Black platform side steps
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Black platform side steps
will be ordering a 2012 XLT. Due to my wife's small stature, I need running boards to help her into the truck. I have read where the tubular's are close under the truck and don't really care for chrome. I searched on black platforms and one response was they stick out nice, but no pictures. does anyone have a picture of the black platforms or measurements on far far they stick out. I have read comments on how peoples feet have trouble gripping on the chrome tubulars.
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I wouldn't expect to see an 2012's till this fall at the earliest. I was getting my oil changed at the dealer yesterday and his lot is still full of 2011's. The nice cash incentives haven't kicked in yet.
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Yeah true. I really like the blue flame supercab. I have an 02 f350 7.3 and im sure i wont get anything for it trading it in even though its immaculate
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I was just talking with the boss at my dealership today and he confirmed that they are building the '12's now but that they are not yet shipping any of them to the dealers yet. He's expecting to get his first allotment of the new trucks in just over a month's time (mid october).
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Hope this photo of my 11 FX4 will help and is what you are talking about. As you can see, the factory Ford running boards are close and tight to the truck body, but still work very well as a step. They are painted body color, but have black pads on top side for foot grip. I like them a lot. My 09 FX4 had the tubular chrome factory running boards, but I like these better. After only 2 years, the factory chrome boards already had several very small pits and I'm sure in time they would not have looked very good. The painted boards on the 11 FX4 should stay looking good for a very long time.
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I was just talking with the boss at my dealership today and he confirmed that they are building the '12's now but that they are not yet shipping any of them to the dealers yet. He's expecting to get his first allotment of the new trucks in just over a month's time (mid october).
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Here's a pretty good look at the black steps. http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...0617_Small.jpg
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Thanks for the pictures, guys, that what I wanted to see.
I have the FX4 type(but Chromed) on my 2004.5, but going for a new XLT and they aren't offered on the XLT, only black platforms or tubular. Getting away from the black interior. It gets too hot on the AZ/UT border
I have the FX4 type(but Chromed) on my 2004.5, but going for a new XLT and they aren't offered on the XLT, only black platforms or tubular. Getting away from the black interior. It gets too hot on the AZ/UT border
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thanks for the correction. my guy is generally pretty accurate which is why I passed along what he told me but, I'll go with your info here since you would definitely be likely to know for sure on something like this.
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Just bought a 2011 F150 xlt supercab with chrome pk the set bars are close under truck you can get in alright but when I turn to get out only 1/2 of the heel on my boot catches the step dealer is supposed to try to fix I almost busted my a__ getting out of truck in rain on test drive they need to come out about 2" and down about 2" to be like the ones on my old F250 Lariat (2003) going to do some measuring monday and see if the bracketts off a F250 will work and change them out with some new ones
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