If I remember right I think you can remove them. There's a bolt on each side. Remove the bolt and each side will slide out. It's not one piece. Check along the top and front for the bolt. I have CRS syndrome so I'm not 100% sure but 98% sounds better.I have no clue. It's a single square tube the runs all the way across... I've seen a couple guys who took it off with a grinder, on my sport it sticks out on either side and with my steel bumper it sticks out like a sore thumb...