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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 06:07 AM
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Hi,

I was just pokin around the Pep Boys website, and one of the parts they have listed for the Scion xB is a bolt-on Snow Plow. Kinda made me laff out loud just a bit !!

Not that we'd need one here in southern Florida, but maybe some you northern folks might want to consider this mod.

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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 04:10 PM
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woot woot. im soooooooo getting that

jk. thats pretty funny though. not that i have a problem though, nebraska winters and being lowered im like a snow plow anyway
Old Apr 24, 2005 | 05:18 PM
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It would look soooo right on RS2.0, like an emergency vehicle
Old Apr 24, 2005 | 05:54 PM
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hahaha . snowplow-hahahhahaa im soory that ive got to see
Old Apr 24, 2005 | 06:08 PM
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seriously...ive got to see this
Old Apr 24, 2005 | 07:36 PM
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Oh sure... They can make a snowplow for the xB, but still nobody sells a brush guard for one?!?
Old Apr 24, 2005 | 08:19 PM
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If you knew how to weld, You could buy a premade one, and then fit it to your application..

Old Apr 24, 2005 | 08:28 PM
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Wow, that's about as goofy as the dude who complained about
no tow package for the xB. (Sigh)
Old Apr 24, 2005 | 08:28 PM
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Yes. yes it is. Not really my cup of tea.
Old Apr 24, 2005 | 08:35 PM
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this calls for a photo shop.. thats the pic from the pepboys website.. but not on a xB
Old Apr 24, 2005 | 08:42 PM
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the Simpsons :: Plow King

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MR.Plow!!!
Old Apr 25, 2005 | 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by ShredSled
If you knew how to weld, You could buy a premade one, and then fit it to your application..

Remove those vertical "battering ram" pieces, leave the 5 horizontal bars that cover the headlights and upper grill area, and chrome it, and you've got a winner! Just like the brush guards that some of the other vehicles (that never go off-road) come from the factory with. Why not? I live out in the country and with gravel and rocks everywhere, not to mention trees, seems like it would do a good job protecting the lights and grill.
Old Apr 25, 2005 | 01:50 AM
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I dont think the xB has enough power to plow snow. Snow is heavy, would probably end up burning out the engine.
Old Apr 25, 2005 | 01:59 AM
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not to mention traction issues.
Old Apr 25, 2005 | 03:38 AM
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 04:28 AM
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hahaha! that is...um....wow....
Old Apr 25, 2005 | 04:36 AM
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A plow is a good way to bend your frame, even on a full size truck. An xB wouldn't last one winter.

In Minnesota it was conventional wisdom back in the day that if a pickup truck with a snow plow blade was for sale, don't buy it because something's wrong it. If, on the other hand, you were able to get everything set up just right to where both the truck and blade were working right, you'd have to be out of your mind to sell it.

That was back when they still didn't plow back roads.
Old Apr 25, 2005 | 05:51 AM
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PIXELGOD....

Truly your name is righteous !!

You could probably sell that back to Pepboys site !!!

Now I wonder if anybody has attached an xA or an xB to a set of airplane wings like one of those cross-breed vehicles from the late 50's early 60's (if memory serves)....


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oowww... my sides hurt...

and i can't breathe



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