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Blue Ox Kar Guard on my tow car a Chevy Colorado.

March 14, 2019, 04:37:11 pm

I am planning to go on the "North to Alaska" motorcade and wanted to protect my Colorado with a Kar Guard, but found out you should not use one on a Chevy Colorado due to lack of air flow that may damage the transmission. Any Colorado owners Know about this. Any thoughts.

Thanks,  Ralph

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Reply #1 – March 14, 2019, 04:55:56 pm

This is what we use and probably won't affect cooling.  Went to Alaska with few problems.  Nothing will protect you from what the cars speeding by in the opposite direction will kick up.

What did you do to your coach today. Tow skirt

Rich

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Reply #2 – March 14, 2019, 11:39:18 pm

Ralph, I made that same cloth skirt that Rick did and seems to work fine. Also, last week I just had the front of my truck covered in a clear coat plastic wrap ( rock guard ). I opted for just the first 8 inches up for the hood and all of the front to just in front of the front tires. (Did I just use front three times in one sentence?). That was $850.00 There's other options also.

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Reply #3 – March 15, 2019, 06:48:10 pm

Ralph I also have a Colorado as my toad. Where did you learn that a horizontal screen would cause excessive heat as it was being towed?  I was also considering making a screen ala Rich. I see that Blue Ox has two different designs, one vertical and one horizontal.

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Reply #4 – March 27, 2019, 03:58:09 pm

I read a "caution"  in the Colorado manual for a 2018 year on page 348. Really don't see how an upright Kar Guard could restrict that much air flow because the Trans and Transfer case is in neutral. I cannot use the flat screen because my Blue Ox tow bar is 9 years old and BLU does not make one for my tow bar, its called the Kar Guard ii and they make them for my tow.

Have you used a shield and if so , any problems?  I really need to protect the front in Alaska, but I will find something to use

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Reply #5 – March 27, 2019, 04:02:31 pm

I think it all bunch of "Hot Air" restricting air flow is not an issue...IMHO

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Reply #6 – March 27, 2019, 08:17:01 pm

I have been thinking of making my own and using some type of screen mesh instead of the solid plastic.

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Reply #7 – March 28, 2019, 06:34:08 pm

Hello Richard,
Have been thinking about the clear rock guard also. What product did you use. Theres a place in Orange that has a good Rep, I will give them a call, I should have had it done before I went to "The Maritime" , I'm sure I'll need to do something before Alaska. Why don't you join us .

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