Toyota Truck Bed Steps

I'm bruised and bleeding but I got it done in 3.5 hours. First off I wasted an hour trying to get the main bracket to fit on the driver's side. IT WILL NOT without modification. So, I tried it on the passenger side and if fit so I decided to install it on that side instead (not ideal). Everything eventually fit. Instructions are poor, hardware was missing but a puzzle solver can figure it out. One of the bolts holding the main bracket was impossible to get any kind of a wrench on and was not doable with fingers so 1/6 of a revolution at a time using an open end and 1/2 hour later it was finally in. When I saw that installation only required drilling one hole and that was for a rivet insert i thought "high class". The rivnut installation was brutal. First of all it is a huge hole in a cramped location. The location of the required hole hit a weld on the back side and was hell getting thru. This also created an uneven surface for the rivnut to clamp up against but it worked half assed I guess. Overall, It is a clever but rube goldberg assy but, as a mechanical engineer I agreed with every part of the design except for the one brace that attaches to the bed. Everything else is attached to the frame except for that one brace. The step works well, deploys and stows easily and looks like it is tucked up enough to avoid being damaged. I'm leery of the plastic step held on with screws in plastic threads so we'll see. I consider myself an experienced auto/aircraft mechanic (45 yrs) with decent skills.