stainless steel and the non-slip surface. The installation video was icing on the cake.
I just looked at the pictures in 1st message in this thread and I wonder if any changes were made to the brackets since on those pictures boards are sitting much closer to the plastic trims.Got my boards last Tuesday and finished installation yesterday.
Packaged very well. Amazing box, supports, etc, just fully happy with it. Great instruction.
The team was very helpful and responsive over emails. Also fully aligned with the expectations they set regarding lead time.
It took me about 3.5 hours, just due to an issue with the rear panels, I'm not sure if only early R1 has it, or all of them. The inner side (closer to the battery) is held by double side tape and once you remove it, you need to apply new tape.
Today I realized that the boards were sitting not the same on sides and I spent an additional hour to make sure they were installed identically on both sides.
Just a few thoughts:
1. I would recommend mentioning the necessity to cut ribbons on the rear panels, because it is hitting the bracket and there is no way to make them sit as before, without cutting those ribbons. Yes, the video and installation instructions mention some cutouts that need to be done, but in fact, ribbons need to be cut a lot more. But it is a small thing.
2. I found it easier to cut panels with a utility knife with a fresh blade. Plastic is nice and soft and you don't need to deal with the file if you cut panels with the fine tool.
3. I was not able to find a mark on the boards itself which is for which side, I did figure it out later (they seem to be identical), but it would be nice to have. Brackets tho have labels on which side they belong to.
4. Please make the bolts black, they look ugly )))) I ended up painting mine.
The only thing I don't like, is how low they sit, not that they are eating a lot of clearance, but I do believe there is at least 1" of space that board can be installed higher and decrease the gap, that is really really annoying when you are looking at the truck, check this picture:
I was about to pull the trigger on these until I saw your post. I was under the impression they were relatively simple to install but cutting anything makes me nervous.Got my boards last Tuesday and finished installation yesterday.
Packaged very well. Amazing box, supports, etc, just fully happy with it. Great instruction.
The team was very helpful and responsive over emails. Also fully aligned with the expectations they set regarding lead time.
It took me about 3.5 hours, just due to an issue with the rear panels, I'm not sure if only early R1 has it, or all of them. The inner side (closer to the battery) is held by double side tape and once you remove it, you need to apply new tape.
Today I realized that the boards were sitting not the same on sides and I spent an additional hour to make sure they were installed identically on both sides.
Just a few thoughts:
1. I would recommend mentioning the necessity to cut ribbons on the rear panels, because it is hitting the bracket and there is no way to make them sit as before, without cutting those ribbons. Yes, the video and installation instructions mention some cutouts that need to be done, but in fact, ribbons need to be cut a lot more. But it is a small thing.
2. I found it easier to cut panels with a utility knife with a fresh blade. Plastic is nice and soft and you don't need to deal with the file if you cut panels with the fine tool.
3. I was not able to find a mark on the boards itself which is for which side, I did figure it out later (they seem to be identical), but it would be nice to have. Brackets tho have labels on which side they belong to.
4. Please make the bolts black, they look ugly )))) I ended up painting mine.
The only thing I don't like, is how low they sit, not that they are eating a lot of clearance, but I do believe there is at least 1" of space that board can be installed higher and decrease the gap, that is really really annoying when you are looking at the truck, check this picture:
I'm fully happy with them, will probably modify them a bit further to make them sit higher if RealWheelsEV won't be able to develop new brackets.
I think they are still the best option on the market. Stainless, no history of rust, and good customer service.
I wish there was an option to mount them flush with plastic. It would have been an instant buy from me. I just don’t like how low they sit. Perhaps RealWheels can offer an alternative mounting bracket.
Thank you so much for your order and the kind words! Your running boards will be shipping out in a couple of days. Thanks again!
Thank you for your order! I am pushing for end of week for all running board orders to get out, but with the Holiday on Monday it may be early next week. I’ll make sure you get tracking as soon as they are boxed up and ready to go. Thanks!
