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I know this is an old thread, but recent incidents have me investigating various options. First, the background story and fair warning to all who have a Grand Marquis or Crown Vic over 10 years old. I have a 2008 Grand Marquis. I live in an area heavily populated with deer and hit one three months ago. It was about a 20 mph impact and did $3200 in damage. I used to have a 2003 Crown Vic with a push guard. Hit a deer with that one and received zero damage. One month ago, a young girl ran a red light and totaled the Crown. I'm still dealing with the insurance company, but the book value they go by is $2500. That's total value. They total a car out at ~60-70% of overall value. Hitting a deer would have totaled it. I did replace the Crown with another 2008 Merc with 28000 miles. Very lucky to find this deal. However, in about 3 more years, the book value will be so low another deer hit will total it out so I'm looking at push guard options. Now, to the point.
My question is for those who have installed a push guard on their Merc. Did the kit for a Crown Vic fit with no modifications? If there were mods, what were they and how much cost did it add? I'm pretty sure it would fit, but would like to hear from those with personal experience. Please, no haters who say I'm just a cop wannabe. I just don't want to lose another car and get screwed over by the insurance company. Thanks.
Not too many Marauder owners have installed push-bars. Might want to try over at CVN.
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you want something like this:
Yes from CVN.
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i wish i never clicked on this thread but curiosity got the best of me. The mod by itself is bad enough but the amount of people that thought it looked good on a MM is downright frightening!! totally kills the look of the Marauder. i have a hard enough time having the front plate holder on it.
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WOW!
Who dug up this dead thread?....again!
Looks HORRIBLE on a Marauder.
(and adds 100+ Lbs wayyyyyy out on the front end.)
What's next..... a trunk mounted luggage rack?
......Maybe they make push bars for Ford GTs.....
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Wow. Exactly what I didn't ask for. Mods can go ahead and delete my account. There is absolutely no point if people are just going to bash and spout personal opinions without even reading my post.
First of all, if you're getting screwed over by the insurance company, you need a new insurance company.
Second, most of these pushbars require cutting the front bumper, regardless if crown vic or not.
Third, if you get into a more serious accident, the frame may bend from the bar, causing the car to be totaled instead of just swapping front end parts.
If you can't stop hitting deer, get better headlamps, some HID projector retrofits to help you see the sides of the road better, or just plain drive slower in deer prone areas.
It's ultimately up to you obviously, but I think looks hideous and irreversible. Not to mention adds another 150 lbs of weight to an already pig of a car.
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I had one on a crown Vic at one time and it does require cutting into the bumper to mount it. I still have it with all the mounting hardware if you're interested. Pay the shipping and it's yours.
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