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I would call - goRhino and see what they say ??  good luck


Called em, started a claim by sending a pic of my receipt and pics. I’ll update on progress. Says that lined products have a 5yr warranty and they told me it was covered so we’ll see. Coating is coming up on nearly every slit. Not that noticeable yet but will be before too long. Bought them in July of ‘16 so hopefully they’ve fixed the issue by now.


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I installed Amp Research Power Steps on my GMT900 recently and will never own another truck without them.

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N-Fab wheel to wheel.   Tapatalk via Moto X    

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Pics of my truck with the AMP power step.    

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Added Go Rhino D6 dominators. I’m ok with them.
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GoRhino sent me replacements free of charge with a couple pics and the receipt. Couldn’t be happier with their customer service.


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Issue with Westin Pro Traxx 5” Oval Nerfs

 

I have a new 2018 1500 LT 4x4 Double Cab with Max Tow.  I got it last week and I am gong through the normal drill of setting it up, something I have done way too often over the last 40 years.  I like polished stainless so I decided to try a set of Westin Pro Traxx 5” Oval Nerf Bars.  I don’t know how may sets of nerfs I have installed, but it is usually a straightforward and easy task.

 

The end of all this is the bars are 1/2” lower in the front vs the rear relative to the body line of the truck.  They should be completely parallel.  There were also significant installation issues.

 

The brackets were supposed to be “B”, “C”, and “D”.  I had no markings on the Bs but they were easy enough to figure out.  The other two were marked “D” and “p”—yes, a lower case “p”.  The Bs fit in their indicated positions without issue.  I tried the rear most D and p rear brackets on both sides to see if it I could get the bars level front to rear but it didn’t matter.  

 

The p bracket was made so there wasn’t enough space to install the supplied flat washers—I just had to leave that off.  Also, there isn’t enough clearance between the bolt head and the side of the bracket to fully tighten the lower mount, so I had to run the bolt differently that what they showed.

 

The also published torque specs that were too high.  There are bolt-clips that allow the bracket to be bolted to the sheet metal, and they call for 15 ft lbs.  I didn’t like how it felt tightening those bolts so I carefully worked up the the 15 ft lbs.  That worked fine until one clip broke well before 15 ft lbs.  I was able to work around that by swapping a clip and the using a nut in that bracket, but I didn’t exceed 10 ft lbs on the rest of the brackets.   I also had two hex bolts that hold the bars to the brackets wallow out before I got to the specified 30 ft lbs.  

 

I am not excited about mounting to the sheet metal.  I prefer brackets that bolt to body mounts.  When I removed the bracket where the clip broke, I discovered the sheet metal hole had distorted under the torque of fastening.  

 

I guess I will call Westin on Monday and see why my bars and sloping down and see if the sent me the wrong rear brackets.   The brackets certainly look like what is shown in the instructions.

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well after a little over a year and a half my RB10s have started peeling. I forgot to register with go rhino. Anyone have any experience getting them replaced?
 
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I’m going through the same process now! Fingers crossed, cause this is the second set of the RB10 steps that have started to peak!
Hopefully I’ll here something tomorrow.



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On 5/3/2018 at 8:36 AM, FHLH said:

Added Go Rhino D6 dominators. I’m ok with them.
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Those running boards are the ones I've been looking at getting. How much do the boards stick out past the doors? I love how they look tucked up against the truck and doesn't kill my ground clearance. Just worried there isn't enough area to step on.

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Those running boards are the ones I've been looking at getting. How much do the boards stick out past the doors? I love how they look tucked up against the truck and doesn't kill my ground clearance. Just worried there isn't enough area to step on.


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Bubbles Enthusiast

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I bought some nfab's to replace the stock ones, we'll see how they look.

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Hate Work

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On 4/19/2018 at 11:03 PM, ChristopherDB said:

Got rid of the ugly purple LED pods that the AMP boards game with. Can't believe they supply them with such ugle lights.

Bought these on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B073ZGNDTC?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2

 

They were the only LED strips I could find with the 3M VHB adhesive tape. I like how they were enclosed inside a black rubber strip, so you can't see the LEDs unless you bend down and look under. They are extremely bright; brighter than what I wanted.

 

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After:

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"Brighter than I wanted"..... They are not on all the time I hope? Is that just a personal preference? Just ordered some 12" LED strips from Amazon. Hope they aren't too bright also. Reviews stated they were just right. I'll put one at each door and connect them to the dome light circuit. 

12" LED lights

 

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26 minutes ago, Hate Work said:

"Brighter than I wanted"..... They are not on all the time I hope? Is that just a personal preference? Just ordered some 12" LED strips from Amazon. Hope they aren't too bright also. Reviews stated they were just right. I'll put one at each door and connect them to the dome light circuit. 

12" LED lights

 

They are only on when the doors open. They are brighter than I originally wanted but I'm happy with them now that have had them for a couple months. They are SMD 5050 LED lights, whereas the LEDs on your 12 inch strips are only 3528 so they are smaller and won't produce as much light.

Hate Work Enthusiast

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On 4/19/2018 at 11:03 PM, ChristopherDB said:

 

31 minutes ago, ChristopherDB said:

They are only on when the doors open. They are brighter than I originally wanted but I'm happy with them now that have had them for a couple months. They are SMD 5050 LED lights, whereas the LEDs on your 12 inch strips are only 3528 so they are smaller and won't produce as much light.

Thanks. Sounds good. I don't think I will have to wear sunglasses at night.... sounds like a song.

 

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What can you sell the Factory OEM chrome assist steps or a crew cab for that are in great shape??

I'm going to get the SS N-fab 4 steps wheel to wheel bars.

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