Hey, guys.
John here with RealTruck.com.
Today, I want to show you how to install the Putco rocker panels on this 2015 GMC Sierra
Denali 2500.
We've got all of our pieces laid out here, guys.
You can see it comes with everything you need to put these on the truck, all your side pieces.
They're also all marked so you know which sides are which with the D and P for driver
and passenger.
If you notice, they're also numbered so you know what location they go in.
So these are going to be really easy to get onto the truck.
So let's get these on the truck.
What we've done here then is we've cleaned up the side of our truck and we want to use
something like...well, first you want to wash it and make sure it's clean with some just
plain soapy water.
Then, after it dries, use something like some isopropyl, which is rubbing alcohol, on there
to clean all the residue and stuff that might be on there off of it.
We've done that.
Also, one other thing to keep in mind here is that if your truck has side body molding
chrome on it, if you want to remove that, you can.
You don't have to.
It's your choice, because this will fit underneath it.
Because on this particular truck, it would run across here.
We've already taken ours off and cleaned this up to get it ready to put these on.
If you want more information on how to remove that, see our video on how to debadge a vehicle.
So, once we have this done, then put this door panel piece in place first.
What I've done, and which this will make this a lot easier for you guys, if you hold this
up in place where it's going to set and then mark the tops of it...basically, you're just
going to hold it up like this and use some type of a non-permanent type of marking pencil.
Once you get it lined up where it's set in place, go ahead and mark the top up here and
also back here.
Then, just take a tape measure, just to make sure you're right and just measure it from
here up to your mark on both sides, and make sure that you have the same distance.
Really easy.
Ours was seven inches.
So what we did then is we stretched our tape and we went ahead and ran our tape down the
whole side of the truck.
So that makes it a lot easier.
Once you do that, hold your pieces up and make sure that they're even across the top
like this.
I'll just show you here real quick how you do that.
Make sure that when you put your pieces up that they're at the bottom of the edge of
the tape, and that the tape is even all the way across the top of your piece.
That will allow you to know that you have it straight.
Also, make sure that your ends are correct.
Once you do that and you know that your tape is all straight and lined up, then the process
of putting these on is going to go pretty quick and easy for you.
So, we've got all that laid out.
Let's start and you want to want to start with this door panel.
So we're going to start with this piece first and put it on, and then everything else will
lay out from there.
So here we go.
Now, guys, something you want to keep in mind here is that once you put this on, it is not
coming back off.
So, that's why it's important that we get it right the first time, and make sure that
it's even and lined up where it's got to be.
For us, we're looking really good right there.
So we're going to go ahead and let her go.
Now, you're probably looking at this at this point, if you're watching this video, and
wondering, "Well, that's kind of ugly."
Well, this is just a protective cover on this stuff to keep it from getting damaged in shipping
and also while we're installing it.
Once we have it installed, we'll peel it all off, let you guys see how nice this really
looks on the truck.
So, I'm just going to give this a nice, good rub down here.
Make sure that the metal in the area where you're putting this on at is at 65 degrees
or hotter.
Otherwise, this isn't going to stick very well and you don't want it to not stick.
Okay, so our door piece is on.
The next one we're going to do then is our P's.
You can see, guys, these are all numbered.
1P is for the very front one on the passenger side, 2P, 3, 4, and 5, all the way to the
end, and then the driver side will have a D there to denote that it's the driver side.
Now, something else, these should be already molded to the body of your vehicle.
If not, you can take and bend them, and shape them a little bit gently.
But not a lot.
They should fit pretty nice.
You shouldn't have to do much bending or molding on them.
Okay, so that one's on.
We'll move back here to the rear passenger side door.
Now we're going to do our first bed piece.
Then, our final piece back here.
Okay, guys.
We've got all of our panels attached to this side.
So what we're going to do now then is jump over, do the other side, and then I'm going
to come back here and I'm going to peel this stuff off of here and show you guys how nice
this really looks underneath it.
So, let's go get the other side done, and then we'll be back.
We've got the other side all done.
So now what we're going to do then is we're going to go ahead and peel this protective
coating off of here to show you guys how nice these really look on the truck.
Let's get this off of here, so we can take a good look.
Well, that looks pretty sharp, guys, and we'll go back over.
We'll do the other side, and we can show you guys what this looks like all the way around.
But it's going to look equally as cool.
So if you're looking for a quick, easy way to add some style to your truck, then these
Putco rocker panels are quick, easy to install, and they look great.
So remember, guys, until next time, happy motoring.