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@BeanEW and @Cte515 - thanks for the info about the sharpness of the extruded holes. I've joined the club with these running boards. There is no sharpness at all. I hate that the other brands say "R1T" or have other branding on them. I think these are best looking steps available right now.

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Looks great! Did you do the install yourself? Seems like most people have no issues and in some ways the most frustrating part is pulling off the panels. Roughly how long was it from order to receiving?
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@BeanEW and @Cte515 - thanks for the info about the sharpness of the extruded holes. I've joined the club with these running boards. There is no sharpness at all. I hate that the other brands say "R1T" or have other branding on them. I think these are best looking steps available right now.

Pics of mine on my blue R1T with matte PPF.

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Looks great!!!
 

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Looks great! Did you do the install yourself? Seems like most people have no issues and in some ways the most frustrating part is pulling off the panels. Roughly how long was it from order to receiving?
Yes, did the install myself. The worst part is the plastic panels, putting them back on. I ended up using "excessive force" with a rubber mallet to get the clips to reattach. Sitting them in the sun to warm up helped me a lot as well. On my truck, the plastic panels needed to deform a little bit around the new brackets for the running boards. I started trying to carve out plastic with a Dremel, but letting them heat up in the sun and smashing them with a rubber mallet was way easier.

I think I had the running boards delivered 6 days after ordering. Much faster than I was expecting.
 

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Yes, did the install myself. The worst part is the plastic panels, putting them back on. I ended up using "excessive force" with a rubber mallet to get the clips to reattach. Sitting them in the sun to warm up helped me a lot as well. On my truck, the plastic panels needed to deform a little bit around the new brackets for the running boards. I started trying to carve out plastic with a Dremel, but letting them heat up in the sun and smashing them with a rubber mallet was way easier.

I think I had the running boards delivered 6 days after ordering. Much faster than I was expecting.
Nice and thanks for the tip about letting the plastics heat up in the sun a bit!
 

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Here's a photo of what I meant by "deform a little bit". That bump is the metal bracket underneath pushing into the back of the plastic.

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Thank you for the order! Here are a couple of places that could do the install for you in your area. Let me know if you need anything else. Thanks!

North Shore Off-Road
179 Harbour Ave, North Vancouver, BC V7J 2E7
604-988-7677

West Coast Off-Roaders
104 Garden Ave, North Vancouver, BC V7P 3H2
604-770-1252

@RealWheelsEV , I just received my order this week. Excited to get them on. Any recommended installers in the Northern Virginia area by chance? Thanks!
 
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@RealWheelsEV , I just received my order this week. Excited to get them on. Any recommended installers in the Northern Virginia area by chance? Thanks!
Thank you for the order! I’ll get a few installers that you can reach out to in your area in the morning.
 
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@BeanEW and @Cte515 - thanks for the info about the sharpness of the extruded holes. I've joined the club with these running boards. There is no sharpness at all. I hate that the other brands say "R1T" or have other branding on them. I think these are best looking steps available right now.

Pics of mine on my blue R1T with matte PPF.

PXL_20240430_203531126.jpg


PXL_20240429_235717556.jpg
They look great on your R1, nice job on the install and thank you for the order!
 

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Much appreciated. I know your order shipped out today so you should be seeing it in a couple days!
Got the shipping confirmation just a few hours after ordering yesterday and looks like they are arriving tomorrow. I was honestly expecting a week or 2 to get these, so definitely a nice surprise with the super fast dispatch!
 

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@RealWheelsEV , I just received my order this week. Excited to get them on. Any recommended installers in the Northern Virginia area by chance? Thanks!
Here are a couple of places you can reach out to for installing the running boards. Let me know if you need anything else. Thanks!

Exline Off-Road
7661 Fullerton Rd, Springfield, VA 22153
703-337-3221
https://exline-offroad.com/

Trick Trucks and Cars
14510 Lee Rd, Chantilly, VA 20151
703-961-8114
http://www.tricktrucks.com/

Power Trucks USA
156 Alexandria Pike, Warrenton, VA 20186
540-349-0339
https://powertrucksusa.com/
 

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Here are a couple of places you can reach out to for installing the running boards. Let me know if you need anything else. Thanks!

Exline Off-Road
7661 Fullerton Rd, Springfield, VA 22153
703-337-3221
https://exline-offroad.com/

Trick Trucks and Cars
14510 Lee Rd, Chantilly, VA 20151
703-961-8114
http://www.tricktrucks.com/

Power Trucks USA
156 Alexandria Pike, Warrenton, VA 20186
540-349-0339
https://powertrucksusa.com/

Great, thanks for the info! @RealWheelsEV
 

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To OP... I already had your running boards installed; however, I'm just wondering how much weight they support because I wanted to know if two people can step on them at the same time?
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