I don't know how that could happen. That's horrible, maybe somebody is playing a practical joke on you or someone doesn't like you but doesn't want to do something as drastic as cutting brake lines.....I dont'know about the SEs but on my SVT, there's no way that sucker's coming off. BTW, I just noticed you spent $100 on installation of this piece!! Maybe the SVT is A LOT different, but it is a matter of 8 screws and takes 2 minutes.....