Which Brush Guard??

Just wanted to get some opions on which of these brush guards to get. This one from smittybilt......

http://www.autoanything.com/grilleguard_brushguard_waag_talandhadas/product.asp?SessionID=426573313FXWGTGYVYEC&prID=258


Or this one from Aries....

http://www.suvxccessory.com/xccessory/01n1j5-9043.html (http://www.suvxccessory.com/xccessory/01n1j5-9043.html)

Any help is appreciatied. Thanks.

Jeff

search bushguards...BAD
then ask

search bushguards...BAD
then ask

what are you talking about??? BAD then ask??

Look or search under bushguards bad

Look or search under bushguards bad

don't you mean brush guards?? bush guards don't bring anything up. And what do you mean my Bad??

don't you mean brush guards?? bush guards don't bring anything up. And what do you mean my Bad??

Basically brush guards are useless. If you ever hit anything they seriously compound the damage by bending back into your hood. You should probably either stick w/ the stock bumper or if you do want some actual protection you should pick up a Calmini or ARB bumper - I believe both can be seen at www.xterraparts.com. They are actually useful.

To add a bit more info, Bluztraveler had an incident with his "guard" that I witnissed. Basically, he had a bumper level impact that normally would have only damaged the bumper. What happened instead was that the "guard" took the impact and pushed in not only the bumper, but also the hood and the left side fender, pushing the fender into the door. It was NOT a pretty picture and resulted in 5x or more the damage. Keep in mind too that the "guards" hang down below the bumper, putting them in harm's way.

Anyway, if you want it for looks, it's up to you whether or not you want to take the risk associated with them. If you are going to be doing any offroading it is definately not a good idea.

If your main concern is looks and your willing to risk the extra damage caused if you actually hit somthing Id go with the aries. It just looks better on the x.