I had mine removed when my Z was in the shop. New front was smooth, and one of my rockers was severely damaged and had to be straighted, but the guard had to be removed anyway to mount the equipment to the metal to pull the dent out... so I just told them to remove it all rather than trying to make it all make (plus it looks better anyway). The rock guard on the metal is a 1/4" think spray on guard... front and rear urethane bumpers are MOLDED with it on them... They have to be sanded smooth to remove it. I'd post pictures, but I believe Imagestation.com is having issues at the moment.