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Cosmetic Fit and finish of bumpers and sliders

CBrob

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I'm curious as to what is typically expected with aftermarket items as far as fit goes.
What tolerance is acceptable for things like bumpers and sliders?
Do you expect a bumper to be symmetrical? Down to what dimension? +- an 1/8? A 1/4?
Do you expect rock sliders to have an even reveal relative to the rocker panels? What do you expect,?
By the way, I've got a free bed rack that's a little asymmetrical.
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I would agree that the guy and finish should be pretty spot on. Paying that much for a lopsided bumper would be extremely disappointing.
 
Most bumpers if not all are hand built, I think it can be quite easy to miss the mark by 1/8th or 1/4 of an inch. I dont think a bumper can ever be 100% perfect. Or a chassis for that matter, The passenger side of my bumper sticks out about 1/2 inch more than the driver side (measurment is consistent with 2 different bumpers) So I have reason to beileve toyota puts very little attention into chasis QC or just has very large tolerances and they dont care lol
 
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