Aftermarket roof rails on Amazon

Has anybody tried this? If yes, what has been you experience?
I considered these briefly, but went with some OEM take-offs. Too many horror stories on fitment from the Tacoma community when trying the Chinese OEM alternatives... things like bolt holes being misaligned and cheap hardware that strips easily. Not worth the risk when you get get OEM bars here for just a little more $$.
 
I ordered this set. Amazon.com I haven't had time to install them yet, but they are packaged well, look good, and have decent instructions. The video on the Amazon page is helpful as well, although you should loosen the original bolts in pairs without removing them until they are only finger tight. Doing what they do in the video is a good way to twist the clip loose and have to drop the headliner.

I tried to buy a set of OEM take-offs and quickly gave up because every response I had immediately devolved into a scam. I should have looked here instead of Facebook. Lesson learned.
 
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The rubber-coated washers are junk. The rest of the hardware is good stuff. Not sure how the ABS end caps will hold up, but the RTT keeping them out of the sun will definitely help.

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Yes, it came with a medium-sized unlabeled tube of white sealant. Consistency, smell, and cure time were similar to 3M 5200.
 
Got one off Amazon as well. Fitment was great. As a member said above. The rubber gaskets are complete junk.
 
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