Thanks for your response, SurfinSafari. I'm not overly concerned about the SEF coil being new, but rather I do know that no matter how tight the scuff plate fits, you definitely have to clean them out periodically or you will end up with some metallic particles inside them that will negatively impact your detection. Yes, indeed one method is simply to glue them on, as you have done. However, that could affect any resale value should I decide to sell the Safari (and accessories) and move to a different or new detecting platform. My wife has a Tesoro Cibola and we have participated in many U.S. Forest Service Passport in Time projects involving metal detecting. Her scuff cover fits extremely tight, but when I clean it out after a day of detecting, it is completely full of dirt. Getting it off is huge problem, and I think I have broke at least 6-8 Tesoro scuff covers in doing so. However, I am getting better at it, and have also found that if you put a few breaks in the edge of the cover, they come off easier and still keep the bottom of the coil nice and new.