Thank you! I didnt bend the tabs actually, I thought about it but only really visible from certain angles. As for the skid plate, do you mean the the front lower chrome one in middle, below tow hooks? It was already on the truck, came stock with it. I can imagine it is not easy to remove or install one. Probably easier to pull bumper and do it and put the bumper back.
I want to do a 2016 front end conversion at some point so I can put the real skid plate on that goes from the bumper back to the cross member.