bummer man! did you use the same part # when you ordered the second time?
Same part number but I ordered it from the dealer. Once I had my crash bar out I could see the obvious size difference but also a difference in the welding. Which isn't to say the welding on the non-OEM unit isn't good, they just didn't weld the length of every seam like OEM.
This is probably something I should have went with the dealer to purchase in the first place. A dealer about an hour away from me had it for 35% off. I couldn't find it for anything other than MSRP months ago when I bought the one off eBay. That discount is only a little bit less than what I paid for the eBay one so in the end this only cost me an extra $50ish... and some time. Even if it was the right size I would likely have ordered an OEN one anyway, don't want any weakness, perceived or real, in a crash.