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- What's going on, guys?
Fuller here from Custom Offsets,
Custom Offsets TV on the YouTube.
And we have another cool truck video for you.
We haven't done one of these in a very long time.
And today we've got the Amp Power Steps.
Now, you guys have seen these before,
however, this is the brand new extreme version.
So, what we were gonna do is do an unboxing,
but then Banker went ahead and sliced this all up.
So it makes it easier for me to take apart.
We don't need this, so we'll throw that out of the way.
Obviously, digging into the box, the first thing you're
gonna see is the steps themselves.
And what's different about the extremes,
the texture on here is significantly more grippy,
because people did have some complaints about
the old steps.
I guess I'm not gonna say old steps because they still
sell them, they still manufacture them.
But the regular versions, they got slippery.
So these are deeper channels in here
and it's just a lot more grippy.
They designed these steps for, on their website it says
people who work in extreme conditions
or subzero winter climates,
all that kind of stuff, so being up here in Wisconsin,
we're gonna give these things a run for their money.
And we're actually installing them
on Shawn's new 19 Super G.
So we're gonna give these things a shot
and see how they work.
As far as different features of these things.
They're wider.
Banker told me, he's standing right there.
Thanks Banker.
So yes, they are wider than the regular steps, too.
So if you're somebody who uses your truck
for work constantly, if you're a contractor
or something like that, and you're getting in and out
all the time, visiting different job sites,
you still want powered steps,
this is gonna be a good option for you.
If you don't know what powered steps are, when they're,
they tuck up into your vehicle and then when you need
to get in and out, they drop down.
So you can get in, but then they tuck away.
So one important thing, too, you do obviously pay
a little bit more money for these, and the reason why,
at least what makes up a good portion of the cost
is that these have four motors.
So rather than one motor per side, you actually have
motors on all four corners of the steps,
which makes them a bit stronger.
They have three different versions.
This is obviously the extreme, like I talked about.
Then they also have an XL, which has this built in,
it looks like a rock slider, but I wouldn't actually
bounce your trucks off rocks with it,
it's just a little more rugged and you can still see,
basically, part of the step, just not,
it doesn't tuck up as far.
Cause the board itself tucks up to this other metal piece.
So other parts in the box.
This kit is a plug and play kit,
so that means to install it,
the installation's relatively simple underneath the truck.
You're pretty much pulling out some bolts,
putting some new ones in.
And for wiring, you just plug this
right into your OBD-2 port.
So that's this little box right here, plug and play harness.
Not really anything that we're gonna wanna look at.
And then inside the boxes,
you got your brackets.
They're pretty beefy.
They don't really look much different than the old ones,
or the regular ones, I should say, but these are supposed
to hold up better in the snow and things like that.
We don't typically see very many issues
with the powered steps.
Kirk had a set on his truck and he's ran it
through the winter, a couple of winters,
and we have a lot of salt usage here in Wisconsin.
We obviously have very cold temperatures.
It was like negative 40 here last year, with windchill,
so we've no had any major issues with those,
but some people do complain that if you get them wet,
or if you're out ice fishing or something like that
and you get a lot of snow buildup in there,
that then the motors aren't strong enough
to break through that.
These are supposed to do it.
So we're gonna get 'em installed, throw them on there,
then go try to freeze this truck and see if we can't
give these things a break through the ice.
All right guys, so as you can see, we've now got the M Steps
installed on the truck, and I'm just gonna, I guess,
give you a quick rundown of how they actually function.
So like I mentioned before, all the other features,
we kinda talked about why these ones cost a little bit more,
the biggest thing that you're gonna wanna know is that
it's dual motored, so there's a motor on the front
and a motor on the back.
Obviously, when you open the door, steps come down.
Pretty simple.
When you close the door, pause, the steps go up.
Fairly simple operation.
People wanna know what happens if you got your foot
on the step and then you close the door
and you're standing here,
just leanin', talkin' to a camera for a bit.
Well, then they're just not gonna go up all the way.
But as soon as you open the door, they'll go down,
and then they're gonna go back up.
See, there it is.
So, really, really simple installation process on these.
Because this is the plug and play kit, which means
on the inside, I'm not gonna open up and show you,
cause the camera's all the way over there,
but we'll get a shot for ya.
This actually plugs into your OBD2 port,
so you can get a splitter and whatnot, too,
if you're a guy that runs a tuner or a monitor
or something like that and you need something else
plugged into it, cause you can actually split
your OBD-2 port into multiple ports,
but this is the plug and play kit.
Plug that in, route your wiring,
everything comes on underneath and then goes into your motor
up front and then your motor out back.
Pop this door open.
As you can see, this one does have the lights on it, too.
Extra wide, extra grip, all of that fun stuff on there.
But those are the Amp Steps.
Now, we've actually been testing this
for a little while now.
I don't know if you can notice, but some time has elapsed
since we filmed the beginning part of this video.
So ran it through the salt, ran it through the slush,
ran it through snow.
Shawn's taken this thing actually off road,
believe it or not, he used it for hunting this season
and has not had a single problem with these.
It's the same on the downward motion, too.
If I have my leg here, and they hit it, they just kinda stop
where they're at, so you're not gonna bust these things.
If you park somewhere where there's a stump or a rock
or something like that, they'll open up into it,
and they are gonna contact it, but it's not gonna fry
those motors and keep trying to push, push through,
they'll just end up returning back
to their original position, staying down when they are,
when they do make contact with something.
So I think that's probably all you really need to know.
The operation's very, very simple.
The installation process not too bad, like I said.
If you wanna grab a set of these, we do have them
on the website, along with a whole bunch of other
truck accessories, wheels, tires, suspension,
all that stuff, but the steps are loaded up on there, too,
for a whole bunch of makes and models, so there's a good
chance they're probably out there for your truck.
We've got the links in the script, you just wanna click
on that, and they'll get you right to it.
Peace.
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- I'm Robbie Floyd and this is Supercross at Anaheim.