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#106 ·
Just finished the installation. For those who is planning to install the Running Boards, here are a few experience that might help.

1. The 10mm bolt plates cannot fit into the front and center on passenger and driver side. Total of 8 X 10mm bolt plates that will have problem. Two options:

a. Make the Manufacture hole bigger. If you do it outside, most shop will likely go this way. i.e. drill the holes bigger or hammer the 10mm bolt plates into the holes.

b. Cut the 10mm bolt plates to allow it to fit into the hole. You will need a power metal cutter to do this.

I opted for option b to avoid drilling hole. See attached picture for the cut 10mm bolt plate. See picture 1.

2. The Passenger Side Front support bar cannot be installed. It was blacked my some pipe. See pictures 2 and 3. I decided to not install this piece and I hope it is ok.

3. The Running Board is about 1.5 inches too long for the QX60. Not a big deal. See picture 4.

I hope this information will be useful for others that are planning to install.

Jasper.
 

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#135 ·
Yes, I ordered my from Amazon. Exact same link provided by others.

Yes, you can slide it from front to back. For me, I slide to it to as front as possible. I still have about 1.5 inches stick out at the rear.

I suspected the car is a little different in length base on the year. Mine is year 2015.
 
#102 ·
Picked up the running boards at buffalo. I do have to unpack the box to fit it in the trunk because I have 4 passengers and luggage.

I check with at least 4 mechanics shops at buffalo and none is willng to install the running boards. I finally found one that is willing to do it, he quoted me for US$540 for installing fee. He claimed that they need to 7-8 hours to install it.

I am bringing it home to Canada now. I will try to do it myself in the next couple days.

For those whom did the self installation, do you have to jack up the car for installation? Or, is there enough room for you to craw under the car to do it? Also, what kind of tools do I need (wrench only or more)
 
#97 ·
Mayoo,

You just get me a good idea. I will do the same.

I checked, there is a mechanic shop named "Good Guys Automotive & Transmissions". This place is 7 minutes away from my mailbox pickup area. They even offer shuttle bus to outlet mall.

Since this is only running board installation. I figure they are not likely to mess it up too badly. :) If I ended up doing it first, I will share my experience with you.
 
#105 ·
Hi tuxracer88,

Thanks for the response.

Please can someone tell me how to squeeze the 10mm bolt plates into the holes. The holes seem to be too small and I cannot fit it in. Do you have to make the hole bigger?
 
#95 ·
oh man, 6 people + box of running board. You will need a QX80 or a school bus. :)

I will have 4 people. I figure if I fold the seats on one side for the box, it should work. I will do some measuring tonight to make sure it will fit.
 
#93 ·
nismosr, Mayoo,

Thanks for the reply. I am planning to ship it to Buffalo US (using one of the US Mailing address). I just want to make sure it can fit into my Qx60 trunk. I believe QX60 can handle 72 inches box.

Jasper.
 
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