Maverick Grille Guard / Pushbar (DIY modified from Bronco Sport)

[Navi the Mav]

Part of it is a joke for the looks (Thot Patrol)
Part of it is I often use this as a work truck for construction (on private property)
Part of it is I use this truck for property management.
Part of it is I am a volunteer with the Air Force Auxiliary to (if called-upon) rescue people in the Smoky Mountains.

I haven't had a chance to actually wire either of them up quite yet.
The front light bar is White. The top light bar is Amber.
In Tennessee, Amber is the only legal top light bar & can only be used in emergencies.
The siren/pa/airhorn is also legal but can only be used off-road &/or on private property

Here's a photo of the truck right after I got it wrapped

Yo, this is pretty good info about the brush bar, but do you have a build thread?
I think you should go into more detail about your Mav setup and inspiration.

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[Dad]

I have a 24XL Hybrid. Im just wondering if this could work. Looks great by the way.

Unfortunately, the hybrid is without tow hooks and more importantly for this modification, the brackets that support the hooks.

 

[DavidLs]

Unfortunately, the hybrid is without tow hooks and more importantly for this modification, the brackets that support the hooks.

Ok Got it. I wonder if a Body shop could fabricate a mount? I will ask them today. Let ya know.
Here in East Texas if it ant a deer its a hog or the Neighbors cow. Not to Mention My fellow red necks who keep the tow hooks extended a foot out and try to back in to parking spaces punching holes in front grills and bumpers. That has happened to me twice Thank God for Walmart cameras

 

[ksc83]

Great work! For those of us wanting something more ready made, has anyone installed either of these?
https://www.autoaccessoriesgarage.c...ards/Steelcraft-HD-Grille-Guard?set-vehicle=1
https://realtruck.com/p/steelcraft-hd-grille-guard/stc-50-1460c/

I have. I didn't have to cut any brackets or metal on the vehicle but I did have to relocate the little reverse chime device that is on the hybrid and cut into my bumper. It was a nightmare to get the bumper on because the instructions provide measurements that just dont seem to work. BUT with all that being said, it went on.

be prepared for a drop in your MPG and if you have the package with the adaptive cruise control, you might be required to get the steel craft one because it is possible the TrailFX one might have that cross bar in the way.

@thotpatrol can you post a photo dead on from the front at bumper height?

 

[Dad]

Ok Got it. I wonder if a Body shop could fabricate a mount? I will ask them today. Let ya know.
Here in East Texas if it ant a deer its a hog or the Neighbors cow. Not to Mention My fellow red necks who keep the tow hooks extended a foot out and try to back in to parking spaces punching holes in front grills and bumpers. That has happened to me twice Thank God for Walmart cameras

What the heck? Every vehicle is a weapon? There's another thread regarding the lack of tow hook support on the hybrid and if I recall correctly, there wasn't even a point in which to add a support. I'm not a welder, so there's that.

 

[DavidLs]

Reasons for a brush guard If it can be pulled off
Sadly I have walked out to my car and watched it slightly jumping backwards as it was being pushed back by a king cab f150. who had the trailer hitch extended. Punched a hole in the front of my 05 Cav. My car was now pushed out from its parking space ( Massive Truck long bed) Then the Man when I challenged him said he did not do it, Called the cops they looked at campus security cameras the Redneck got the ticket. He did get nicer when the cops showed up. Then at 50 mph for no reason a deer decided to jump through the front end and into the engine of My wife's 2016 Versa. Now parked in a parking lot with my beloved 05 Ranger ( with a grill Guard Thank God) I am in the store a elderly Man comes in sir is that your Truck outside the white one? Yes. Well I just backed into it and pushed back a bit. Grill guard took the brunt of it. He bought the grill Guard Nice Guy. Hogs,Deer , Rednecks and Nice elderly people. So this is why I am so interested in getting one. Have a nice day all

 

[lizardking7]

I successfully installed what I believe may be the only Ford Maverick Grille Guard / Pushbar / whatever you want to call it.
I installed it back in October of 23 and drove it around a lot for testing but forgot to post about it.

As most of you know, the chassis for the Bronco Sport is very similar to the Maverick
So I took the risk and purchased the TrailFX - Standard Grille Guard from CARID for the Bronco Sport.

I've got a '22 XLT with the EcoBoost, so I purchased the grille guard for the '22.
I have the tow hooks, and those WILL need to be removed for this installation (unless you can figure a work-around)

The first steps to this install are removing the front bumper. This process will vary depending on model year, trim, & engine so I won't go into it here.
What I will discuss in this post is the modifications I had to make to the Grille Guard to make it work:

The bulk of the Grille Guard is attached to the frame with three mounting points: two at the top & one at the bottom.

On the Bronco Sport, the bottom attachment point is about 6"-7" further-back than it is on the Maverick

I've done my best to show that in the first photo by attaching the mounting bracket to the bottom mounting point.

So to rectify the issue with the maverick mounting points being too shallow, I took a hacksaw to the mounting brackets (photo 2).

As I mentioned above, the only other big modification I needed to make was the tow hooks - unfortunately I had to remove those. They actually use the same mount points that the grille guard uses.

I'm sure someone with more metalworking tools could figure a way to keep the hooks but for me removing them was easier.

Like the tow hooks, the mounting brackets will insert through the holes in the front bumper, but you'll find that it's much easier if you open them up a little bit; I used an oscillating multitool for that.

The third photo is the final photo showing the finished installation. Please note I did spray the grille guard with a few coats of rustoleum bedliner, and obviously the PA & the LED Light bar aren't included with the grille guard - I just installed those the same day.

Walk me through what’s going on with the bumper. Did you rap it? Plasty dip it, is it a separate mold? I really like the look and would like to hear what you did and how it’s been.

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