I was impressed with the packaging these shipped in, lots of foam to keep them safe and scratch-free. I ordered the ones with the chrome insert and I think they look pretty cool. I also considered the n-fab and rhinos as well as some of the oem stuff from the dealership but I really liked these for the look I'm going for. They seem very sturdy from handling them out of the box and standing on them after installation.
Installation:
Fairly easy. Took me about 2 hours total but I probably could have done it in much less time if I wasn't triple-checking everything I was doing (Kept thinking it should be more difficult but it wasn't). The first step was to remove the black plastic screws from of the bottom of the painted rocker panel on three spots on each side of the taco. These came out easily with a flathead screwdriver.
Then I had to loosely bolt on the mounting brackets in three spots per side. The front mounting brackets are slightly different from the center and rear which use the same part.
The steps have sliding bolts that you position to fit into the mounting brackets, this allows you to slide the step forward or backward and angle it up or down to where you want it to sit on the truck.
Once I positioned the steps were on where I wanted them, all I had to do was tighten all of the bolts with a torque wrench.
Pictures:

Notice the date of manufacture, they must custom make these as they are ordered.

Still in the packaging

Close up shot

Another Close Up

Side Shot

From the front

The family dogs seeking shelter from the sun under the Tacoma right after I got the steps on!










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