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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: brennent on February 01, 2016, 07:43:08 pm

Title: Running boards
Post by: brennent on February 01, 2016, 07:43:08 pm

Hey Guys,
     As you can see from my picture, my truck has running boards. When i bought the truck i had tried to remove the running boards but it seemed like they were welded on. Were running boards stock? And does anyone have an idea how to get them off? I tried taking the bolts off and it wouldnt come off, im not 100% sure its welded.

Title: Re: Running boards
Post by: VileZambonie on February 01, 2016, 07:45:00 pm

No they were not stock and definitely ditch em. They cause rot and add the 80's grandpa look.

I've never heard of anyone welding them especially since most of them were aluminum. Look carefully for mounting bolts, maybe they're undercoated

Title: Re: Running boards
Post by: brennent on February 01, 2016, 07:52:27 pm

Alright, I tried to take them off and ended up getting my knuckles busted up, i will keep looking for the bolts. Ive been looking up pictures of similar trucks without them and they look 10 times better, i just have to figure out how to get them off

Title: Re: Running boards
Post by: Burkhalter on February 01, 2016, 08:06:02 pm

You could try looking up running boards on line and try to see what the mounting hardware looks like.

Title: Re: Running boards
Post by: LTZ C20 on February 01, 2016, 09:16:43 pm

We have an 82 C30 GMC cab and chassis that's a tow truck at work. It has those running boards and if I was in charge of its upkeep, they would have been ditched long time ago. It's a fun rig to drive tho. Aluminum flatbed tow truck, big yellow light bar on top like 80s police cars, 454 and a 4 speed with PTO for the hydraulics.

Title: Re: Running boards
Post by: Irish_Alley on February 04, 2016, 04:47:57 pm

i know i love them on my crew cab. i might like step bars better it makes it easier to get into but i could deal without them but the wife uses them more than me

Title: Re: Running boards
Post by: LTZ C20 on February 05, 2016, 01:01:35 am

Lately I've considered a step of some sort for my truck. I'm going to wait till after the new suspension tho, truck will be higher then, I'll make a decision then. I really only like the tube style steps, often called "nerf bars" or "tube steps". But something in a square-ish type design with rounded corners might be nice. Something that compliments the truck. Not something tacky like individual steps.

Tube step/ nerf bar. Yes.
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Individual steps. Nooooooo.
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