dds92780 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Is this the bugshield that is specifically designed for an RD with the sloped hood? Do i even have a sloped hood? The description says its for a late model RD and i just wanted to get the right one. http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_45&products_id=248&zenid=38247c2d1601ba827bf538439cdd9673Also there is this other company that swears they make the best bugshields designed to fit your truck. anyone heard of them?http://store01.prostores.com/servlet/armadillobugshields/the-Mack-Commercial-Trucks/CategoriesWhich bugshield do i choose on that site if i went that way? Quote Slow and Steady Wins the Race! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dds92780 Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 How about if people can post pictures of your truck with a bug shield on it and list what one it is. Quote Slow and Steady Wins the Race! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I like the bull-it style for the newer trucks,getting one for my cl,the old style flat type look better on the flat hood rd and dm and rw trucks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I had the top one on 3 newer RD's. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dds92780 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Ever heard of that company that makes the armidillo ones? I saw a ratty looking blue rd with a blue bugshield on today and i didnt like it, I would like to see some pictures if you have them please Quote Slow and Steady Wins the Race! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 We have the regular old style Mack one on ours since new and it looks and works good Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I cant find any pics of my RD's with bug shields I got into a phase where I took em all off I used em on all the Granites Ive had but the RD's seemed to look better without it to me and everybody herre had em so it was different without it. So heres some Granites with it on there, go to JP Chrome.com they have a ton ofMack chrome stuff, they have a stainless bug shield too, on the white RD Id go with the smoke one I had on these two Granites, its what I had on two of my white RD's but like I said after a while I decided they looked better without it. 1 Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhar69 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I want a similar style bumper on my truck like the ones here in the picture. How do you tow or pull the truck out of the mud if the bumper is so wide that it covers the tow attachment points on the bottom of the frame?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 The liscense plate hanger on the black truck covers up a tow pin hole, the piece of stainless on the bottom of the bumper between the lights on the white one folds up I made it on a stainless pin hinge. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhar69 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Ok smart idea now I think I'm gonna call a guy and get one made. I have a RB688s can I still use my extended mounts from Mack?? Somebody mentioned I might have to use DM mounts for some reason. Combs manufacturing is under the same impression??. I don't wanna be the guy to give a wrong measurement to Combs?? Any suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Which bumper do you have and where are your tow points? do you have the angled back ends on a flat chrome bumper with the tow points under the front spring hangers? Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 if so, just make a stainless filler panel for the bottom of the bumper to make it look taller like the white truck above, on the tapered ends use double light brackets, or some plain stainless pieces and make the center panel the same height and the top attatched to the bumper by a full width stainless pin hinge. I had the center panel made by a fabrication shop and they put a half inch lip on the bottom to give it some rigidity and riveted the top edge to the stainless pin hinge with stainless rivets every 6 inches, then I used 5, 1/4" bolts to mount it to the bottom of the bumper. That truck had a tow pin in the middle but with the center panel on a hinge I could lift it up and run a strap to the tow points on each side under the spring hanger. On the black truck I removed the factory bumper brackets and made a new mount out of 3/4" plate that bolts to the factory mounting locations, I put a tow pin in the middle and used some 2" tube on each side to attatch the bumper to the bracket, I drilled and tapped the tube so the bolts just threaded into the bracket and held the bumper, then you just lift up the tag holder and put a strap into the pin. it looks plain with the bumper on it but if you pull it off there was a major piece of iron back there with my tow pin in it. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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