I put the extended Superduty cabin steps from a newer 2019 truck using older mounting brackets on my 00 F350. Love the steps as they're wide, stick out from the truck a little, and don't hang down too far...but the chrome plating is starting to come up, which I'm not happy about. I've been looking at some factory electric power steps that extend and come down when you're ready to get into the truck cabin, then retract back up under the rockers when not in use. I'm pretty sure I can get them to mount up if they're 2016 or earlier given the later ones mount different. I'm also thinking the F150 cab should be the same as an F250-350 cab for bolt up locations/patterns given the power steps are more of a fixed location with 2 mounting points. I'm not sure if the power steps from a Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, etc. might also work. I think the power steps were first readily available from Ford in about 2012 or so. Then the whole wiring thing comes into play, but to me it shouldn't be overly complicated as I would think there would be a ground, a power wire, then maybe 2 for extension and retraction. I'm thinking they could be wired into the door courtesy lights easily for the extension and retraction purposes like I did for the side mirror LED puddle lights. Surely someone has gone down this road and figured this out...

 

Surely someone has done this...

 

I've been working on retrofitting a set of 2017+ steps on my 2008 F-250. The wiring is pretty simple but I also managed to find the wiring and controller for an set of AMP steps which works with the Ford steps once you switch the plug and terminals over to match the motors. Mounting is a bit more involved but if you're planning on avoiding the newer models you'll be fine. Not sure on the F-150/SUVs being the same mounting point at the Super Duties, I wouldn't bank on it just cause the cabs are different but it's possible, I just never compared them.

 

Thanks for the input. I'm interested to see what's involved in mounting the 2017+ steps to our older trucks. Is the controller needed given the wiring seems simple enough?

 

For what it's worth I would also look at finding some used AMP steps. I have the Ford steps on our Expedition and Amp steps on my F250 and Bronco. The Ford steps extend quite a bit slower than the Amp steps. Enough that sometimes I am stepping out before they are all the way down. I've never had that problem with the Amp steps.

 

Noted, thank you for that...

 

As far as mounting goes you'll need to build a spacer to make up the different in the top mount holes. They also don't match what's in our trucks for mounting hole location so I opted to make one side of the spacers bolt to the stock upper location and the bracket bolt to the spacer.


The bottom mounting holes are also wider so I'll just drill some new holes for those and move the u-nuts to those holes.


The controller for the wiring does make it easier. It allows you to control the deploy and retracting via the obd2 port. Also with the wiring it has the wires for lights so I can light up above the board and use the factory puddle light wiring on my frame to light up below the board as well.