I'm not real big on the plates, I really like the clean look of my fresh running boards, but I had a thought...just bought a new car and had that 3M Clearbra installed. What do you Bolters think about having it cut and used only on the high part of the ridges of the boards. I wonder how it'll hold up to the abrasion and how hard it would be to replace...Here in Colorado we don't use road salt(thank God), but instead drop sand. Problem is it pitts the crap outta the front end of any vehicle, and the Clearbra keeps things looking perfect. Might be slippery, but that's an OK tradeoff for me, I don't use the boards ever anyways, and I don't have my 51 out in the rain often. Whatcha think?