Greg
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Also did a Father's Day + install. It was a long haul with the bracket interference and slotting the panels, but the 1EV team did a terrific job with this product, the instructions and videos are great and it is a lot of work to do solo, but the running boards make a huge difference on getting in and out of the truck. A few pictures and pointers:
1) Removing the underbody plastic panels to later slot them, allowed me to verify that three of the brackets did have interference with underbody bolt heads and would need to be modified. Keep this in mind if you plan to just drill the 4" clearance holes.
2) While the templates are great for cutting out the slots, just verify the location of the bracket by holding up the plastic panel and making a simple mark as to where the bracket is relative to the panel. Once you have this mark, the templates located along certain edges of the panels work perfectly. One tip, mark the location of the ends of the plastic panels (small strip of blue painters tape on the side of the truck), so it is easy to hold the panels in the correct, front-to-back location, to mark the brackets on the panels after bracket install. I didn't do this before removing the panels, but it would have made things a bit easier.
3) I slotted and tapped over the openings with Gorilla 4" waterproof roofing tape (search in this thread as someone else recommended). Amazon https://a.co/d/aCD7QXN. This probably wasn't necessary with the slots, but could work well with the 4" holes, just find a slightly wider version of the roofing tape.
4) I added the welting along the edge of the running board top plate. I think this looks nice and protects the edge of the plate, but having been in and out of the truck a few times, your foot lands very near the edge of the plate, on the welting, so not sure how long it is going to last. It looks good, but we will see how it lasts.
5) If you take on the installation solo, a small plastic trash can or similar (search for something about 15" high) can support the running boards to get the first few bolts installed. Amazon: https://a.co/d/9A7NvKh. This worked for me in 'Off-Road' mode and at the highest suspension setting.
Thanks to everyone that shared their comments on this rather lengthy thread, but special thanks to 1EV who created a really nice product, thought through the assembly and still supports us when things out of their control (exact location of every bolt hole) make this a bit more difficult. Also, special thanks to 1EV for putting up with all of our 'feedback' and 'shipping encouragement' along the way.
1) Removing the underbody plastic panels to later slot them, allowed me to verify that three of the brackets did have interference with underbody bolt heads and would need to be modified. Keep this in mind if you plan to just drill the 4" clearance holes.
2) While the templates are great for cutting out the slots, just verify the location of the bracket by holding up the plastic panel and making a simple mark as to where the bracket is relative to the panel. Once you have this mark, the templates located along certain edges of the panels work perfectly. One tip, mark the location of the ends of the plastic panels (small strip of blue painters tape on the side of the truck), so it is easy to hold the panels in the correct, front-to-back location, to mark the brackets on the panels after bracket install. I didn't do this before removing the panels, but it would have made things a bit easier.
3) I slotted and tapped over the openings with Gorilla 4" waterproof roofing tape (search in this thread as someone else recommended). Amazon https://a.co/d/aCD7QXN. This probably wasn't necessary with the slots, but could work well with the 4" holes, just find a slightly wider version of the roofing tape.
4) I added the welting along the edge of the running board top plate. I think this looks nice and protects the edge of the plate, but having been in and out of the truck a few times, your foot lands very near the edge of the plate, on the welting, so not sure how long it is going to last. It looks good, but we will see how it lasts.
5) If you take on the installation solo, a small plastic trash can or similar (search for something about 15" high) can support the running boards to get the first few bolts installed. Amazon: https://a.co/d/9A7NvKh. This worked for me in 'Off-Road' mode and at the highest suspension setting.
Thanks to everyone that shared their comments on this rather lengthy thread, but special thanks to 1EV who created a really nice product, thought through the assembly and still supports us when things out of their control (exact location of every bolt hole) make this a bit more difficult. Also, special thanks to 1EV for putting up with all of our 'feedback' and 'shipping encouragement' along the way.
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