APG® - 2" Square Tube Black Side Armors

The steps themselves and mounting brackets were sturdy and well made. However, the hardware that was included was terrible quality. 6 out of the 12 bolts that mount the brackets to the body of the truck sheared off halfway in with less that 7ft lbs of torque. 2 of the bolts bent during removal as I could not proceed in mounting. If the bolts were better quality, the job would have taken 20-30 mins of work. Now that the supplied bolts have to be drilled out and retap the holes it has turned into hours of work and more money spent on better bolts. That being said, if you purchase these steps. Run down to the hardware store and spend some extra money to get better quality bolts so you don't run into this problem

Came on schedule, easy to install and are sturdy. Would buy again.

I just installed this product on my 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Altitude. Overall Great experience, limited rework, opening pre-existing holes to 3/8. MY only concern is the the parts labeled for Driver rear were actually the Passenger Rear. After 1hr of figuring out why they don't line up, it went very fast. Make sure you get the torque wrench out when you tight the square tubes to the mounting arms. Great looking!

I ordered the bars and they arrived in a reasonable period of time. They are lightweight and look way better than the 3 inch round tube that were on the truck . I decided to have them professionally mounted since it's currently too cold to lay on a cold driveway to install them. During the installation my installer came in and showed me the bars still wrapped in the plastic with a quarter sized dent/crease at the same spot on both rails. Not too happy,but it's something I can deal with. Contacted carid.com and texted with Mike Lee where I was offered a 20.00 gift card since I am not going to go through the hassle of sending them back and waiting for replacements. These would have survived shipping if I armor had them packaged better with some Styrofoam in strategic places. The bottom of the box had a small triangular perforation on the bottom of the box. It looked like it fell victim to a pallet jack or something of that nature. Other than that the bars look great on the truck. Also, I never received my military discount on the bars as I now see that posted on your site. Even with the dents, I would recommend these. Thanks again and I'll talk with you soon as there are a couple of other things I need to order. The dent is right in the middle.

Installed these on my 2018 Ford F250 and they've been a great addition. Look good on my truck. The price is reasonable. Will see how they hold up.

My truck is a Ford F150 2004 This is a really nice product and seams to be really well made. Once you figure out the mounting method to use and yes 2 people makes installation a lot easier. Each trucks brackets might be different in style, becuse mine deinitely don't look like the video. 1. These are NOT 2" square tubes at all. There is not a single 2" tube anywhere. They are 1 3/8x1 1/4 or up to 1 3/4 x 1 3/8. They are not like video makes it look - thick. They are more rectangular in shape. Each of the three tubes different sizes. 2. My mounting bracket only has 1 bolt hole with a single flange and has about 1/4" of bite for top and bottom to hold on too, 1/2" overlap tab top and bottom would be a better bite. Again look closely at the video, the video shows a big beefy "T" flange with 2 bolts thru to connect to another beefy bracket, with a big metal tab bite to top and bottom of pipes. Mine has to have these metal shim tabs to take up the space in the brackets, because they are using smaller and different size tubes on top from bottom. ( cutting some corners I think) 3. Also they supplied 1 mounting bolt that passes thru the bottom truck body at the bottom. Directions say M10x1.5 bolt, well they ship all 1" bolts. So when mounting the bracket. it is made with a slight angle so when you put the washers on your left with 1 thread to try to grab into. Had to go to Home Depot and buy Real 1.5" stainless steal bolts. That little bit extra allows for a better connection. 4. This is all maufacturing and quality control issues. Other than that, they seam to be really sturdy. Time will Tell.

Equipped my '20 f250 with these and I can say they are an excellent investment. Their build quality is evident, and they look amazing on my black f250. Instructions are clear, installed them myself with the mounting hardware included. I'd highly recommend these steps

Feel sturdy. Install took about 2 hours with a helper.

Installing very easy, I have 35 inch tires and 6-in lift the rub on every turn.

The installation guide and instructions did not give a complete explanation of the how's, why's, and when to uses each item contained within the installation kits. For example a long bolt welded to an aluminum piece... Ok I though to myself what's this for? It's a good thing I able to figure it out, it just so happens I found out by mistaking many mistakes. Not good look guys for those of you who are writing the installation instructions. If you can't get it in two or three pages then provide a link that has video's and a clear explanations of each item and it's "potential use." It's not rocket scientist stuff guys, dumb it down. I guess the most important thing is to remember if you are asking someone who is not "mechanically inclined" to figure it out, then you've lost a customer... End of story. After much frustration two stars is all I can give for installation - however; the product is nice looking once it is on and time will tell about its longevity.