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View Poll Results: Side steps...yay or nay?
I have them for the functionality and look
15
53.57%
I have them for functionality, but dont really like how they look
5
17.86%
I dont have them, cuz I dont like them
8
28.57%
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Side steps...yay or nay

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Old 03-21-2010 | 05:25 PM
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i am planning on putting a set on my truck. the only reason is that i carry my mom and my grandmother around a lot and they are both super short. they both have a hard time getting in my truck as it is now. as a matter of fact i carry a small step stool around in the bed to help them. im 6'1" so i dont have a problem. when i get them though i want the n-fab ones. they are freakin sick!!!
 
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Old 03-21-2010 | 05:32 PM
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I had the dealer give me mine and install them for free as well as having a spray-in bedliner done for free after agreeing on a price for my truck when new or I wouldn't buy it. Got both for free.
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Old 03-21-2010 | 05:52 PM
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My wife complains, my children complain, and my coworkers complain about the height. It doesn't bother me at all.... I just sort of "hop" up and in.

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Old 03-21-2010 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by V10Venom
Well...got some more extra time??
ive been asked that by several different people. I have about 18 hours in them and the hardest part was welding the galv 1" pipe. toxic to breath that crap. i still have a few things im going to do to mine before i call them fully complete. gotta add some treads to each step and shorten and angle the ends so my 37's will fit.
 
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Old 03-22-2010 | 01:47 AM
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Beecherr, Nice metal work!

So how do you get to vote on a poll? I have had my truck for 8 years and finally decided to add a nerf bar step. I always liked the clean lines with out them but on occasion have need for them and decided black ones would blend-in OK. Also I have no door banging guards on my Sport and was hoping the bars would help prevent some dings.

So now that I have them, I like them, but still jump in out of habit without using them. I got Westin's off of eBay for about $135.00 delivered, regular cab.

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Old 03-22-2010 | 10:36 AM
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prowlen, thanks, if you want those steps to last more than 3 years without falling off you need to seal the ends of them up. they get water in the inside and rust out FAST! my dad had them on his chevy and it lasted 2.5 yrs before one fell of going down the road.
 



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