seems pretty secure to me, I did it myself. This winter I was stuck a few times and we pushed the front guard to get out of some snow drifts, seemed very solid. Only thing is in some auto touchless car washes seems like the side rails can hit the the part you drive onto to start the wash and they need extra care to keep them shiny, the front gaurd is always bright however.. post a pic, I wanna see my Smart's twin