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The curved ends on these polished stainless steel step bars give your Ram 1500 a streamlined look. Footpad areas are recessed, rather than cut out, preserving the strength of the steel and providing a solid, rustproof step into your truck.
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The step pad areas in Westin's Platinum Series oval nerf bars are indented instead of cut out, maintaining the structural integrity of the stainless steel tubing and preventing internal corrosion. 90-Degree mandrel bending at the corners means that there are no creases in the bars. This minimizes the chances of chips and rust at the bends and makes for sleeker, better-looking step bars.
As shown in the image above, these step bars have a U-style tubing, which ensures that each bar conforms perfectly to your vehicle. Installation is quick and simple - just bolt the mounting brackets to existing holes in your truck's frame. No drilling is required.
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Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Ram 1500, we're going to be taking a look at, I'm going to show you how to install the Westin Platinum Series Oval Nerf Bars, part number 21-3560.This is what our nerf bars look like when they're installed. Customers that order these normally ordering them for two reasons. First reason, to help them get in and out of the vehicle easier. Second reason, to add a look to their vehicle. The nerf bars are constructed of a polished stainless steel. They're going to have curved ends to maintain a streamline look.Unlike some of your standard round bars, these are going to be more of an oval shape, giving you a wider base on the top.
The step pads are going to be 4" wide. They're going to be constructed of a strong durable polymer plastic that are going to resist UV rays, fading, and cracking. The textured non-slip surface is going to help maintain footing when entering and exiting the vehicle in all types of weather.To start our installation, we're going to pull out all of our brackets. Want to make sure you got driver and passenger side on the right side. On your bracket, it's going to say DF for Driver Front, DR for Driver Rear, and same thing for passenger.
You're also going to have a bracket that looks like this, should have a D printed on it for Driver and a P printed on it for passenger.To start our installation, everything we do on the driver side is going to be the same on the passenger side, with the exception on the driver side we're going to have a bracket here that we're going to have to remove. Pull this wiring out. We're going to have another right here on this side. We're going to remove this piece of tape on this front hole.You're going to have a pull wire, and you're going to have a bracket that looks like this. We're going to take our pull wire spring and go through this hole and out this hole.
I'm going to pull it out just like that. Make sure you don't remove the wire just yet. You're going to have some plastic rings. They look like this. If you notice the hole, one of them is larger than the other.
For this, we're going to use the smaller one. Make sure you hold onto this when you're taking this wire off, so it doesn't fall back down into the body of the vehicle. We're going to thread it on. That'll hold it in place.Next, we're going to take our front bracket, which is going to look like this. We're going to set it on our bolt. We're going to put on a flat washer. You're going to have a couple of different size ones with different holes, so just make sure you're using the right one. A lock washer and then a nut. For our next one, we're going to use this pre-existing weld nut, flat washer, lock washer, and this small bolt. Next bolt that threads into it. We're just going to loosely install that right now, just hand tighten it.Next, we're going to take this body mount bolt out right here. Be careful because when you take it there's going to be water, dirty water, in there and it will spray all over the place. So I suggest when you do it just put a paper towel or something up there or a rag. Use an 18mm socket, I'll go ahead and remove that. Now we're going to take our bracket. It's only going to fit in there one way. You'll notice the angles on the ends are different. That's not going to fit because it's not sitting flush right here. Want to make sure that this part of the plate is facing back. Then we'll reinstall our body mount bolt.Now we'll move to the back bracket. On the back side, we're going to remove our tape. We're going to take our bolt plate and nut plate. Looks like this. We're going to feed it in and we're going to be using this front hole. Now I'm going to show you a trick because the larger plastic plate that I showed you earlier to hold it in place, it's hard to put on with your fingers. So, if you take the bolt that goes in here, just thread it in place like that, can actually hold this while you put this on. Then we'll take our rear bracket, set it in place, flat washer, lock washer, then our nut. Then for our lower hole, we're going to use the bolt we just took out, a flat washer and lock washer, and we'll thread it into the plate.Next, we'll take our nerf bar. Large black bolt that comes in your kit. You'll get four of them, black flat washer and black lock washer. Make sure that's lined up. You want to make sure you have the correct bar on the correct side. The package should be marked driver and passenger side bar. If not, the distance between here and here for the back is going to be longer. That's how you know what side you're going on. Distance from here to here is going to be shorter. That'll be the front. You'll know that driver or passenger. Then we're going to thread it right through the plate into the bar.Next, we're going to go ahead and tighten our bolts for our bracket into our frame in our body mount bolt. Once you tighten your front bracket, go ahead and move to the back and tighten the back bolts on your back bracket. Now, we can tighten these. What we want to look for is we're going to look at the distance between the top of our bar and the bottom edge of our vehicle, want to make sure it's lined up all the way across. Once you have that, we use a 19mm socket to tighten these.That'll do it for look at and installation on the Westin Platinum Series Oval Nerf Bars on our 2018 Ram 1500.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (114 Customer Reviews)
The curved ends on these polished stainless steel step bars give your vehicle a streamlined look. Footpad areas are recessed, rather than cut out, preserving the strength of the steel and providing a solid, rustproof step into your truck.They sure looks good. Just got them this afternoon and it started raining about 15 minutes after I started the installation. After reading the installation instructions, I do believe an hour or two and they should be on the truck.
Sturdy, well made. I'm very satisfied with this product.
Arrived undamaged. Great fit and finish. Easy install.
Fit and fastener alignment was good. Easy installation. Pleased with product quality.
Installed on 2018 Tacoma sport. Unfortunately, it arrived with a ding in the passenger side bar. It was very disappointing, but by the time I saw it (I should have thoroughly checked both bars before starting install), I had already installed the driver’s side. I said, to heck with it and didn’t bother with a return.
It was an extremely easy install with quick delivery and overall, they look great. Now, I don’t have to haul myself up into my Tacoma. The step inserts are basically a heavy duty plastic. I figure if they are slippery, I can spray them with a propert texturing coating. At some point, I’ll probably also texture/ mat spray the bars themselves since they’re gloss finish.
The step/bars look good.
Install wasn't tough but Westin's instructions are poor- I just figured it out on my own.
While the packaging looked stout, 3 of the 4 open bar ends were bent in, like someone dropped the box on both ends. I did a decent job of banging the dents out and installed them. Those ends aren't seen once installed. Someone needs to look at a better way to protect them during shipping.
Overall I'm just satisfied with the product.
These Western tube steps fit my 2013 Silverado Reg. cab perfect, even with the DEF tank.
Installed quickly, and look great.
Thanks Chris W. at etrailer.com
These Nerf Bars are just what my truck needed! They look awesome and were a cinch to install. Customer service is also great and I can’t say enough about the ETRAILER web site. Will definitely use them again!!
Excellent product. Looks great on my vintage 2004 Silverado. Easy installation once I CAREFULLY removed the body mount bolts. Only suggestion would be to include the torque specs for the body mounting bolts for reinstallation.
Very well built. Replaced a pair of Westin nerf bars that were 20 years old. Very easy to install. Well worth the money. I have always liked Westin products. Etrailers always delivers no matter what you need!
It just was delivered today. I want be able to write a review until I get them installed.
Price was good and shipping was very fast.
I am very happy with these running boards. They are just the right width for easy use. They are solid, and they installed easily on my Tundra. I would buy these again if I had it to do over.
After 1 year I have nothing bad to say about these bars they do as I wanted getting everyone in and out of my truck with ease. It was more for protecting the seats from sliding in and out not to break down the seat cushion and to protect the cloth seats from tears, but after sitting in the truck at a shopping center it does something I never thought of, other people hit the bars with car doors not my truck, they still look like new
Excellent product and great value. Installation of the brackets and bars were simple and did everything myself. Bars are lightweight, but very sturdy and robust. The plastic steps are rather heavy duty and not loose. The 4 inch diameter is the perfect size for my needs: doesn't stick out far like most running boards and not too small to where my feet wouldn't get good purchase on a step.
The bars weren't has curved inward under the body as advertised. The pictures show these bar curve in a lot, but the bars I got only had a slight bend at the ends. If you've got front mudguards, the bar will touch the guard; it wont actually put pressure or bend the mudguard, but just touch it. Despite the inaccuracy of the pictures, it turned out well as the mudguard would interfere with a fully curved in bar. It still looks sleek. There really isn't much of a gap between the bars and body, the bar isn't low so my ground clearance isn't compromised.
Overall, great bars that look great and function well.
Product is as described. Installation was not complicated and easily done by one person. Fit perfectly on my 2018 Ram 3500. Install tip: duct tape is your friend when you fumble one of the nut holders into the frame. That will slow you down. :-)
Look nice. Easy installation. The instructions were a little vague.
Installed the Westin 21-3610 4 in oval SS step bars on my 2015 Jeep GC Summit.Hemi California edition - perfect fit. See photos. After 2014 Jeep uses 12 mil plastic stickers instead of the rubber plug caps for the oval cutouts as called out in the Westin install procedure - use a small wood chisel to remove the cover stickers carefully.
Great steps for a great price!
Good product but did not fit my 2019 F150 with 6'7" bed as claimed by Westin. I was able to get them on, but, they did not go over the stake pockets as they are supposed to. I notified etrailer of the issue and they quickly accepted a fully refunded return … even though I had installed them. Hopefully the product listing on the website was corrected so that no one else will get them in error. KUDOs to the etrailer folks for working with me on this!!
This is my third purchase of this type of nerf bar step system and they have proven to be rugged and very functional in Wyoming’s back country and temperature extremes. I ran into a bit of difficulty with this set as one of the nerf bar center supports was incorrectly located. etrailer’s Ashley helped resolve and shipped a replacements. Fantastic customer service as always.!
As others have noted, the instructions are not terribly robust, but once I got oriented, I was able to move along quite quickly. Either the rear brackets were mis-labeled, or the 2017 frame is slightly different. Swapping the parts side to side made the holes line up the way they should. Install took less than 90 minutes. I'm very pleased with the fit, finish, and the always fast service from e-Trailer.
The package arrived early in the day because the UPS driver didn't want to work around it in his truck all day. That meant I could install them right away. Nice!
Packaged very well! Easy install! Looks great on customer vehicle! The hardest part was getting the factory bolts out!! Install was done in about 20 minutes! Thanks for a great product, would recommend to anyone!!
The product was flawless: E.Trailer is great when it comes to taking your order and processing it whether it's in stock or "drop shipped" from the manufacturer.
Easy install using the video, had all the parts needed, very solid nerf bars.
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