Why did you need to "metal" the rear sides? You didn't with the Defenders.
I have completely removed the rear tub. Everything from the back of the cab can be unbolted off then dropped onto another truck. In 5 years time (when the warranty is up) I will be getting new ones. The original tub is in storage and the cab is entirely wrapped so the whole thing
should be in relatively good nick.
I agree it does not look the best, it looked great when we first did it (about 3 months ago) but it's tarnished quickly. We will be looking at changing that soon.