haha it bolted right through the cage and no i take it off when the hard top goes on in the winter. Not scetch at all, weighs about 100 lbs so dont notice the weight at all when 4x4ing, bit of a wind catcher but the vehicle isnt really built for speed and wicked comfortable. Comes with a light mattress in it and i put an egg carton foam on top of that which all stays in when its closed up.