Powered RV entry steps with 25-9/16" mounting plate automatically open and close with your RV door. Motor and control unit extend and retract steps. Amber light illuminates when steps extend.
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Kwikee electric RV entry steps provide an effortless, convenient way to enter and exit your RV. The steps are wired to your RV's door and feature an automatic extension, unfolding when the door opens and retracting when it closes. This differentiates the steps from the alternate manual pull-out steps.
The updated Kwikee steps manufactured since 1999 require the integrated motor, gearbox, and linkage (IMGL) setup to power the steps. The motor provides the power, the gearbox turns the linkage arm, and the linkage pushes the steps out and pulls them back in when rotated by the gearbox.
As the motor provides power to the control unit and linkage arm, the control unit that is wired to your RV power senses when the RV door opens and closes, and extends and retracts the steps in tandem.
The Kwikee steps include several safety features in an effort to prevent injury to you or your passengers and damage to the RV steps. If an obstruction is detected while extending, the steps will halt and retract back into the stowed position. The steps will also retract when you turn on the vehicles ignition, even if the automatic retraction override has been activated, in case you forget to stow them before driving away.
A built-in safety light is located underneath the mounting bracket for low-light conditions. The amber light automatically illuminates the steps when they extend. It will not illuminate, however, if you have the automatic extension turned off, which cuts power to the steps.
For added safety, the steps have a non-skid, textured coating. This textured surface provides traction and ensures that you have secure footing even when the steps are wet.
Installing the steps on your RV is simple. Pre-drilled holes in the step's mounting plate match up to holes in your RV's frame for an easy, bolt-on installation. You will need (4) 3/8" x 1" carriage bolts and 4 flange nuts, available in Lippert's mounting hardware kit (LC118155-72 - sold separately) to bolt the steps into place. Use 2 carriage bolts and 2 locknuts on each side to attach the mounting brackets to your RV's frame. If additional brackets are needed to mount the steps to the RV frame, and none are already installed, outriggers (LC301704 - sold separately) may be needed for installation depending on the model of your original stairs.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Ellen: Hey everyone. I'm Ellen here at etrailer.com. Today we're taking a look at the Kwikee Revolution RV electric steps. These are going to be a motorized step, so they're going to be nice to have a sturdy, stable step as you're getting in and out of your RV. The thing that I like about having a motorized step versus one of the manual steps is that you don't have to fight with them to get them to come out. They're automatically going to deploy as soon as you open that door, when you're coming out of your RV, and same thing whenever you go to close, those steps are also going to retract back in.
They're going to have an automatic sensor as well, so if they happen to hit a pylon or a parking block, they're going to hit that and then automatically retract so they're not going to keep just pushing against that obstruction.Or if you happen to be standing too close and it bumps into your shins, it should retract. That being said, in my experience, whatever it does come with an obstruction it does take a little bit of force, so if you happen to be standing too close it might end up causing injury, so be careful with that whenever you're opening that door up from the outside that you give it enough room for those steps to deploy out. I'll give you some measurements towards the end of the video so we can take a look at that. But all in all the steps are really reliable. People really like them.
They're going to give you a sturdy place to climb up into your RV. Sometimes with stairs that don't make contact with the ground as these are, they're just that last step is going to float above the ground.Some people feel like they're unstable, but these give you a pretty good feel. They don't really feel too much like a springboard, like some of the manual steps out there, so they do a pretty good job of giving you that nice stable feeling. Some people do like to put some kind of brace underneath, especially if you're going to be at the campsite and you're going to be going up and down those stairs a lot. That's up to you, but you want to make sure that you only put that in place when it's deployed and that's up to you.
But I think all in all these give you a pretty good purchase climbing up and down. It does require a power connection, so we're going to have a plug at the back and to plug into that we will need to grab a wiring kit.That's going to be the pigtail that comes off of this to connect to our power and ground on our RV. And then the other one that I had up there for just a second, it's going to be the switch kit. So that's going to be a sensor to put on the door so that it can tell when the door is opening and closing. That's going to give you that automatic function.
And it also should come with a rocker switch so that you can override that setting as well. So again, if you're at the campsite and you want those stairs to be out all the time without them coming in and out with you closing that door, you can override that automatic sensor so they stay automatically deployed and become a permanent stairs instead of folding back in. As far as the measurements for these, the entry height these are meant to work with is going to be 14-1/2".That's going to be going from the ground to the door sill on your RV. The height for these whenever they're folded, so going from the top of the brace to the bottom of the stair, whenever all the way compact, that's going to be 8". The drop going from the top stair to the next one down, that is also 8". Our step size is going to be about 23-1/2" going side to side and then 8" front to back. You'll also notice on those stairs it's going to have a nice textured material so you're not going to have a slippery step. Should give you some good traction and also that yellow tape gives you a high visibility so you'd know where those steps are. Going down our measurements again, the mounting plate going from side to side, that's going to measure 25-9/16" or just over 25-1/2" by 8-3/8".Our bolt pattern is going to be 24-5/8" from the center of those bolts and then it's going to be -8-3/4" going back. The overall weight capacity for these stairs is going to be 300 pounds, so should be a stable step for just about anybody out there. Again as I said, customers really like these stairs, they give you a reliable step. You will again need to pick up a couple of things to make the whole install go smoothly, but that's about all there is to it for our look at the Kwikee Revolution electric RV steps. One of the things that you will need to pick up will be some hardware that's also sold separately, but you can find all of those parts here at etrailer.com. Check it out and thanks for watching.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (10 Customer Reviews)
Powered RV entry steps with 25-9/16" mounting plate automatically open and close with your RV door. Motor and control unit extend and retract steps. Amber light illuminates when steps extend.This Revolution Midi Miki 2 step matched exactly what I replaced. I used a car jack and a piece of 4x4 scrap to hold it in place. My wife helped with the jack, allowing me to use both hands for positioning. Not a hard replacement WITH A GOOD HELPER. Customer service was very good. They nailed what I needed. Thanks. 561034
We are using these for a special application, we have installed 32 units over the last year and they seem to be performing well 719545
Identical replacement, works well in my 2012 Winnebago Via 25R. Easy one-man installation (with a jack to secure the old one coming out and the new one going in). 714371
I installed the steps on our 2011 Winnebago MH today and they worked perfect. They are quieter than the original ones I will give them a 5 thanks 613896
Great & very fast shipping. Perfect replacement for original 577952
Excellent product. Above and beyond the product was the customer service by the representatives of etrailer. Fantastic service. Thank you. 557051
Correct replacement product at a very competitive price 489466
The Lippert Kwikee Revolution steps that I purchased replaced the same steps that had failed on our Winnebago Coach after five years of service. I would give the steps 5 stars except that I had to match drill the new steps to the existing mounting studs under the coach as they were fractionally different which did not allow the step frame to mount to the coach. Otherwise, the instructions were clear and concise and the steps activated perfectly when electrically connected. Kudos to Anna at etrailer for her capable and friendly assistance in completing the sale. 454392
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Product was as described and received in great condition. 601508
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George i contacted e trailer reference no paperwork arrived with unit. E trailer states warranty is 90 days. I contacted Leipert they said 1 year warranty . I requested paper work for documentation already in process Thanks Again 567684
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