Thanks so much for the reply. I will contact my dealer also and see what they say. I wonder if you can remove the plugs and just screw the hardware in. In any event you need the hardware if that is the case. We will get this resolved. Meanwhile anyone else with the bed divider/extender needs to check their truck out also. I wonder if it was just the earlier trucks that this was omitted.The dealer said they are still waiting to hear back.