Small little update, my dogs have a heck of a time jumping up to the rear seat, and with my older one pushing 12 years old and starting to show signs of arthritis, I've been looking into alternatives for them to get up and down from the truck, especially after swapping out the running boards for steps. So I found a solution, I ended up getting an open box which saved me about 40 bucks on this, so I was excited to put it all together.
Assembly wasn't too complicated, however I did notice a small problem (probably why it was an open box lol) the one red pin for the upper step wouldn't lock into the hole, the drilled hole was a bit too small. So I broke out the drill and widened the hole until it snapped into place. Victory!
Even though it was 90some degrees outside I had to do a test fit and see how it looks. It folds up when not in use which should come in handy when we take the dogs on a road trip. I also wanted to see if the lift gate would still clear the steps, and it does!
I'm still debating if I should raise the height up, but I will have to do some trial runs with the pups. I really think it won't be an issue and if I raise it anymore the tail gate won't open, so I think I'll leave the height as it is.
Excuse my finger, this was the only side pic I took. My one dog is almost 12 and the other one is 105 lbs so I figured the steps would be a nice easy way for them to get up and down. I also have a full CanvasBack liner set that I'll be using back there as well.
Since I had the truck out in the street, and had just washed it I had to snap some pics. Hadn't snapped any side shots with the new steps and amber deletes. She lookin sexy