Rusty Sport Side Step Bars

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

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Stephen Read
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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...

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Paul Scrutton

"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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Clark

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