TE OEM Running Boards Available
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Pics please
westwind77
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Finally!!! They came out with a set that actually looks really nice on the 4R, too bad they are only for the TE though! I hate the looks of the ones they have for the SR5/LE. Looks great!
They look great! Would you mind sharing what the part numbers are for those? They look different from the ones in Canada.
TTown
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:iagree:
nashman69g
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OK..time for those Photoshop wizards to do their magic on a SR5 or Limited. I think these would look nice!
SeattleMike
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Require? Not really. But it would have been nice to have them while saving up the cash to buy other stuff for the TE.
It depends on the dimensions of the person getting in the vehicle. I'm 5'10" with 30" inseam and a tender back. I need them (they are to be installed tomorrow) but have worked out a method to get in the vehicle without them. My mother is 5'2", 81 yo, and can't even begin to get in the TE without a stool. If you are a young and healthy, standard sized person then you probably won't have a problem without the running boards.
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UtahSooner
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Anyone with a Canadian Trail Edition have pictures of the running boards that come stock on the vehicle? These definitely have a different top plastic sheet compared to the schematic my parts guy gave me back in the spring (posted in another thread).
That said, I got the first set my parts guy had delivered this week. Very easy install. Just would like to see how the other versions look -- the schematic I have shows versions with the Toyota Truck style "T" logo that is used on the top of the rear bumper. I'm assuming that the Canadian top sheet would fit (or be made to fit) the metal running board body of the US Kit.
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UtahSooner
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I'm 6'0" and the step into/out of the truck is certainly doable, but a bit of a stretch in slacks or when I've done a long bike ride/race. Almost had a hammy cramp up on me getting out of the truck middle of the summer after a 2 hour race... my TE sits a little higher than stock with 385/70R17s but no lift.
For me, the biggest issue (aside from having a wife that is 5'2" and really complains about getting in/out) is that if you carry anything on the roof rack and aren't 6'8", the only way to easily load things to the middle of the rack is standing on the rear tire or opening the rear door and standing on the back floor. I don't mind standing on the tire, but I hate having to open the door anytime I need to load items in the front of a roof box (Yakima, Thule, etc), especially when the weather is bad. I'll be putting skis on and off the roof for the next 5 months and my big powderhound sits in the middle of the roof as well.
That said, my mom has running boards on her Honda CRV and those things just get in the way every time I get in and out of the vehicle. To each their own I guess.
cucumber pie
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If you are having trouble getting to the roofrack check this out
Thule Roof Rack Accessories - 2010 Thule 232 Step Up Wheel Step
Thule Roof Rack Accessories - 2010 Thule 232 Step Up Wheel Step
UtahSooner
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Thanks Cucumber Pie. I found that on the Thule site a while back when I was still driving my old 3rd Gen Sport Edition. I decided that aside from providing a little safer footing, it wasn't worth the cost and storage space comapred to just standing directly on the rear tire (it's free and also gets you a few more inches higher). Only problem I ever had with this was when I was loading 3 sets of freshly waxed skis on the roof one evening after work -- trying to stand on a wet tire (was snowing at the time, powder day the next AM) in dress shoes with flat leather soles is a bad idea! Nearly busted my face on the side of the truck when I slipped off the wheel...luckily landed square on my feet and managed a "perfect dismount"
