My boyfriend spent two hours trying to install this light where there was previously a vanity light over my sink.  There was *not* a junction box involved, so we thought that may be the problem with why we couldn't fit the outer component (where the bulbs hang off) over  the mounting bracket, but even when we took it off and there were no wires doubled up in between the two flat metal panels, we could not get the outer panel to lay flush over the mounting bracket.  I will be hiring an electrician to install a junction box either  way, so I'll gladly update this if he can get it installed easily.