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Woohooo! Look what showed up. I am so close to just putting them on but worried i may tear something from my hernia surgery :(

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Its well made, no cracks or weird welds. Solid thick steel and lots of black paint slathered on.

Oh well.

And the weather is so nice. 75 degrees today and supposed to be 80 tomorrow. Clear blue skies amd very light wind.

Dang surgery
Can you please share the link to where ordered?
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Bedside steps I got off eBay came today. Think they came out of Thailand. Quality looks legit. Paid $450 for them new. Better than OEM price.

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I wished you all would quit finding cool stuff to spend my money on! NOT! Us men and big boy toys, I swear! :like:
 

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There is a thread that has step by step instructions with photos on this installation. Some folks say you have to remove the bumper, you don’t. An 8 mm socket can be used to press off all of the clips from the backside except 2. I broke those off with a long screwdriver.
You will find the thread if you search “dealer installed options “.
It took me about 7 hours over 2 days but I was almost 70 when I did it.

But take your time to heal, they are great but not worth taking a step backwards health wise.

You could also check a local body shop, I have a friend who runs one and he told me (after the fact) it would have cost me about $200 to have them put on.
 

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Bad news for Raptor owners. Unless you want to cut sheet metal out these are not an option.
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Bad news for Raptor owners. Unless you want to cut sheet metal out these are not an option.
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Yes the link I attached says Raptors can only do one side.
 

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Pretty sure
Yes the link I attached says Raptors can only do one side.
Pretty sure I looked and there's no cutout on either side.
 

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Pretty sure
Pretty sure I looked and there's no cutout on either side.
Hmmm.. I always thought it was an exhaust hanger issue on one side. Not a sheet metal issue, but I didn’t pay much attention since it was not an issue for me.
 

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thats what i rememeber also
 

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Hmmm.. I always thought it was an exhaust hanger issue on one side. Not a sheet metal issue, but I didn’t pay much attention since it was not an issue for me.
Both exhaust hangers are the same. Just mirrored. There's no cutout in the sheet metal.
 
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you are probably more correct then i am. i just think i remember that being the reason why
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