Taillight Brush Guard Fiasco

[Hart1]

I appreciate all replies. I guess I was surprised that tape holds the outside guards down...seeing the holes for mounting on the brush guard, I thought some "short cuts" were being taken on my H2.

True, re-taping is no problem at all (however, the brush guard is now bent from flopping around, and does not line up correctly), however if the screws were (I guess not) the best way to go, I would want the dealer to the install because (1) to preserve my warranty (esp. with drilling holes in the body) and (2) I paid them to install the part GM recommended for this application. However, if tape is what we use, then so be it.

At any rate, I drove down to my dealer and talked to the Service Manager. He was surprised to see the Holes on my brush guards. He examined other H2s on the lot that has the brush guards, and he stated some were also peeling away too. So he is looking into a stronger tape for all future installs...

I did not mean to overreact. However, I was with some pinzgauers off roading, and when we stopped, I got ribbed like hell for the guards using tape...