there are ordinary running boards and then there are amp research power steps
power steps are a full length automatic electric powered running board they instantly extend when
you open your door then they hide themselves safely out of sight when the doors close
this gives you improved ground clearance aerodynamics and appearance in addition
to their hideaway design we love power steps for their extruded aluminum construction and textured
powder coat finish which provides maximum grip and durability all told the steps have a 600
pound load capacity and also includes an led light system here's what else comes with the
power steps high strength die cast aluminum alloy linkage arms precision zero maintenance stainless
steel pivot pins weatherproof oem quality wiring and amp designed electric controller
now as you might guess the installation process is a little more involved than your typical running
board but it's nothing you can't handle here's some of the tools we'll be using
we're going to start off our install under the driver side of the truck you're going
to want to locate the farther most forward set of factory mounting studs and clean the paint off of
you're also going to locate the factory mounting studs nearest the rear wheel
and clean the paint off those as well we're gonna go ahead and remove this harness bracket
and replace it with the one the amp supplied it's held on by three ten millimeter bolts
reusing our factory hardware we're going to mount the new supplied bracket
next we're going to go ahead and install the linkage followed by the linkage motor
make sure to torque your hardware to the number recommended in the instructions
go ahead and install your linkage motor now be sure the orientation is correct
next we're going to reinstall the rear idler bracket
we're ready to install our boards prior to installation you need to make sure your boards
are the correct length if you have a quad cab like ours you need to shorten the board seven
inches from the end they're aluminum so they're pretty easy to cut we used a band saw to cut ours
when installing your step boards make sure your in-channel t-bolt is lined up in the bracket
or else your step board won't sit in these supplied saddles now that we've got our running
boards lined up we're going to go ahead and tighten up the hardware and then torque it to spec
repeat this process on the other side
now we're going to start our wiring for our amp power steps we're going to start
by attaching the control module to this rear wiring conduit behind the battery
next we're going to go ahead and plug the harness into the amp module
be mindful of your plug orientation
next we're going to go ahead and connect the power in the ground for the power
steps
go ahead and route the shorter leg of the harness down the driver's side wheel well
under to the where the step is and then the longer leg
across the top of the firewall and down the passenger side wheel well
we've gone ahead and routed part of our harness inside the truck through the factory grommet
then we took our supplied obd2 plug attached it inside of the fuse box and plugged it into our
obd2 port now that we've gone ahead and routed our wires per our instructions recommendations
it's time to drill the holes through the pinch welds for our leds we're going to find where
we need to drill our holes by measuring eight inches forward from the linkage
now go ahead and repeat that three more times for your other three leds
now that we've gone ahead and drilled our four holes and installed our rubber
grommets it's time to install our leds a tip is to use a little bit
of silicone spray on the wire to help it pass through the wire grommet easier
we're using dxe solder connectors to connect our wires
for more on these dx engineering solder connectors and how to use them
see the link below in our description now that we've wired our lights we've
gone ahead and used a supplied adhesive to stick the light to the bottom of the rocker
and there you have it our install is all finished up it's well worth the extra time and effort for
the streamlined appearance improved ground clearance and better aerodynamics that the
amp research power steps offer i'm justin with summit racing thanks for watching