Deluxe Aluminium Side Step

Looks very smart only £149 see here however big bash in fromt panel next to indicator in pics ouch

Scooby likes the "step by step fitting instructions"
Rooby Roo

Should that be "step by step step fitting instructions"

I bet they make for good reading........
Insert in jacking points
Done

Can anyone advise whether these are good value compared with other suppliers?

Is the fitting really just a matter of pushing it into the jacking points?

Does a step make the jacking points inoperable?

Dalesman wrote:

Can anyone advise whether these are good value compared with other suppliers?

Is the fitting really just a matter of pushing it into the jacking points?

Just about, they might be a nut or two to tighten to ensure that it doesn't fall out as you are cruising down the motorway.

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Does a step make the jacking points inoperable?

Well, you could either take the step off to use the jacking point, or use a different type of jack, or the method I prefer is if you have a flat tyre on the right hand side, then swap the tyre to the left hand side then you can use those jacking points as normal.

absquatulation wrote:

or the method I prefer is if you have a flat tyre on the right hand side, then swap the tyre to the left hand side then you can use those jacking points as normal.

But to swap to tyre wouldn't you still need to jack up the right hand side to get the tyre off in the first place to be able to swap it over??

Just turn the van round, then the flat will be on the other side...

Does that mean I have LHD now

Did you turn it round?

It also depends which side of the van you get in/out of....

Chaos.......

My work here is done.....

What if you have the sliding door on the left not the right.....

I find rolling the van forward a few inches results in the flat bit being at the top, sorted!

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What if you have the sliding door on the left not the right.....

Just means you need to climb over the cabinets to get in - bit pointless if you ask me..

Having a side step does look cool . . . and we like it . . .
but in our opinion it should not be seen as a practical item
Ours has never been used getting in to the Kombi
The jacking points are also not operable with the side step
A bottle jack is one option to consider - or undo the bolts and remove the step
(we carry a suitable socket for such occasions)
There is of course calling the AA or RAC if you get a flat
Best not to get one or make sure it is on the opposite side to the sliding door
Rooby Roo

I always try to get the puncture in the spare - makes life so much easier...

Can I just add a bit of sensibility to all this frivolity. If anyone is thinking about buying a side step - make sure you get the right length. We had to have a new jacking point welded to the van as the side step we got (which I have to say was a bargain - even with buying a new jacking point and getting it welded on) was shorter than the distance between the two normal jacking points.

Sounds like it may have been for a Classic Bay - they are shorter
Glad it all worked out though
Rooby Roo

@jls: thanks for t he information. good to know that. very thank you

I bought one of these this week.
£149. Arrived this morning. Fitted in about 15 mins (still in my slippers).

The nyloc nuts on the step should be fine and despite the shearing photo (thread) I hate bolts that can fall out downwards (damn gravity, I blame Newton), so I used threadlock on my mounting bolts.

My wife has arthritis so finds the step a real aid.

Looking good