Video Transcript for Feature Breakdown: Westin HDX Xtreme Nerf Bars

Hey guys, it's Jake here with etrailer. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the line of Westin HDX Xtreme Nerf Bars. These nerf bars are going to give you a much more aggressive look as you can see, than a traditional nerf bar. Traditional nerf bars will either have a round tube or an oval shape tube, whereas these will have lots of hard edges that give it a nice aggressive look on your truck. Regardless of what truck you're putting these on, I think they're gonna look really good, especially if your truck, like the one we have here, has a lot of black plastic on it, it blends in perfect with it. Now, when it comes to step size on these running boards, after all that is gonna be the most important feature about a set of nerf bars, is that this step, I have a size 13 boot, and these steps are absolutely massive.

There's more than enough space to be able to put your foot on these. The most comparable set of running boards to this set is going to be the Westin HDX, these are the HDX Xtremes. The HDX is going to have a much smaller foot plate. I wouldn't even say it's a plate, as more of just a bar style that you put your foot on. The grip on those is not gonna be near the grip that you're gonna get on these because the Westin HDX will have a steel plate that has punch outs and those punch outs are designed to give you grip.

Well, it's metal, and when metal gets wet or gets full of water or ice, whatever, they become slick. With these, with being this plastic material, it's like a rubberized plastic material. They have these nibs and all these channels to help redirect water, snow, ice, what have you, to give you that superior grip. If you've got mud on your boots, they're gonna be tough enough to stand up to wiping your boots off and getting into your truck, because going through a car wash is a lot easier to clean these off than it is to clean out the whole interior of your truck. Another thing I like about these is that they're big enough to where you can stand on 'em comfortably with two feet.

If you're loading up a car, whatever you're putting these on, you can stand here and comfortably load up your car, wipe your roof down. If you're one that likes to detail your truck, this is gonna give you a lot of time and a comfortable place to stand to be able to load stuff up or get it cleaned off. There's gonna be multiple different sizes available for this set of steps that'll fit many different vehicles. We have single steps, we have double steps, we even have a triple step, which is designed so that you can use it to get up into your bed. Now, obviously on the GM truck that we're working with here it has a integrated bed step, but if your truck does not, which many models do not, you can get the longer version which will have a third step, give you that extra height you need to reach into the back of your truck, or especially into a toolbox.

Toolboxes can sit anywhere between six and eight inches off the top of your truck, so even if you can reach into your truck bed, you may not be able to reach the bottom of your toolbox. So you just have to use our fit guide on our website to be able to find out which step is gonna fit your vehicle. These are gonna have a sturdy steel construction with a matte black powder coat finish. The paint is gonna be a tough finish, but if you ever get it scratched up or banged up, if you'd like to take your truck off road, these are gonna be much easier to fix than a set of chrome running boards or even gloss black. Gloss black is very difficult to blend the paint together. But when it comes to matte black, if you get a a scratch on this section up here, just tape it off, scuff it up with some sandpaper or some steel wool and hit it with some black matte spray paint and it'll blend right in and it'll look like brand new. All in all, if you're looking for a set of running boards that look really good that'll add to the look to your truck rather than take away, these are gonna be a great set. There are many other sets out there that might look better, but they're not gonna be a great step to have to use every single day. These steps, I guarantee you are gonna be great to use every single day, they'll clean off great, and they're gonna last you for a long time. Well, guys, hopefully this video helped you decide whether or not the Westin HDX Xtreme Nerf Bars are right for you and your truck.