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Chiseled-style, custom-fit step bars fit close to your vehicle for a seamless look. Oversize, textured step areas drop down to provide good footing for an easy step up. Sturdy, 1-piece steel construction has rust-resistant black powder coat finish.
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The 1-piece steel Westin HDX Xtreme nerf bars make it easy to enter and exit your vehicle from both the driver's and passenger's sides. The custom-fit, chiseled-style bars run the length of your vehicle's cab and mount close to the frame for a streamlined look.
These step bars have a unique geometric shape with angled edges and corners that set them apart from round or oval bars. Oversize steps drop down from each bar, decreasing the step-up distance between the ground and your cab. The step areas are textured to provide a good grip, and the grooves in each step help channel water away.
The solid, durable steel construction and black powder coat finish ensure that these bars will weather the elements, including rust and UV rays.
The mounting kit is included for an easy, no-drill installation. Simply bolt the nerf bars onto existing holes in your vehicle's frame.
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Hey, guys, it's Jake here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at and I'm gonna show you how to install the Westin HDX Xtreme Nerf Bars on our 2023 Chevy Silverado 2500. Right off the bat, you're gonna notice that these running boards are gonna have a very aggressive look on your truck. They're very stylish. The thing that I like about them compared to other running boards is that they're only gonna have a step where you need it. A lot of the other tube styles are just a very generic look.
If that's the look you're going for, that's fine, but these are gonna have a much more stylish look on the side of our truck. They'll have a rugged, textured, black powder coat finish. It is matte black. I think it adds to the looks of the truck because there's a lot of plastic accessories on this truck, and it blends right in. Let's go ahead and show you how big the step is.
I have a size 13 boot, and you can see here on this step, I have more than enough space to be able to step on this and get up in the truck. Now, you can see this plate is going to accommodate just about every foot size out there. That's the big problem that I have with side steps is that they're usually not big enough or deep enough to be able to fit my foot on it. We do have another version of these available that do not have this backing plate on it, and the step is about half as big as this plate is. I like these personally because when I get up into this truck, I can put one foot on and then get in.
Now, I am tall enough to just kind of hop up into this truck, but I can tell you, after a long day's work, being able to get out, use the step to help you get out is gonna be a lot more comfortable. This step is gonna give you a lot more grip than, say, a polished finish or a smooth finish 'cause it's gonna have all these little nibs and grooves that are gonna help to redirect the water and ice and snow so that you still have a premium grip getting up into your truck. A lot of running boards, what they'll have is they'll have their rear step to enter the back seat of your truck either a little bit too far back or a little bit too far forward, but Westin's got this dialed in to where it's perfect if you're trying to get in the backseat of the truck. Another use that we often think about here at etrailer, 'cause we do a lot of stuff with roof accessories, is that if you're trying to wash your truck or put an accessory up on top of your roof, maybe you just ran out of space in the bed of your truck or you like to go camping and you can't put too much stuff in the back and you decide to get a cargo bag or a rooftop basket, anything like that, these steps are wide enough to where you can put two feet on it and stand up and reach the top of your roof, depending on your height of course. A lot of those tube steps, too, are gonna have a pretty significant drop.
These are about three inches below your rocker panel, so it doesn't give you a whole lot of drop to be able to get into it, but for the sake of getting you some extra height to get on top of your roof, it's really gonna help. Now, one thing that I don't like about tube steps that have a pass-through or any type of running board that has a pass-through is that because I have a big foot, usually what ends up happening is if I step on it too fast, my foot will go underneath the rocker panel, and then if you're wearing boots or any larger shoe, if you have a pair of, like, waders or mud boots that you like to wear when you're working, chances are you're gonna get your foot stuck underneath the rocker panel. But with these, your foot can only go as far as that backing plate is, and, to me, that's probably the best feature about these, in addition to the rugged look. I do like how they go from wheel well to the end of your bed, so it's a good, clean factory look. You don't have to worry about getting a bed step, too, because they do have these with a third step for the bed. But when you're using it with the '23, you've already got a step in the bed right here. But all in all, I think it's a very clean look. The installation is very, very simple. There's no drilling required. You just have to take out some plastic fasteners that are covering up the bolt holes. But with that being said, let's go ahead and pull it into the shop and show you how we did it. To begin our installation, we're gonna start by removing six plastic plugs on each side of our vehicle. We'll use a trim panel tool in order to pry these out. You can also use a flathead screwdriver. But the ones on the front that we're gonna wanna use are the forward most, which are these two. You'll see that it's between these two nibs. And then we'll come back, you'll see two more sets. We'll use the rearward set. And then come all the way back to the back of our frame, see two more sets, and we'll use the rearward one on that set, too, these two plugs all the way up the frame. Then we'll take some penetrating oil, and we're gonna spray some in each one of our threads here. Now, our truck only has about 500 miles on it, but I'm telling you, these things can get gunked up pretty quick. Even from the factory, they could have stuff in them. Those plugs are designed to help keep them clean, but stuff still gets in there. We're using a toothbrush in order to clean them out. Now to get our hardware in place, we'll take one of the bolts that come in our kit, we'll put a split lock washer on first, then a flat washer. This is gonna be the hardware combination you'll use for all of your brackets. These two holes, this hole and this hole, are going to get this hardware, and you can see they match up perfectly on the frame of our vehicle. If you do not have a factory weld nut back in here, kit will come with some snap nuts that you can slide into place in order to get these brackets mounted up. But the reason we cleaned those holes out is because you want to be able to turn the bolt by hand to hand tighten it without having to use a tool, which ours are nice and clean. We'll wanna leave all of our brackets loose, and then at the end, once we get our running board on, we can line everything up, get it where we want, and tighten them down. For the four corner brackets for the end, we'll have one bracket here, one bracket at the front of our running board. Those are all gonna be the same bracket, so don't let it confuse you when you're going from one side to the other. They're all gonna look exactly the same. They'll install perfectly. The center bracket is what's going to matter, and we'll show you that next. Now, you will have two brackets that will look different from each other and different from the rest of the brackets. The bracket for our passenger side, you want this tab to go towards the rear of your vehicle, so when we mount it up, this is what it's gonna look like. On the other side, the bracket will just be flipped, and this tab will be over here. Another thing that'll help you identify which side these brackets go on is the passenger side will say PC and the driver's side will say DC. Now, with an extra set of hands, we'll lift our running board up into place. Just make sure your brackets are on the correct side, and you'll find some of these threaded holes in our running board that we'll thread that same hardware from earlier into. Now, if you have a ratcheting wrench or a regular wrench or just a socket actually, the further in bolt, it's kind of hard to get to. So what you can do is you can use a light, line up your holes, and just make sure that your bolt is going straight in. (tool whirring) You should feel very, very little resistance when putting that in. If you don't, that means it's cross-threaded, and you need to back it out and reinsert it. Now we can come back, and we'll tighten all of our brackets onto the truck first and then tighten the bolts on our running board. (tool whirring) Now, when you're installing these at home it's gonna be much easier to tell what it looks like 'cause you'll probably be doing it from the ground. Again, this installation is very easy to do from the ground. But what you wanna do is, this is the time where we need to adjust them, either move them in or out based off of the look that you're wanting to go for. We want maximum step accessibility. If you have it pushed in, you lose, I'd say, maybe a half inch. So what we're gonna do is we're gonna pull them all the way out on the front and back, pull all the way out and then lift up on it while we tighten. (tool whirring) And usually, if you get one tight, then it'll hold that running board in place, we can tighten the rest of them down. (tool whirring) Once you have everything snugged up, you'll wanna repeat that same process to get your driver's side running board installed, and then we'll come back with a torque wrench and torque all of our hardware to the specifications in the instructions. Well, guys, hopefully this video helped you decide whether or not the Westin HDX Xtreme Nerf Bars are right for you and your 2023 Chevy Silverado 2500.
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (20 Customer Reviews)
Chiseled-style, custom-fit step bars fit close to your vehicle for a seamless look. Oversize, textured step areas drop down to provide good footing for an easy step up. Sturdy, 1-piece steel construction has rust-resistant black powder coat finish.Very nice bars and instillation was fairly simple. I do have a suggestion for making install even easier. I installed the brackets into the bars first, then using an ATV jack lifted the bars into position and secured them to the vehicle. Trying to access the bolt holes inside the bars with the brackets installed on the vehicle first is a royal PIA. This way you have room to install the brackets first onto the bars and then mount them. The ATV jack is the way to go.
Look great! Easy to install.
These bars are pretty awesome! For reference, I have a 2024 Silverado 2500HD LT Crew Cab. They were on the truck in an evening with very little fanfare.
One thing I would suggest if this is a solo installation and you don't have a lift; Step 1 - remove the appropriate dust covers prior to starting the installation. Step 2 - Get all your bolts loaded up with the washers. Step 3 - loosely install the mounting brackets to the bars first (this is especially helpful with the bolts that are inside the bars - outer part of vehicle). Step 4 - then set the bars on the ground (protecting them from being scratched), then slide yourself under the truck and slide the bar on top of your body. Step 5 - Lift up the bar and install the top bolt only to get the bar hanging on your truck. Once you do that, you can then go back and loosely install the rest of the bolts. Step 6 - go back and torque everything up (15-18ft/lbs) following the instructions.
Everything went together great. My truck is only two-weeks old and this was my second upgrade to the truck. Everything went flawlessly.
I am still happy with them and then some. There is no visible rust after driving all winter on salt sprayed roads. I would not hesitate buying another set for any of my vehicles.
Although the nerf bars look good on the truck, they were not exactly like the nerf bars in the product description. The nerf bars that I received have a plastic tread / step (which doesn't appear to be replaceable) and the step is not open in the rear of the step. It is enclosed in the back of the step and may build up mud, dirt and rocks. Hunting season has started and I'll know in a month or so if they'll work.
it works
The quality of the Westin HDX Xtreme Nerf Bars was better than expected. The fit and finish was exceptional. With that said, the direction were a bit challenging. The written directions and illustrations were hard to follow. It took me about an hour to install the first side and 5 to 10 minutes to install the other. It could take someone that is not as mechanically inclined a bit longer. I would highly recommend these running boards. They are solid, well made and complete the look of my 2023 Jeep Wrangler.
Perfect fit on my ‘17 Nissan Titan SV. Easy to install, bolts and brackets lined up spot on. Good sturdy set of running boards/steps and they look great as well. Glad I went with this style from Westin. The pads are made of a bit more of a ridgid materiel than I expected but wouldnt change my mind if I decide to outfit another truck with steps. Thanks!
We love them, they fit the vehicle perfectly. Ordering with etrailer was easy and they showed up with no issue ad ahead of schedule.
Easy to install , looks great, fast del ivery.
Very solid running board
Easy installation
Highly Recommend!
fit great
Very nice fit. Very well built. Bought them for my dad. He loves them.
they have held up great.
Fit great, makes it so much easier to get in and out of the truck. Shipping was fast too.
Easy to install! Look great!!
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Sierra K.
10/26/2021
The step is plastic but these should be open in the back, not enclosed. Customer Service will contact you.