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Hi all, done some numerous searching for this particular info and have not quite found it. Has anyone purchased the ebay cheaper brand step bars? They are in the 99.00 to 170$ dollar range depending on if shipping is included or not? Just wondering if they do look good? and do they last a decent amount of time before rust or stuff? I read several posts about the name brand ones but nothing off brand.

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I have some on my truck that are stainless steel. They have been on for over 2 years and look and function like new. The truck is outside 24/7 and they have performed flawlessly. Get stainless (not chrome) and rust shouldn't be an issue. I paid 175 delivered. My old sierra denali came with the chrome bars and they didn't hold up as well.

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I have some on my truck that are stainless steel. They have been on for over 2 years and look and function like new. The truck is outside 24/7 and they have performed flawlessly. Get stainless (not chrome) and rust shouldn't be an issue. I paid 175 delivered. My old sierra denali came with the chrome bars and they didn't hold up as well.

 

 

Thanks, I ordered some Stainless ones and I am waiting on recieving them.

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...:B:EOIBSA:MT:11

 

Here is the link for what I was talking about. I recieved them yesturday and after work I put the passenger side on and today I put the drivers side on. They are really light. I thought they would be heavier. The drivers side took me less than an hour, the passenger side took me a little longer. I like the way they look. Install was overall easy, but you just need to have some patience with the different pieces and parts and trying to fish some bar in the frame so the bolt comes out some little hole is a little on the trying side. I will post up some pics when I figure it out.

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I do have one question though. You have to remove the bolt for the body mount and when you remove the bolt there is this hollow piece of rubber with a thin metal disk attached. It doesnt seem to be part of the main body mount. But it is pretty flismy? Any thoughts?

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I do have one question though. You have to remove the bolt for the body mount and when you remove the bolt there is this hollow piece of rubber with a thin metal disk attached. It doesnt seem to be part of the main body mount. But it is pretty flismy? Any thoughts?

 

That's just a bushing to absorb body flex and reduce noise.

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I dont know how they do anything? they are hollow and it was a thin piece of metal, I probably should go and replace them. I think they were going to fall apart in my hand

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I'd like to get some bars like this myself. I just can't understand how they are so cheap compared to the others you see advertised. Are they real solid? No flex when you step on them? Thanks again

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I'd like to get some bars like this myself. I just can't understand how they are so cheap compared to the others you see advertised. Are they real solid? No flex when you step on them? Thanks again

 

 

When I jump up and down on them the truck moves with them. They are I Think 16 ga, which is about the same as others out there. They are ATA or Authentic truck accessories is the company, They actually have a website. I thought the finish was good. Installation was not a breeze on the first side I did, but the second one was pretty easy. The hardest part that I had on the first side was sliding some bracket with a bolt through the frame rail to its appropiate hole that was already in the frame. After I figured that out the drivers side took me like 5 minutes. If I had longer thinner fingers it would have been simple

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Thats such a great price. I will be doing the same then. Can you post some more pictures. Thanks again

 

 

It will be a couple of days. Gotta work all day tommorrow and its already dark out now.

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i just bought these. it took about 8 days to ship from California. The box is a little flimsy. It took a beating going thru the UPS system. But only 1 small dent in one of the rails. I am not going to complain, I feel lucky that they got to me with the one small dent. Hopefully will get them installed in a week, when i get time.

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