How to Install Running Boards or Side Steps

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Whether you roll around town in a full-size pickup with a bed full of lumber or an SUV loaded with your brood, you need a big vehicle to handle your business. What you don’t need, though, is a pair of blown-out kneecaps from straining to hop in an out of that auto of yours. You can’t downgrade to a Geo, and you probably don’t have six-million dollars laying around to mechanize yourself. But, you do have another option: running boards.

You’ve seen running boards before—they’re the steps that span the entire distance of a vehicle’s cockpit from the driver’s door to the rear doors. Unlike nerf bars, they’re solid steps, so there’s no gap between the boards and the vehicle. And, they’re usually topped with a non-skid texture to prevent any slippery incidents.

Install Running Boards in 4 Easy Steps
What you may not know about Toyota Tundra running boards or running boards for the Dodge Ram 1500 is just how easy they are to mount into place. In fact, the entire running boards installation process is a lot simpler than most people assume. So, we’ve put together a handy guide explaining how to install running boards. Check it out:

Open the packaging for your running boards and make sure that you have all the hardware. Then, read through the installation instructions. Yes, everyone wants to skip this step, but read them. Seriously.
If your vehicle has factory-drilled mounting holes in the frame, then line up the mounting brackets with these holes and tighten up the bolts. If your vehicle does not have factory-drilled holes, you’ll need to drill them yourself following the manufacturer’s instructions (those instructions that you didn’t read in step 1, but really ought to read now).
Once the mounting brackets are firmly anchored to your frame, connect the running boards to the brackets, making sure that they’re centered along your cockpit.
If your running boards included lights, connect the wiring harness and string it into your vehicle’s electrical system. This step might best be left for a professional.