Here are some more pictures to illustrate the difference between the ebrake skeletal structure of the '05-'06 pull-to-release models and the '07 (maybe late '06) push-to-release models.
On our '06 Heritage Edition, the structure of the ebrake looks like this. Note that the skeleton appears to be a reinforced nylon or acetal plastic and the dimpled plastic pad is large enough to just allow for the screw holes to be drilled...
Now here is the structure of the '07 ebrake. It is made of metal and is shaped.
The mounting face has an indention at the lower right, and is smaller in cross-section than the earlier plastic structure. You can see where I scratched it attempting (unsuccessfully) to gain a drilling position for the mounting screws.
Note also there there is a hole in the bracket on the near side, above the indention, into which an integrated tab of the rubber boot protrudes to help maintain the grip of the rubber OEM overlay.
Here's what the bottom of the OEM rubber boot looks like... AFter a few trial and error attempts I was able get the mounting screws for the SRT8 cover plate to stay within the thick sides of the boot so that they don't interfere with how it "fits" onto the skeletal structure.
In the picture above the opening at the bottom corner of the boot is where the upper part of the ebrake structure fits, and the tab which goes in the hole is seen on the right side. In other words I'm holding the boot upside down as it would be removed from the structure.
As far as I could manage this is the only way (for the moment) to mount the ebrake's SRT8 cover securely.
Repeating an image from the original post... Here's the finished install (you can see the rubber boot under the ebrake cover plate... but that's just the way it has to be for now.
