Review on 🚚 AMPR 75316-01A Truck BedStep Down Bumper Step for Toyota Tundra 2016-2019, Resin Bumper, Black by Patrick Ordonez

I had a 2010 Toyota Tundra up until November of last year. When I bought this truck I bought it from a BedStep dealer and it was a truly inspired piece of engineering. It was easy to install, tucked under the bumper in perfect alignment, inserted diagonally from the corner of the bumper to the perfect spot whether the tailgate was open or not, leaving just enough space between the step and the bumper to to meet them easily. Descent. I've probably used it over a thousand times and never had to think about it. Unfortunately, last November someone drove into the back of a 2010 Tundra at about 65 mph and required a new truck and BedStep. I tried to buy it from the Toyota dealer when I bought the truck but the parts manager said they don't sell it anymore. So I did extensive research and finally purchased 75316-01A through Revain.com. Every website I've looked at, including Revain, says the stage matches the 2017 Tundra, and shows images of pretty much the same stage as my 2010 running the same way. Imagine my disappointment when I found this thing worked differently and didn't fit in the truck at all. Hint number one was that I just looked at the product and knew right away that it was deployed on the side of the truck, not diagonally from the back corner. like the old one did. I went with this one anyway because based on the old one I figured the design was well thought out and still works. Clue number two was the instruction. I'm an engineer with over 30 years of experience as a home mechanic and have successfully built everything from Rolex watches to the Cat D11 bulldozer and more. The instructions are one of the worst if not the worst I've seen. Apparently it was put together by someone who is not a native English speaker and has never worked with a wrench in his life. The instructions did more harm than good and the only way to figure out the connection points was to see where the little brackets touch the truck because the instructions don't have an applicable frame of reference. Hint number three was simplicity. Installation. The choice of tools listed in the instructions (see photo) was downright strange. My guess is that the average home mechanic doesn't have the required assortment of gimbals, bobble heads, and short wrenches due to the extremely tight spaces and the interaction of the screws (when the screws are installed in the directions given in the instructions). Actually install this thing. Check out the photo of 28 real tools I used to install the tread. Although the torque wrench is listed and all instructions have torque specs and every part of this thing has torque spec decals, none are shown as I could NOT get to ANY fasteners other than the shoulder bolts. one of the five torque wrenches of various shapes and sizes that I own. After over an hour of struggle I installed the plastic step and tried to align it with the bumper. I adjusted it as instructed and lined it up as close to alignment as possible. It didn't match the outside edge of the bumper because it hit the bumper corner bracket (see photo). I tightened the bolts in the best possible position and tried to stand on the bumper with the tailgate closed. The step's position forces you to turn at an awkward angle to step onto the narrow top of the bumper (see kicked the step to the stowed position and dented the bumper of my $43,000 truck, which is less than 500 miles it had done.Incredible!And I was even more impressed when this thing was too tight on the bumper to put the toe of your shoe in to push it down.After all that I had to push this thing with my HAND every time I wanted to use it (see photo). Needless to say I immediately removed the plastic step because this thing is USELESS and I didn't want to further damage my truck. I would ask AMP Research and Revain to stop letting people say this thing matches the 2017 Tundra because no, not even close. And I'm very disappointed that a company that made a very good product seven years ago is dropping a back kstep.