extremely impressed if that brush guard was on eBay, I would click the "buy it now" button

Tone, can we fab something like that?

[raver_boi_88]

no not really, I just kinda looked at the pic and posted a comment I guess i should read first. lmao

[JoFotoz]

Is what "English"...???

And yes..I'll take some mount pics , but it'll be a couple of weeks before I can.

jo

[moon buggy]

Nice job...if we had 2nd VX I reckon the ultimate 4wd look yuo've got is 'the go'... good stuff !!..we've kinda got the road warrior look with with our current VX ..and then a 2nd one with wild tough off roader look !!...hey yours might be just scary enough anyway to do the road warrior thing as well...NICE job well done

[morgan-tec]

Lookin good man, and i gotts love the intake, looks awsome in there. GReat creativity on the brush gaurd that is my bag of tricks so i really can appreciate it and what it took to make it. Keep up the good work.