Actually, I think the old style was an ingenious design. Suppose your off roading through thick brush and a branch got wedged between the tail lens and the guard. As you continue forward the tape would eventually let go and the guard would pull away from the truck on the outside edge and then fold open like a book on those 2 metal strips on the inside edge releasing the branch. If both sides were secure with screws and a branch got wedged in there it could pull the gaurd off the truck with the screws causing some body damage. With the old design you would just have to replace the 3m tape and either straighten the 2 metal strips or replace them also. I think your truck would suffer less damge with the old system.
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