Bought as a cheap alternative to some other big brands. First I had to spend the extra money because although it went to the spare wheel/tire holder in the back of my jeep it would have saved me a headache. The metal is cheap. First. It was the softest aluminum I've ever seen. None of the grommets provided matched the threads I needed, ok no big deal I'll cut them out and put in new ones. which had the themes I needed. After knocking out each stud, I found other studs that I literally welded to