Aftermarket Side Steps?

[Roadster Racer]

So what are all these aftermarket side steps for? For me it's getting in & out of the truck. So how come none of these manufactures show a simple video of a guy getting in & out of a truck after install??
Without an A pillar grab handle my stock predator steps are a joke, getting in not so bad, getting out I know I am going to destroy the left side seat bolster.
Gonna wait for the AMP Research steps for my 24' Taco to be released... Some day

Chris

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[OldOre]

Many/most of the aftermarket products are rock sliders and not intended as traditional running boards.

Toyota does has some pretty nice OEM Running Boards for the Tacoma -

https://autoparts.toyota.com/products/product/running-boards-pt21235055

 

[goin2drt]

Almost a year in and we are loving our RC power steps. Wife loves them. I do not use them but she does and loves them.

 

[Roadster Racer]

Many/most of the aftermarket products are rock sliders and not intended as traditional running boards.

Toyota does has some pretty nice OEM Running Boards for the Tacoma -

https://autoparts.toyota.com/products/product/running-boards-pt21235055

Understood on the rock sliders, I was addressing side steps... I am getting older so getting out of this little truck is a pain, nothing like my other full size Trucks... But I do like driving the lil fella'.

 

[Roadster Racer]

Almost a year in and we are loving our RC power steps. Wife loves them. I do not use them but she does and loves them.

My other trucks have the

Almost a year in and we are loving our RC power steps. Wife loves them. I do not use them but she does and loves them.

Looked at all of these manufacturers, (3) so far. So far nothing for the hybrid trucks, or at least none of them say they are specifically for the iMax system. This is my first Hybrid vehicle from what I have read adding aftermarket stuff such as power steps can really mess with the computer, like throwing a CEL... Grooooaning

 

[gofastdan]

People may mock my Go Rhino D6 Running Boards but they're hard to beat for functionality. Definitely not meant to be rock sliders but for getting in and out of the truck and standing on to wash the top and whatnot they are great. No one is ever going to door ding me either!

They're a universal fit product with mounting brackets for the Taco and in reviews the main beef seems to be the install process but I installed them easily by myself in about 30 minutes on each side, no drilling or cutting involved. I've had them almost a year now with no rust or sign of wear at all. Go Rhino makes effectively the same board in narrower widths for those for which the 6 inches is just too much.

 

[IttyBittyFitty]

A lot of people are putting these on not for easier cab access, but for protecting the rockers and flared out bedside. It’s been widely documented that unprotected trucks are getting chewed up.

 

[gofastdan]

A lot of people are putting these on not for easier cab access, but for protecting the rockers and flared out bedside. It’s been widely documented that unprotected trucks are getting chewed up.

Totally agree! Even with a +35 offset wheel and stock mudguards I have no real paint chips after 17,000 miles.

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