Has anyone replaced their rusty side step bars on an Explorer Sport? I can't find any aftermarket alternative for the 2 door Sport model. I guess that I could blast and powder coat the cra**y OEM bars but they will probably just rust out again. And the rubber step pads are way too expensive to replace so I would have to try and remove them carefully. Any good ideas? Anyone try a rust inhibiting primer like POR 15? Thanks.
Steve R
I'm using Go Rhino bars on mine.
I've had to do a couple of mods. I put some non-stick solution on the rest of the bar outside the plastic step area, and I drilled two holes in the underside of them so the water drains out OK (despite being caulked up good, they still let water in somehow).
So far so good...
"Stephen Read" wrote in news:jUQgc.27147$Gp4.443341 @news20.bellglobal.com:
I had mine repainted and plastic coated. So far so good after 18 months. The down side was the shop charged $100 bucks to do one side. The shop was doing some other work (side-swiped by an uninsured maniac) so it probably would have cost more to just have the step bar done by itself. They apparently had no problem with the rubber insert.
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