Do running boards help side of truck paint chips? Isn't that the point in having them?

I think they're designed to assist entry and exit, although they may also reduce the amount of road dirt that splashes up from the front wheels.

Lol! I'll trade ya!

I know finally right! :yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes:

I'm picking up my remaining pieces on Saturday morning, then going to deep clean and remove all the nubs and deep clean and dress the plastic trims so they look brand new - I got a pretty sick deal on 90% of the set from a guy parting his X out in RI, thankfully we have awesome members here and a local member picked them up, and his daughter lives 15 mins from me so I waited until she was visiting him over the 4th and she was kind enough to transport my parts back to Jersey

Even with sourcing my missing piece and the hardware to fit them, I am under $425 for the complete set ($1050 from the dealer for new OE) so I kept myself under budget

Pics coming soon!

Not sure if anyone wants the black boards/trims, I'll probably junk them.

RB finally getting his board! the long wait is almost done ! ;):thumbup:
Don't forget pics, please!

Out of curiosity, are there any rust spots on the aluminum part of the board, RB? Do you by chance have a pic of the board?
I ask because I have a (very) small and slight rust spot on one of my running board and was trying to find a way to get rid of it.
There are posts on here on how to clean it, ie. removing the black dots and and metal polish..but will that remove the rust spot?

Glad you asked - you need an iron removing product to dissolve the rust and not damage the aluminum -

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner, Adam's Wheel Cleaner, CarPro IronX should all work great - you spray them on and they will dissolve the iron particles on the surface and it will turn purple, a slight agitation and then you can rinse off and should be clean as can be! Then maybe a bit of light metal polish to clean up any remaining oxidation

Also, the "nubs" pop out pretty easy from all I've read and aren't easily damaged or broken

Thank you again. Will definitely put this on my list of to-do's for the car.
Was just wary about if I had to sand it, but then I knew that would damage the aluminum.

Thanks again for all your help! still loving my AEs, i get all :wow: whenever I walk away from the car and see (Angel) Eyes! :thumbup: :D

^^They look gorgeous!

Congrats RB.

Long search but finally happened.

I would retain the original parts, next owner might not want the running boards. Stock pcs will help sale.

Thanks for that tidbit of info. Definitely will throughly inspect them when I pick them up. Seems like a good impulse buy for 225$ CAD lol. Not in a rush to put them on. Wanted to have a pair in my possession for when the time comes.

Now with the additional parts I was looking into installing the 4.6is or 4.8is bodykit from ProTuning.lv. I see they come with the arches set. Is there a difference for those sets with or without running boards? If not then i'll just wait to buy the kit and kill 2 birds with one stone.