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One thing that makes me nervous is that there are so many screws exposed. It seems like it would be really easy for thieves to just walk up with a hex key and steal your bumper or panels.... ๐ค
You can already theoretically do this with the doors on a Jeep, but it hasn't exactly turned into an epidemic.
The panels are plastic, so while this is a concern, they probably wouldn't get much for them. Bumper I'm less sure about.
A buddy of mine got his Tacoma tailgate stolen in broad daylight during a kid's football game... I hope any really valuable parts are secured...
Use some Rokset on all your fasteners; the only way to break the threadlocker is with heat, and heat would also destroy the bodywork. So you could still replace damaged panels, but you couldn't steal them.