Jeep Grand Cherokee Chrome Side Steps Running Boards Nerf Bars Mopar OEM

Just finished installation.Listen, don't get this from the dealer. You can do it yourself. If you've ever put anything together from IKEA then you can do this. You're just bolting it on.First, to reiterate all reviews in here, a tl;dr —• DO NOT remove the kicker panels• DO unbolt the wiring harness to put on the front and middle brackets for the passenger side step• DO lay everything out beforehand so you get an idea of what goes where• Yes, the instructions could be better.With that said, here's some more info to help aid you in your quest:You do not need to jack up your car or put it on wheel ramps. This job can be done simply by sliding yourself under the car and doing the work. Do note, though, that it will be a cramped space requiring you to contort yourself to get the proper leverage when torquing those bolts. The better the tools you have, the easier this will be.A moving blanket or heavy blanket will help so that you're not directly on your garage/driveway floor. Something padded would be wise.Whichever side you start on will be the most difficult simply because it will be your first time doing it. I started on the driver's side, which took me a lot longer than the passenger's side despite also having to unhook/re-hook the wiring harness on that side.Thread your nuts and bolts by hand, on and then off, as a preparation BEFORE you get under the car and do work. This will help you be able to hand-tighten these things a lot easier in cramped quarters, which in turn will (a) help hold those brackets up; and (b) actually allow you to start ratcheting from the get-go when it’s time to tighten.Speaking of holding those brackets up, if you don’t have an extra set of hands there are two ways to hold them up when initially connecting them to the car.(1) If, following the instructions and trying to set the M6 bolts first, use one of the boxes that the brackets came in, flipped on its side, and slide it under the bracket to help hold it up while your two hands are busy holding the bolt and spinning on the nut.(2) Even better is to start with the grommet bolt (F). Use one hand to hold the bracket in place while the other hand tightens the nut onto this grommet bolt. Hand-tightening this bolt is tricky since the bolt wants to spin around up there in the grommet, but basically you want to spin the nut without pushing upwards. Once threaded, you can pull down on the bolt ever so slightly while tightening the nut. If the bolt does spin around, don’t worry. When you get the nut almost hand-tightened you can spin the bolt back around to the position it needs to be in before finally getting it hand-tight.If you do have an extra set of hands, you still might want to consider doing the above, but splitting the work in half with each of you taking a side.Materials/Tools you will need:1x Moving blanket to lay on1x Low-torque wrench1x Flathead screwdriver1x 10mm wrench1x 13mm wrench1x 10mm normal depth socket (for M6 bolts)1x 13mm deep socket (for M8 grommet bolts)Nice to haves:1x Head-mounted flashlight1x Set of extra handsThe torque wrench will need to cover 4ft/lbs, 10ft/lbs and 16ft/lbs. I bought a Husky from The Depot that covers 40–200in/lbs. To convert inches to feet you divide by 12 so that your settings are going to be 48 for 4ft/lbs, 120 for the 10ft/lbs and 192 for the 16ft/lbs.I did not have either wrench size and ended up using a channel locks. It did the job but was not ideal.I am not a mechanic, nor a handyman, hence my lack of tools. This took me 4-5 hours to complete. I went slow, but was also taking frequent breaks due to the extreme heat and humidity we had while doing it (and also stopped for pizza :p ).One more thing: I broke a bolt by over-tightening it, so be very careful with your torque settings (and needless to say do not use a normal socket wrench). Yes that means I am currently missing a bolt on one of my brackets. I need to find a way to buy this bolt.

There are OEM replacement parts, legitiment and come with all necessary hardware. Made in Canada.

Shipping was very fast - got here 4 days earlier than the earliest scheduled delivery date. THERE IS NO NEED TO PAY SOMEONE TO INSTALL THESE NERF BOARDS, very doable by yourself. With that said, the instructions are almost useless. Do yourself a favor, unpack everything, look at what is there, then LOOK underneath your Grand Cherokee you should be able to understand how it all goes together. From the time the box arrived at my house, unpacking the box, and installation - it all took ~maybe 3 hours. They look awesome and from what I have seen of other similar products this is a far superior product - extremely heavy duty. Tow hooks for front and back next.

Look nice but functionally not very good. They are too narrow when you exit the car your pant legs hit them and get dirty. also i live in western ny and the other day the drivers side fell off .The welded bolts on the running board rusted right out of the bumper leaving the mounting brackets exposed. Now i have to remove the mounting brackets. I installed them on my 2012 grand cherokee about three and half years ago so they didn't last very long for the price of them . I would have expected at least 8 years use out of them.

First of all, it takes me 10 X longer to put anything together. Instruction show pictures but no written instruction. On passenger side of car, you will have a wiring harness to wrestle with. You can gain room to work by simply unfasten the two nuts that has it secured. A 10mm socket worked for me. Install the brackets on passenger side, underneath Jeep. The center big bolt is quite the pain. To get the nut on this bad boy will unleash every cuss word in your vocabulary. I had to hold bolt with a plastic auto trim tool and then thread the nut on the bolt. Once all three brackets are secured, you can mount the side step. Put the rubber mounting bracket on the metal mount before you tighten all hardware.Drivers side has no wiring harness, giving mounting bracket access a bit easier. For some unknown reason, the mounting screws were not long enough to somplete the installation. Also Mopar shorted me one anchoring screw. They gave me one extra side step mounting screw in its place, totally worthless in my opinion.Do you really want to know how much time it took for installation? 12 hours! My wife dropped the side step hitting me on the neck. They do look nice but terrible instructions made the job way harder. Each bracket has a location stamped on the inside of mounting although all of the six brackets look identical.

Product got to my location a lot fast than anticipated. It took about 2 hours to install. Directions from Mopar are not good at all. If I would do it again I would lay out the 3 brackets on each side how it is going to line up with the vehicle. Then start removing those plastic pieces underneath. You can push the foam up out of the way with a screw driver - no need to remove it all too...you know what I mean when you get in there.Great looking product and totally changes my vehicle. Thanks!

I have had this product for over 1 year and it is quite excellent. Not only do they look very sharp, they are helpful for folks to enter the vehicle. Easy installation with the pre-drilled/threaded holes on the Grand Cherokee frame. Someone complained about their pants getting dirty while exiting the vehicle, but they are primarily for entry, not exit. This is a genuine Jeep product and fits perfectly.

Beautiful chrome running boards. Attractive and functional.