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Just ordered the OEM Running Boards and dealer said should be here in 2 days. I don't know if I can DIY this. Can't seem to find the step by step for this in here. Help !!!! coz dealer wants to charge 2hrs per side for labor.:yikes:

I just did it with my friend yesterday. It took us 3 hours. The first side take us two hours to figure out and the other side was much quicker. You will need to buy some rivets since they will break after you remove it.
I have the instruction at work and will post it tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by TaMbALoLoNg (Post 627289)

Thanks for the hook up man. I'll be gettin the part tomorrow and will do the project on Sat. Post your pic.

Let me know if you have problem install it. Attached is the pdf file.

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Originally Posted by us_matrix (Post 627482)

Let me know if you have problem install it. Attached is the pdf file.

YOU are the man, I think I can do this:thumbup:

Dealer wants Labor rate of $160/hr. :wow:to do this 4 job. Thats enough to try and do this myself.

Sorry, did not get back to you right away. I was out of town. Great. You did it yourself.

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Originally Posted by TaMbALoLoNg (Post 628134)

Dealer wants Labor rate of $160/hr. :wow:to do this 4 job. Thats enough to try and do this myself.

So, how much would it be to do the reverse of this--taking the running boards off and putting the normal side cladding on with labor and parts ? Any guesses ?

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Originally Posted by TaMbALoLoNg (Post 628134)

Dealer wants Labor rate of $160/hr. :wow:to do this 4 job. Thats enough to try and do this myself.

Here is a nice write-up from an earlier post that can help you out - it's almost identical on how they are installed on the E53's (see http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/...tallation.html):
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Fitting instructions to follow

To remove the arches you need to remove the plastic rivets.
You do this by pushing in the centre pin of the rivet with a small screwdriver or punch. They are a tight fit so they will need a firm push.
Next I put a large screw into the hole, twisted it a couple of times then pull the rivet out with the screw. You can lever them out with a screwdriver but I didn’t want to damage the trims.
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...Pinremoval.jpg
After you have removed all the rivets you are ready to remove the arch.
Start by pulling the arch trim from the back of the arch. You will have to give
it a little wiggle as you pull.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...Archremove.jpg
The rear arch trims also have 4 plastic panel clips holding them on so you will need release them as you pull it off. They are same type of clips that hold the door cards on, if you do not have a tool for this then just give it a good pull and they will come out.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...ch/Archoff.jpg

Remember to transfer the clips from the old arch to the new one before fitting
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...Arch/Arch5.jpg

The fronts come off the same as the backs accept they do not have the extra clips.
Fit the new arches; rivet them and your done

installed the running boards today following the pdf, although, it was pretty straight-forward. amazing how cheap they look comparing to the ones on the previous body style. oh, well...