I pulled the trigger on adding a set when I purchased my truck. Rolled the cost into the price of the truck. A couple of tips I learned along the way: If you buy a used set, make sure you get the brackets and bolts that go with them. The brackets just bolt into existing holes in the truck, but they are fairly heavy duty to support the weight of someone using the step. You need these to complete the install. You could always get these from the dealer. Also, I found that it is much easier to remove the blanks if the rear bumper is loose and pulled away from the back of the truck. I put two jack stands under the bumper with a moving blanket on them to rest the bumper when I did the install of the steps. I was easy just to slide the bumper back into place when finished. Since there are no instructions to do this it took me about 3 hours. Easy job.
I agree. one caveat, loosen the opposits side and take the 3 bolts completly out of the side your working on and Before you start make alignment marks on the bumper bracket and the frame, because there's a huge variation back there. The picture shows the bracket as 3 pieces, but it's actually one welded piece, if you get the right part. The individual parts to the bracket are available, so be aware. It's Bracket, step, and trim piece that you need, only. The 4 the piece in the pic is already on the truck. will need the bolts as well. Another trick- Use 12pt 8mm socket to compress the back of the white clips on the wheel well surounds- allows them to come out w/o breaking off. C.
