Lariat running boards
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Hi folks,
If you're concerned about the chrome on your truck, drop by your dealership so they can get it diagnosed and documented. Your dealership's service manager will be in the best position to determine whether or not any repairs need to be made; if you need any additional assistance you can always shoot a PM my way. I'll be happy to do what I can to help. Be sure to include your name, best daytime phone number, mileage, VIN, and preferred servicing dealership in your message.
Crystal
If you're concerned about the chrome on your truck, drop by your dealership so they can get it diagnosed and documented. Your dealership's service manager will be in the best position to determine whether or not any repairs need to be made; if you need any additional assistance you can always shoot a PM my way. I'll be happy to do what I can to help. Be sure to include your name, best daytime phone number, mileage, VIN, and preferred servicing dealership in your message.
Crystal
What complete BS. Read my thread through. I did everything by the numbers and Ford told me that it wasn't covered because chrome peeling off a running board was a "wear item."
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From: Central Vermont
Interesting. My sales rep steered me away from the chrome because here in VT with the salt and slurry solutions they put on the road in the winter the chrome pits and then the running board look terrible. I ended up putting on some polished stainless steel running boards that have a lifetime guarantee againt rust. Thanks to my sales guy for good advice.
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Here's my go around with the EXACT same issue on my 09. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-coverage.html
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I have duraflaps all around and my passenger side running board looks just like the top picture in the OP.
Right at 36K on miles and never say any road salts or chemicals but I do live on one of Bay county's fine clay/sand mix washboard roads.
Ford is replacing both (told the come in set of 2) right now.
Right at 36K on miles and never say any road salts or chemicals but I do live on one of Bay county's fine clay/sand mix washboard roads.
Ford is replacing both (told the come in set of 2) right now.
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This is exactly the reason I did not opt for the chrome package on my Ultimate Lariat. For about $200 less than the chrome package I was able to get the AMP Powersteps. I will admit that the AMP steps don't protect the body like the chrome steps do, but they are so much more functional and you wouldn't believe the number of people that comment on them.
This has been a problem on the Ford chrome steps since they have been available. A friend of mine had a 2005 Amarillo edition with the chrome steps and this guy waxes everything constantly. At about the 3 year mark, his passenger side step was rusted through in several spots. They are so grossly overpriced from Ford that he said to hell with it and just took the steps off the truck so it didn't look so bad. I agree that such an expensive option on such expensive trucks should hold up to the environment much better than they do. I would like to see a survey on this issue. I bet other than the Southern states, these chrome steps experience a 90% failure rate in less than 3 years!
This has been a problem on the Ford chrome steps since they have been available. A friend of mine had a 2005 Amarillo edition with the chrome steps and this guy waxes everything constantly. At about the 3 year mark, his passenger side step was rusted through in several spots. They are so grossly overpriced from Ford that he said to hell with it and just took the steps off the truck so it didn't look so bad. I agree that such an expensive option on such expensive trucks should hold up to the environment much better than they do. I would like to see a survey on this issue. I bet other than the Southern states, these chrome steps experience a 90% failure rate in less than 3 years!
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Do to a handicap of a bad hip I really use running boards. They cant be slippery or have that big space between the door and the board like the offending board here. There use to be a company that made professional boards made like fire escape material. Snow couldn't build up on them. Any one got any good leads on good boards. I put the XLT boards on my Lariat and beefed them up. Would love to beef up the grab handle too. 
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From: Door Cty/Florida
Over the weekend, I was thinking about this old thread I created when I owned my 2011 6.7L.
My 2015 6.7L has these same chrome running boards and I have now driven my 2015 through two winters. Owned the 2015 for 16 months. The running boards on my 2015 are perfect. I've done nothing different and I drive the same roads and live in the same salt crazy state. The two trucks have never been washed by hand and visit the same gas station auto-washes about once a week. Sometimes twice a week when it snows. Both trucks are garage kept too.
I don't have a theory on why my 2015 boards are better than my 2011 ones. Anyone else have a theory or shared experience? Are the newer running boards holding up well for everyone or just me?
bruce...
My 2015 6.7L has these same chrome running boards and I have now driven my 2015 through two winters. Owned the 2015 for 16 months. The running boards on my 2015 are perfect. I've done nothing different and I drive the same roads and live in the same salt crazy state. The two trucks have never been washed by hand and visit the same gas station auto-washes about once a week. Sometimes twice a week when it snows. Both trucks are garage kept too.
I don't have a theory on why my 2015 boards are better than my 2011 ones. Anyone else have a theory or shared experience? Are the newer running boards holding up well for everyone or just me?
bruce...
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I'm betting they improved the plating process Bruce. This time though, I specifically ordered my truck without the chrome package to avoid the issue and just did the 5" running board option instead and they are holding up fine. However, they don't have the gaps around the plastic inserts that the 6" do that accumulate salt so it's not a fair comparison.
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My 2015 Lariat boards looked rough after winter. They could be cleaned up, but it was a lot of polishing. I suspected the salt helped them along. I never had any trouble with the tubular boards on my 2012 XLT, or my current 2016 XLT.
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