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After installing brackets the frame tips stick out about 1/4 inch. Brackets are installed correctly with oval for body bushing. Is this normal. All videos I've seen of installs show them flush with frame. 
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Airlift bumper install.
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Edit IIRC yes those mounts do not look right
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These are horrible brackets. I never can win. You think a guy on eBay that has sold 40 sets would have some negative feedback. Nope. Tells me that it's normal. 
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Is that from SECO?
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I just bought the full bracket kit from seco today, do you know of an issue with it? I know they sell some junk, but it’s listed as NOS and I bought a rear seat belt and insulation kit from them and it was good.
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Not going to badmouth someone that isn’t here to defend themselves but I will say that I bought a 4 man top kit and the rails were not the same and the c-Pilar was off. I didn’t use any of it and I ordered oem stuff. The stuff I bought was advertised as being oem and it was a really bad copy. Poor quality and I will never order anything else from them.
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No. eBay seller.
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It came out pretty good. But the brackets are crap. 
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Those SECO kits are oem from the look of it.
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This is the set to stay away from if mounting a airlift.
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I will guarantee the top kits are not! I have a complete one in the garage to prove it. I know they have real stuff but this wasn’t it. The c-pillar is in one piece and the oem is not, roof rail holes didn’t line up with each other. Really bad so bad I spent the money to replace it because I didn’t want it on my truck. I know at least one member here that had the exact same issues with his
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Looks amazing in the picture
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I have never seen angled braces with open bolt holes like that.
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Both the title and description for your item have “RAW STEEL”. That should tell you they are repros. Both mme and collectir90 look to be selling copies.
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I'm not saying your top was OEM, but I understand that some of the OEM stuff isn't great. From what I've read, the Brenton tops were OEM, but it seems there are many reported issues with them. I ended up with an NOS (2009) GMA top kit and it was a single piece c-pillar also, so I'm not sure about that. GMA and Brenton are both OEM suppliers, but I understand that the kits are different.
On the airlift brackets, many of the postings I saw on ebay were suspect. Some of the postings showed the stamped part numbers and I'm guessing those were good, but I wasn't trusting any of the others. Showing a raw metal bracket (not OEM) without a stamped part number and then referencing a part number in an Ebay ad is borderline slimy to me. Referencing the part number is OK, but they should be called out as reproductions of that part number.
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Unfortunately when one seeks the cheapest solution that is what one usually ends up with.
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Agreed. Funny how that works...
Oats that have been passed through the horse once are generally cheaper than the good stuff.
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I "suspect" they are selling china.com......on some stuff...
Was there tags or stickers on box with source of manufacture?
Was there tags or stickers on box with source of manufacture?
Why all the washers ?