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01-11-2019, 10:59 PM

Philip Chan

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Running Board Mounting Advice

hi - I have a pair of running boards, complete with brackets. No mounting hardware though.

I know that the kit - now obsolete - had spacers etc. but I can't think of what I could use instead. Insult to injury I think the bolts on the LR are metric and something like a coupling nut I can only get in imperial.

Anyone had experience of reattaching these boards after market without the LR proper bolts?

Please and thanks!

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01-12-2019, 06:07 AM

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I went to fastenal and bought 4 metric coupling nuts, and the metric threaded rod. Cut long, installed the boards and cut off the excess rod. Was a piece of cake. I think it cost about 30. For the nuts, rod, and regular nuts

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01-12-2019, 08:33 AM

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thanks. I had the same thought about this

do you know, off hand, what sizes you needed to buy for the rod and coupling nut?

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01-20-2019, 09:49 PM

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FYI -

The coupling nuts are M10. Got them at fastenal. Instead of removing the bolts and then attaching them, I just screwed them in with the remainder of the bolt showing after the nut.

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