james u have to drill and extra hole james because the fender bolt holds the silencer on as well so if you cable tie it on the exhaust will woble so when u drill the extra hole the exaust bolts on normaly and tha cable tie goes through the new hole, and yes the bash plate is ment to be that shape it protects the covers on the sides of the engine and it also helps keep the rocks of the water pump and i dont see why you could not use an 03 fender cause it was in 02 they changed the airbox they have now but it will not fit on pre 2001 rev 3