Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 3:53 pm
As far as the shield interfering with the lock bracket consider this: the shield "plate" is relatively thin gage matl and can be tweaked slightly leaving a small space between the shield and dash lip. The bracket then enjoys a friction fit when installed. Mine will stay in place on the roughest terrain yet pull out easily if I want to stash it in the jockey box. In fact I don't think I've removed it in years..