i actually went ahead and removed the xbrace completely, i dont carry rear passengers anyway, with the rear seat in place you cant tell the difference
i had to go through the back seat to get the box into the trunk, there was no way to get it in there through the trunk lid - it just wasnt happening- and since that box cost me about $200 and sounded great in the jeep, it was going in the Mark one way or another
and yeah the red paint spill, my step dad let my mom use it to go to work, she does faux finishes and murals, and she didnt close a paint lid well enough