Romik® 32223418 - 6" RZR Series Polished Running Boards

They look ok for the choices you get for a brand new Kia Sportage. Easy to install, about an hour. Rather expensive, make sure you shop around but my price was average. Well made, will easily withstand 300lbs. My chief complaint is that they protrude way too far from under my Sportage bottom sill. The back of my ankles take a beating getting both in and out. Overall rating for me is a 3.0 stars.

Hello, to all considering these for a compact SUV/CUV. I installed these, on my wife's 2018 Kia Sportage Ex. They really add curb appeal, and utility, (especially for the Grand kid's getting in and out) to an already great looking SUV. 1st piece of advice; give them a nice coat, of carnauba wax, before you install them. Installation was very easy. The most difficult part, was locating the center mounting bracket location's, on both passenger and driver's sides, due to the factory rust proofing, covering the rubber plug inserted on the frame rail. To locate it, tap with your finger, about midway between rear and front plugs you removed earlier. You will here a dull thud, when you tap the robber plug vs. the metal frame. The dull thud is the plug. Pull it out. Easy. Also, on the center bracket, you will need to remove a bolt from the plastic cover on the under carriage, nearest the running board side of the bracket. Once removed, go to your local hardware store and buy the same size/thread pitch bolt, 1/2 inch longer than the original, as the OEM bolt, is not quite long enough, to go through the additional thickness added, from passing through the new bracket. Don't let my review of the install, cause apprehension, on your purchase of these great running boards. Start to finish was 40 minutes. Thanks, CARiD and Romik, for a great product!