I've been popping mine on and off to run wiring and haven't heard my A pillars so much as jiggle or wiggle - hoping those affected are a small number!!
@OP First thought was the bed rail trim so you're not busting up paint but just plastic. The grill flair looks nice as hell too though, so if you go grill with one I'd go somewhere on the tailgate (again trim imo) or lower rear bumper to match the front grill (front/driver + rear/pass)
Not partial to the double black but I do like the central hub blacked out, I'd go with a contrasting white instead of bare steel but I'd also like to see what your double black looks like in motion, probably pretty cool
At work rn but I'll pop out and get some measurements during lunch if I get the chance to have lunch! Just straight LxW yeah? The grill is tapered so I'll go with the longer lengths on both ends if your plan is to mesh it off
Photos are useful:
bed wall > tail gate: 6'7"
About a two inch gap between bed end and tailgate bottom.
2 Feet from bed end
tailgate actual length: 22 inches
Yeah, the little lights knob can be manually turned off. obviously a safety feature like that is going to need to be turned off each time you restart the truck tho..
Thanks for PN too. Can you clarify by "plug n play" I'm assuming this does not allow a single zone Mav to upgrade to escape's dual zone cc? need dual zone > dual zone swap and visa versa right?