Review on 🚐 Enhance RV Safety with Mount-n-Lock SafetyStruts Heavy Duty Bumper Brackets (1SNUHD, Univ-Heavy Duty) by John Hill

I installed this item with standoffs due to the I-beam construction of my Coachmen trailer. When I received the item I was VERY impressed with the packaging! Probably the best packaging of any Revain item I've bought in a long time. Everything was in the 'correct' box, tightly wrapped in plastic, and nothing was damaged, including the box, which is commendable for such a heavy item. QUALITY: Let me just say, if these braces are 25% thicker than the competition, I wouldn't want to see how thin the competition is! These mounts are RIGHT SIZED for 400 ft.lb support requirements. I also appreciate study materials that keep you up to date on the difference between pounds and foot pounds! The fittings are of good quality, I had no problems with them. No stripping, head turning, drilling without drilling, nothing like that. Good quality materials. But I paid twice as much as the competition, so I don't expect less. Installation: The method of marking the drill site is suspect. The idea is good, but I didn't like the execution. The idea is that you attach the support studs to the bracket, insert those pointed tips into the support studs that will be used to mark your holes, attach the bracket to the bumper so the pointed tips touch the I-beam that the Bumper is located. weld, hammer into each strut bolt to mark holes for drilling, and drill holes. But I swear on my life I couldn't get the mount to stay in place after hitting the strut bolts with a hammer. When I started drilling I wasn't sure if the locations I marked would actually match the bracket holes. But I did my best and pierced through. Drilling through the I-beam was tedious, stopping to oil the bit, pushing at awkward angles, but I managed. Only to find that my holes were half the width of the bolt. In no case will the bolts slip. So I had to remove the strut bolts from the bracket and tighten both sides of the strut bolts at the same time. Since my holes weren't inserted, the final bracket placement was wrong, but close enough. Oh, and while I was marking the holes, the little bits that get screwed into the rack screws were screwed in too deep and I spent an anxious few minutes trying to figure it out. How do I get them out because that would disable the entire mount installation if I couldn't get them out! Phew, get 'em out! The other side moved a little faster, but I was running out of time. It was 105 outside and installing the first bracket took over an hour so I was moody. I didn't get any better at marking, drilling, and making holes for the second bracket, but the technique I used for the first bracket served me well, and the final bracket placement was closer to where the bracket was I wanted her . Note: I chose to place the brackets inside the I-beams (towards the center of the bumper) where I thought they would work best, but the instructions don't suggest optimal placements. I'm pleased the bumper is reinforced but not sure it will hold the 400lbs they claim. On our trip I had 3 kids bikes and a bike rack maybe only 150 pounds and there was still enough torsion on the bumper to loosen the end caps while riding. But it feels solid so time will tell.