Unhappy with deezee products

ClawSS · November 30, 2001

Last week I ordered a set of Putco bed rails, stainless bed caps (sides, front and tailgate), and a clear Lund bugshield. I picked them up last night from the local PickupsPlus outlet. I thought that I had requested the caps to be the Putco stainless "skins", but found out that they had ordered the stainless DeeZee brand. They looked the same and were less expensive so I took them home.

Little did I know that less expensive also meant CHEAP! :0 The quality assurance was just not apparent. There were 3 individual DeeZee boxes. The boxes did not appear damaged, but every piece inside was damaged in some way. The front bed cap looked like you dragged it behind your truck for a good mile (numerous scratches). The both side pieces had areas that looked like someone had sharpened their pocket knife on the corner then tried to slice through the side. I was expecting the tailgate cap to be a piece of channel ("U" shaped) stainless, but instead it was an "L" shaped piece. The instructions showed that I was to stick it to the inside of the tailgate, but if I did so I would have a strange looking wing off the tailgate. The wife asked, "Do you think that you are supposed to bend it yourself?" I think not. :angry:

Anyway, I just wanted to vent. At least I didn't get them mailorder, so I do have a face to talk to today when I return them.

By the way, the Putco rails are great along with the clear bug shield which is more of a rock guard since I already have a chip out of the hood with less than 1k on the odo.

chevy4x4trucks · November 30, 2001

Don't feel too bad, we all get the shaft w/ inferior products eventually. I've got a set of DeeZee Bed rails sitting in my garage right now since they were rusty after only a month. I was thinking about stripping them down and repainting them but decided they weren't worth the trouble.

bscottb · December 1, 2001

Thanks for the warning about DeeZee products.

Kansas Kid · December 2, 2001

I have to admit, I'm kind of suprised that you guys had problems with your DeeZee products. I have the stainless steel wrap around bed rail covers, and the tailgate cap. All the stuff came with some sort of tape on them to keep them from getting scratched up, and they all fit as good as I expected. I got them last summer, hit them with some rubbing compound to get the leftover tape off, and they still look brand new. Shine just as good as the day I bought them. I sure as heck can't complain for the price.

Jpshostr · December 2, 2001

I've heard comments like that from people around here that have used DeeZee stuff, the quality just isn't there. We were going to go with their running boards, but after hearing so many discouraging opinions we went with Ziebart boards and couldn't be happier with them.