Sliders or Guards? pros and cons?

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Questions for those who opted for the SW-Motechs as I do like the black and as an additional mount for lights. Did yours come with a rubber pad to fit between the lower clamp and frame? Where did you find the best price recently? Thank you.

I went with the black guards from SW-Motech. I purchased them on Amazon and they arrived very well packed and did include two thick hard plastic bands that fit under the lower u-bolt to protect the paint. They installed easily one side at a time and the included two longer bolts were used to gain enough thread protrusion at the aft triangle mounting point. Thanks for the info and links.