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48 thoughts on “Chevy truck: side steps fancy lights – part i”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Antonio Claudio Michael says:

    Never liked the steps that bolt to the pinch welds even Ford did that back in the late 90s to early 2000s also Eric O good Video as Always @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Hold Short Runway 27 says:

    "You wouldn't want some Big Ole Girl standin on these" lol

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Clint Shiplett says:

    Put a pair of steps like those on my Ranger the summer I got it. MUCH cheaper than the OE running boards, and the Mrs was very happy I did. She's vertically challenged.
    The torque spec was easy, just one sixty year old oo-arghhh with a half inch ratchet.

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Efrem Williams says:

    You don't get much on a base pick-up, even @ 40k. Want some of the goodies? You spending at least 70. Fully loaded? Over 90.

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Sutton Coldfield says:

    I've always wondered – why put side steps on a high clearance truck cos it just reduces the clearance.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars kristopher grieb says:

    I actually thought that I had seen every one of your videos. But man im finding new ones every day. Little gems hidden away in a YouTube ethos!

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Famus Man says:

    Love the hand full of parts part. That's so true in many automotive areas

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Joe Plourde says:

    Same as factory

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Joe Plourde says:

    Same thing with the yocne didnโ€™t spell that right

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Classic BMW Guy In Quebec says:

    Thankfully China is there to answer all of our manly truck needs.

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars beulahboi says:

    Yeah, that's not gonna end well….

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars jake legg says:

    Anyone tried to purchase a real work truck lately?
    Last I looked it was near impossible.

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars cap'n jimmy says:

    I have the same exact truck. 65,000 miles I have not had any issues I've done nothing but regulat scheduled matenience

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Samuel Collie says:

    Great channel! I bought a 2013 Dodge Ram. The dealer wanted over $800 to put running boards on. I got a pair for $200 on the web and installed myself. Not a lot of fun in the spring in the NW but saved. Now the truck needs exhaust manifold bolts replaced. That I cannot do myself.

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Fred Berfal says:

    chinas finest. when big bertha puts her hoof on that pos its all over

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars erg0centric says:

    should have gone with the pink steps

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Clutch1986 says:

    i installed side steps in my driveway on the Dakota 05 i used to have. It sucks to crawl under to install those, specially when the frame is crusty.

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Clutch1986 says:

    hahaha, that intro was savage!

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Aj Johnson says:

    Frame mount steps are definitely better. They hold the cab up when the cab mounts rot out.

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Kaneโ€™s Garage says:

    Hey Eric, I traded my Silverado in for a Tacoma and man is it built well!

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars tiz tiz says:

    Hello ladies ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars R Harris says:

    I have a 2014 Silverado that had the factory steps put on by the dealer. I have 5 years and 88000 miles with out any problems. I am 6'1 and weigh 285, no crinkles yet.

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Dan M says:

    Chevy quality has gone down. The fenders on the box like to rust out early.

  24. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jimmynitr says:

    Crown undercoat that bad boy it will last forever!!!

  25. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Salvador Vazquez Jr says:

    Wow I just watched a 33min ad for a 16min video. Did any one else get the chrome ad? Only for you SMA would I not skip ads lol. By the way good video.

  26. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars aaronshandc says:

    Ok I purchased a new 2014 Silverado 1500 and it was a tank. We pulled a 9000 lb Surveyor 35 foot all over these united states with the ecotech 5.3 and it was a beast. Never broke at all and we traded it at 60000 miles and bought the duramax that has also never left me stranded. Had a 1999 2500 with 320000 on the clock and never had to do and engine or tranny rebuild. Dad had an old 79 custom deluxe that the speedometer quit on after 2 times over a 100000 and we drove it for years after. I know there are lemons in all brands but I have never bought a junk Chevy. Your still my hero on mechanics but on your opinions of Chivy's I would agree with you or we would both be wrong ๐Ÿ˜‰

  27. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Cesar Ramos says:

    Whoโ€™s dumb enough to buy a truck without running boards?
    The chevy guy Iโ€™m guessing

  28. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars jmurphy1973 says:

    Yep, it'll come back all pigeon-toed in a year or so.

  29. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Grumpy's Garage says:

    If he was going to keep it, it should be sent to Krowne so it doesnโ€™t rot so bad in 2 years

  30. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Scott Berkey says:

    Those running boards will soon be returning to nature in the form of iron oxide. I've seen hundreds of those just completely rotted away – from the inside.

  31. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Smitty Smithsonite says:

    Yeah, you'd think they'd include the damn things for $50 LARGE! Probably just as well, because if they did, they'd be half moons in 3 ย years, and fold in half when your big buddy steps on on it. I'd imagine that would be a good hit to the knee … ๐Ÿ˜€

    ย 

    I put a set of Westins on my Silverado back when it was new. That set has been sitting in my yard for 2 years now, after some jackalope sideswiped me in the city.ย No rust at all on them – real stainless. The hardware however is a different story.

    ย Same with my Corsa exhaust – stainless pipe, with chinese steel hardware. Par for the 21st Century course!!

    I weigh 160 lbs. as I walk out the door, and mine flex and bend like crazy with my weight on them. Built like beer cans, these trucks today!!

  32. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars haroldlm64 says:

    Nothing says, hello ladies, like lights on your steps! Lol

  33. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars azurebluemach says:

    "Hello ladies" ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

  34. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Died 4 US says:

    A 2015 with broken front end parts, it's either a junk built ride, or he went airborne to break the springs. I saw a wreck once where a blazer hit some slush and got pulled in and ended up going through a ditch, and went about a foot in the air and when it landed, it broke the front ball joints, and the springs. I would have fixed all the broken stuff before paying for this junky looking kit. Love your videos, God bless you and the family.

  35. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Denzil Ritchie says:

    I hope the owner went the extra expense and got the good stainless side steps. I installed a set a few years ago that wasn't stainless and I regretted it within just a few months.

  36. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Curiosity says:

    For the money spent on the truck he should have spent a bit more money on this unit. Even the shady ladies won't fall for this setup. Could've had stainless attached to the Swiss but didn't. Kids today..

  37. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Adam Trombino says:

    Those things don't last long around here, especially the rocker/body panel mounted nerf bars.. I you HAVE to have those steppers, spring for the 1's that mount to the frame. ( some brands do both )

  38. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars hqn12 says:

    Eric, I love ur videos, but why do u keep saying flat washers? Lol aren't all washers flat??!! Hope u don't mind my question. Ur videos are phenomenal, keep up the good work EricO.

  39. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Maindrian Pace says:

    Just have the crazy Canadians spray their WD-40 all over it, no mo rust.

  40. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars da teatorjr says:

    I give them three years before they rot.

  41. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Robinson's Motorcycle and Auto Entertainment Zone says:

    Your Hilarious thanks for making the video

  42. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars UBBERTANKER says:

    the factory ones bolt on like that never seen one broke off, we replace alot of the factory boards for chrome corrosion under warranty though

  43. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars sterling stephens says:

    Did the same job on a 2016 tundra,holes already there

  44. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars justin hiromoto says:

    So the Milwaukee electric ratchet makes its way to SMA๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

  45. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars nick e says:

    Deeez nuts

  46. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ryan L says:

    Those new body style trucks are super prone to NVH issues. I advise against the frame running boards because I have in one case seen them cause a small vibration. The vibration was able to travel through the step brackets to the body mounts and you would feel a vibration in the floor at certain highway speeds. Call me crazy but it went away after removing them.

  47. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars dwoodog says:

    I agree about the body mount looks weak. Rather have the fram mount and the black tube looking. But thats just my preference.

  48. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars HUBBABUBBA DOOPYDOOP says:

    Borat asks "Where's the Pussy Magnet"

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