Romik REC-TP Running Boards w/ Custom Install Kit - Drop Brackets - 5-1/2" Wide - Aluminum

Video Transcript for A Closer Look at the Romik REC-TP Running Boards on a 2025 Ram 1500

How's it going neighbors This is Ed here with etrailer.com and we're taking a look at the Romik RECTP running boards on our 2025 Ram 1500. Now, when you add running boards to your vehicle, not only are you getting additional function where you're getting a easier step to get into the vehicle and additional traction when it's wet or slick outside, but in my opinion, I think you're adding a little bit of style and personal flare to your truck. So let's take a closer look at our running boards and see what's special about 'em. So as far as your area where you can place your foot, it's five and a half inches across. You know, more likely you're gonna hit it like that. And you're gonna have these raised nubs here made out of this polymer.

Now this is gonna be similar to the plastics that come from Ram on the exterior of your vehicle. So it's gonna hold up against any of the heat and cold that your truck's gonna experience no matter where you are. So installation's pretty easy. We're actually setting up the brackets, we're using a different running board, but the process is exactly the same, it's just a different style. And the vehicle that we're using is a 2025.

So you know, it may vary between the different models. Just make sure you're using our fit guide that's included on our site. So, let's grab our tools and I'll show you how to get it installed. So we're gonna get our installation started and we are gonna grab a few different things to get this going pretty smooth. You're gonna need a torque wrench.

You don't necessarily need one fancy like this. If you take a look at etrailer.com, we offer a little bit more less professional style torque wrenches that'll still get the job done. You're gonna need a few wrenches, well a couple wrenches. It would be handy to have a 15 millimeter and a 13 millimeter as well as your ratchet wrench. And you're gonna need a 13 millimeter socket as well as a 15 millimeter socket.

So now we're gonna lay out all of our hardware, and the way that it works on both sides is pretty similar. You're gonna have three points of contact underneath, and I'm just gonna put together everything that I need for each one of those sections. So you're gonna have both your exterior bracket and the bracket that goes against the inside body on the studs. You're gonna have three of your 13 millimeter nuts that go on the studs themselves. And then you're gonna connect the lower bracket using your 15 millimeter hardware. So let's go ahead and hop underneath and get started. So the studs that you're gonna make your connection with your bracket width are right here underneath. You're gonna see that they're in different configurations depending on if they're in the front, middle, or rear. One step that you don't want to pass up on is actually cleaning the studs off using a M8 die. You're gonna want to go through to get all the paint and the anti corrosion off so you can get a real grip with the nuts on the studs themselves. Now you wanna make sure that this bridge is pointing away from the vehicle itself and you can just use 13 millimeter nuts to tighten along the studs. Now you don't want to actually start snugging it down too much yet 'cause you're gonna want this maneuverability for when you're getting the running board on the brackets. Now our bracket is adjustable and that's one of the things that's really cool about this setup. But on the 1500 Ram, you have four possession setups and you can only go to the third hole. So you would not be able to get that highest level on this particular setup. However, you can go three up and you can take your hardware, you're gonna use your 15 millimeter bolt and nut. I'm just gonna put 'em both through to kind of stabilize it. And then we're still just hand tightening. We still want it to be nice and loose so we can position our Nerf bar a lot easier. I'm gonna go do the same thing on my other brackets. So as far as our running board, you can see that we have four sets of hardware along the track here pre-installed. On our 2025 Ram 1500, we're only gonna need three of these sets. So we're gonna be able to remove the end cap and just remove a pair of the nuts and bolts with the washers. So now we're gonna just make sure to get it lined up close as possible to the location. And we're just gonna slide it on top of our brackets. And now I'm gonna get underneath and make our connections with our fasteners. Now, I know you can't see right in here, but there's two 13 mil millimeter nuts that we're gonna fasten down and it's gonna pull down onto the bolt that was pre-installed into our running board. So I'm gonna get a little tension on here and I'm just gonna go through, I'm just gonna get everything just snug and once I get all this tightened down, I'm gonna go and tighten down my brackets. So now that we have our running board attached to our brackets, we're gonna fasten down our actual bracket. So I'm gonna grab myself a ratchet and a box wrench and we're gonna fasten this down to get the position that we want. So I'm gonna start in the center and then just go through and just still going just snug on everything because we're gonna go back through with our torque wrench to make sure we get the specified torque spec. Alright, and now that you have everything torqued down to the recommended foot pounds from the manual, you completely installed. Overall, the installation is pretty straightforward. However, if you're in a position where you just don't want to get underneath your vehicle or you would just rather have someone else do it, great, take a look at our site and we actually have local installers that are gonna be able to get this put in professionally so you don't have to worry about it. All you have to do is order. So again, this is Ed with etrailer.com taking a look at the Romik RECTP running boards on our 2025 Ram 1500. Have a great day.