Do you like your OEM Running Boards?

[4MoJoe]

I had installed a set of the non-OEM running boards on my 2001 X5. And having put them on, and then installed the OEM ones on my 2004 X5 I can tell you they are light years difference in how they attach and the quality - to say the OEM's were more sturdy and better integrated. The rubber dots on the non-OEM RB's fell off consistently and since they were from China I had no way to get anything to replace those. From a cosmetic point I thought they looked good and were less $ and they are still on the car with the guy I sold too. But if you take them off the surface underneath would have been pretty unsightly from the install.

I also snow ski and reaching my ski roof racks using the boards as my step is a necessity. They are quite functional for me and why I searched for an X with them.

This debate of RB versus non-RB has been raging for years on the E53 forum and you will find both sides of the argument there.

Originally Posted by AKX3

HAPPPPPY FRIDAY!

How bout some humor! Well, this was the reason if you look at my all previous cars..( except the X3!) they are CARS! and even then, the X5 looked like a monster truck. But since a baby on the way (Within 10 days) that is why I got the X5... (Picked up on 12-31-11)...

So as I first stated.... I see all kinds of "just like" OEM running boards.... any direction to help where to get them at a good price?

ak.