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DarthVader215
12-06-2012, 07:21 AM
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/06/8avasyta.jpg

yjmud
12-06-2012, 07:23 AM
why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why

RoyLPita
12-06-2012, 07:24 AM
I guess it is needed for road racing. :D

Curless
12-06-2012, 07:42 AM
I am NOT a fan of bull bars on MMs...if you want a CV buy one! Its like putting a topper on a pick up truck...if you want Suburban...buy one!

Comin' in Hot
12-06-2012, 07:46 AM
Hate the push bar, but the stance on it is just wicked!!!!!

2,4shofast
12-06-2012, 07:46 AM
I dont really care for it but the stance of that MM is amazing!:beer:

SC Cheesehead
12-06-2012, 07:59 AM
I am NOT a fan of bull bars on MMs...if you want a CV buy one! Its like putting a topper on a pick up truck...if you want Suburban...buy one!


+1 on the stance, but:

Blues are rare enough, don't need to screw 'em up with junk like that...:shake:

johnnyrauder
12-06-2012, 08:05 AM
not!!!!!!!!!!

Joe Walsh
12-06-2012, 08:18 AM
IIRC, that is 'Wesman' from Toronto.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=18047

Got to meet him and talk about his set-up at WDC/MV3.

He hung some huge rims and tires on his DPB Marauder and used to road race the heck out of it!

DarthVader215
12-06-2012, 08:22 AM
First time seeing a blue MM. I think the car looks ok with it , but I wouldn't put it on my car.

Ozark Marauder
12-06-2012, 08:26 AM
Some people have speculated that bull-bars can compromise the occupant protection performance of a vehicle. Vehicle manufacturers today spend considerable effort in 'tuning' the frontal structure of their vehicles in order to minimize the forces and accelerations on its occupants. Attaching a rigidly mounted bull-bar may affect the ability of a vehicle to perform as it was designed to, in a frontal collision.

Airbags and more particularly the sensors and computers used to trigger their inflation, are becoming increasingly sophisticated. The attachment of a bull-bar (i.e. one not certified for use by the vehicle manufacturer) has the potential to alter the triggering characteristics of the airbag, reducing its effectiveness. The result is an increase in risk of injury or death to the vehicle occupants seated where an airbag is fitted.

Hey, but if you use your MM to herd your bulls from the field to the corral....Go For It.

OZ

DOOM
12-06-2012, 08:32 AM
I have a good pic of that car.

I'll post it when I get home.

Cheeseheadbob
12-06-2012, 08:35 AM
The official LEO wanna be mod...:shake:

Rockettman
12-06-2012, 08:36 AM
Bullbar on DBP? FAIL!

Baaad GN
12-06-2012, 08:48 AM
I could discribe what I think but the MOD would delete it!

Joe Walsh
12-06-2012, 08:58 AM
Some people have speculated that bull-bars can compromise the occupant protection performance of a vehicle. Vehicle manufacturers today spend considerable effort in 'tuning' the frontal structure of their vehicles in order to minimize the forces and accelerations on its occupants. Attaching a rigidly mounted bull-bar may affect the ability of a vehicle to perform as it was designed to, in a frontal collision.

Airbags and more particularly the sensors and computers used to trigger their inflation, are becoming increasingly sophisticated. The attachment of a bull-bar (i.e. one not certified for use by the vehicle manufacturer) has the potential to alter the triggering characteristics of the airbag, reducing its effectiveness. The result is an increase in risk of injury or death to the vehicle occupants seated where an airbag is fitted.

Hey, but if you use your MM to herd your bulls from the field to the corral....Go For It.

OZ

LOL.....I'm not a fan of those 'push bars' either, but I think that Wes used his bar to push slower sports cars out of his way on the road course.....:2thumbs:

DOOM
12-06-2012, 10:04 AM
This is the pic I have.

http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad47/DOOMIE/picton1.jpg

MyO4Rawdur
12-06-2012, 10:11 AM
The wheels arent nice and I dont like the bar on there but the stance is mean as hell. It only looks good on the track though because sitting still it looks level.

Bluerauder
12-06-2012, 10:13 AM
IIRC, that is 'Wesman' from Toronto.

Yes, Wesman was at Marauderville III (MV3) and the Woodward Dream Cruise (WDC) in August 2005. Nice guy. He also had a video camera mounted on the car and got some great convoy & event videos. Sometimes in Northern Virginia traffic, I wish I had a pusher bar on mine. ;) Great for offense and defense. :D


In the track pic, it looks like he took a bad shot on the center of the front fascia/bumper. Looks like a big chunk is missing. Either that or its a failing grade on a license plate photoshop blackout. ;)

Mebot
12-06-2012, 10:14 AM
the guy driving it has the biggest ****-eating grin I've ever seen. and it's warranted! I know I would be grinning too lol

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Bigdogjim
12-06-2012, 10:30 AM
If you ask me it make's the car look like "don't mess with me" I could use that on any road here in NJ:up:

MyO4Rawdur
12-06-2012, 10:34 AM
Never really got a good look at how they are installed. How exactly do you mount one of them? If it doesnt effect the bumper I would at least give it a shot. Looks like it might crease the bumper.

DOOM
12-06-2012, 10:50 AM
If you ask me it make's the car look like "don't mess with me" I could use that on any road here in NJ:up:

Here's the JERSEY version! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJTsSkjzGS4
rJTsSkjzGS4

Guittard22
12-06-2012, 11:21 AM
If it was blue as the color of the mm I would like it

guspech750
12-06-2012, 11:24 AM
Bar looks gay. Those rims are hideous, BUT I'm guessing those rims were only used for racing with a nice set of sticky tires. So who cares then.


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RF Overlord
12-06-2012, 11:48 AM
Some people have speculated that bull-bars can compromise the occupant protection performance of a vehicle. Vehicle manufacturers today spend considerable effort in 'tuning' the frontal structure of their vehicles in order to minimize the forces and accelerations on its occupants. Attaching a rigidly mounted bull-bar may affect the ability of a vehicle to perform as it was designed to, in a frontal collision.

Airbags and more particularly the sensors and computers used to trigger their inflation, are becoming increasingly sophisticated. The attachment of a bull-bar (i.e. one not certified for use by the vehicle manufacturer) has the potential to alter the triggering characteristics of the airbag, reducing its effectiveness. The result is an increase in risk of injury or death to the vehicle occupants seated where an airbag is fitted.While I agree with the above in principle, my semi-edu-macated guess would be that since the Marauder is just about identical to a CVPI, Ford would have taken that into account during the design. After all, the Panther was "America's Cop Car" for the last 30+ years.

MyO4Rawdur
12-06-2012, 11:53 AM
While I agree with the above in principle, my semi-edu-macated guess would be that since the Marauder is just about identical to a CVPI, Ford would have taken that into account during the design. After all, the Panther was "America's Cop Car" for the last 30+ years.

+1 and also some airbag sensor go off of the "G" rating. when you get in an accident it will know either way. it also goes by wheel speed so if it seems that the g meter gets high it will look at the wheel speeds and if those are going nuts or went from 60 to 0 in 2 seconds then the airbags deploy. the guard may not even effect the airbag system but i can not say for sure because i dont know.

Vortech347
12-06-2012, 12:17 PM
I dream of driving an ex cop car with one. Give people gentle "nudges" at stop lights when they are texting and the light turns green.

DOOM
12-06-2012, 12:28 PM
The push bar on my 01 CVPI saved me when I crashed!

Will be putting one on my 05 CVPI this month!

2,4shofast
12-06-2012, 12:39 PM
I thought my car sat low! I love the stance, anyone know what suspension is on it? Thanks for posting Doom!:beer:

Joe Walsh
12-06-2012, 03:00 PM
Bar looks gay.

Those rims are hideous, BUT I'm guessing those rims were only used for racing with a nice set of sticky tires. So who cares then.

"Not that there is anything wrong with that."

Kinda like those double blown GTO motors...heh?..........;)

Mr. Man
12-06-2012, 03:04 PM
I don't know I kind of like the way the guys car looks, bar, wheels and all.

DEFYANT
12-06-2012, 03:13 PM
The official LEO wanna be mod...:shake:

Agreed!

:banned:

No No No

ctrlraven
12-06-2012, 03:48 PM
Many of times I have thought about putting a full wrap around one on my car just to save it from possibly smacking another deer with mine again. I'd rock the small one if it didn't add 50 lbs of weight to the front, give my car even more of a mad max look with my black wheels. lol

http://www.fleetsafety.com/catalog/HDwrapCV(5x5).jpg

justbob
12-06-2012, 04:54 PM
Even just asking the ban hammer should swing.


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88LTDCV351
12-06-2012, 05:05 PM
What about the rear bumper gaurds I see on some taxis? Considering how precious our front and rear bumper covers are.......

88LTDCV351
12-06-2012, 05:08 PM
This isn't exactly the one I recall seeing but here is something similiar for the rear.

http://www.taxidepot.com/servlet/the-38/taxi-security-taxi-safety/Detail

H_M_T_81
12-06-2012, 06:39 PM
I can dig it...

yjmud
12-06-2012, 07:04 PM
^ stop breathing jet fumes it is starting to effect you

maineiac
12-06-2012, 08:31 PM
I thought they only belonged on DTR's to keep the dumpster from rollin into them

DOOM
12-06-2012, 08:35 PM
I thought they only belonged on DTR's to keep the dumpster from rollin into them

LOL!!! :lol:

pem
12-06-2012, 08:53 PM
bullbar is necessary to push the DTR's so they can keep up with traffic......hahaha LMAO.....oops, wait a minute.....I've got a DTR......no longer LMAO!

ChiTownMaraud3r
12-06-2012, 10:05 PM
You would think with the road racing, you would want to rid of unnecessary weight off the car, and that bar just looks heavy.

I love the BBS wheels. Personally I would love to have that style done in an inch bigger and all black, maybe black with machined lip.

SC Cheesehead
12-06-2012, 10:26 PM
I don't know I kind of like the way the guys car looks, bar, wheels and all.


Fess up, you just like it 'cause of the color...

Mr. Man
12-06-2012, 11:28 PM
Many of times I have thought about putting a full wrap around one on my car just to save it from possibly smacking another deer with mine again. I'd rock the small one if it didn't add 50 lbs of weight to the front, give my car even more of a mad max look with my black wheels. lol

http://www.fleetsafety.com/catalog/HDwrapCV(5x5).jpg
Funny you should mention a full rap for deer. I killed two deer and totaled two cars and had many a close call with the Mustang so when I bought my GMC the first mod I did was put on a full Warn 1/4" steel winch bumper with the 3/8" center grille protector and in 17 years of driving I never once had a deer close call. I think the deer know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em and when a truck with full metal protection is coming down the road when to walk away. :lol:

vegasmarauder
12-10-2012, 03:29 AM
I believe the bars mount ahead of the energy absorbers. In soft impacts it actually retracts back with the absorbers, it's not fixed solid to the frame.

Also notice in the picture to mount it you have to CUT a 2" X 4" hole on each side through the bumper cover to mount the upper bracket. Kinda defeats the purpose of protecting the bumper cover from harm...