The Great Running Board Dilemma

[D&Sadventure]

The factory running boards are perfect for protecting it in parking lots

 

[yoda33073]

I'm short, and my wife is even shorter, so sorry my children, you are screwed. I went with the Offroad running boards from Mopar. If you order them with the truck its significantly cheaper than buying them after the fact a la carte. Personally don't like the looks of the running boards but pretty much my wife's only question about ordering / buying the truck "will we be able to step into that thing?" .

If there are some solid flat, true sliders that someone makes like White Knuckle off-road, would gladly get those. I don't see myself crawling with this truck but sure would love some solid frame mounted sliders to "protect" the truck in parking lots and parking structures.

If you don't live where you get a ton of snow, I would consider the Go Rhino E1 power step.

 

[702to540]

The factory running boards are perfect for protecting it in parking lots

I had the factory running boards on the trx. I loved them. Protected well from rocks and door dings looked good imo

 

[313 GRIT]

Does anyone know if the Go Rhino E1 power step has one motor or two? When I open the drivers side door does the passenger step come down as well?

 

[frogjbm]

Does anyone know if the Go Rhino E1 power step has one motor or two? When I open the drivers side door does the passenger step come down as well?

Dual motors and no, it is side specific.

 

[313 GRIT]

Thanks. Sold American.

 

[frogjbm]

Thanks. Sold American.

I'm pretty sure made in Mexico.

 

[313 GRIT]

Heard, thanks for brining me down.

 

[BryanB]

I'm 5'2" and my wife is 5' (real shorties!). I looked at a TRX with factory boards and we had difficulty getting in (I have a bad knee too). I tried a used TRX that had Rough County power boards. They looked great and I had no problem getting in. Amp Research has some nice power boards also but they cost way more. I had several issues with my Amp Research boards on my Durango and their customer service and warranty process was horrible, even for the large dealer I bought them from. Unfortunately, they were the only company offering them for our Durango. It appears the Amp Research only has 1 motor as the Rough County and Go Rhino have 2. The best I can tell, the Amp boards drop 13.5 inches, the Rough Country drop 15.5 and the Go Rhino drop 13 inches. They all look really nice. The Rough Country are the least expensive followed by the Go Rhino and then the Amp boards which are much more. I will probably go with the Rough Country because of the lower drop and price. Thats just my 2 cents, I hope it's helpful.

 

[yoda33073]

I'm 5'2" and my wife is 5' (real shorties!). I looked at a TRX with factory boards and we had difficulty getting in (I have a bad knee too). I tried a used TRX that had Rough County power boards. They looked great and I had no problem getting in. Amp Research has some nice power boards also but they cost way more. I had several issues with my Amp Research boards on my Durango and their customer service and warranty process was horrible, even for the large dealer I bought them from. Unfortunately, they were the only company offering them for our Durango. It appears the Amp Research only has 1 motor as the Rough County and Go Rhino have 2. The best I can tell, the Amp boards drop 13.5 inches, the Rough Country drop 15.5 and the Go Rhino drop 13 inches. They all look really nice. The Rough Country are the least expensive followed by the Go Rhino and then the Amp boards which are much more. I will probably go with the Rough Country because of the lower drop and price. Thats just my 2 cents, I hope it's helpful.

Go Rhino uses magnets and doesn't plug into your odb port. I like that option. For whatever that's worth as well. Lol.

 

[frogjbm]

Go Rhino uses magnets and doesn't plug into your odb port. I like that option. For whatever that's worth as well. Lol.

Yea agreed, better product.

 

[ZGentry]

Does anyone know if the running boards on the RHO are the same as the TRX?

 

[yoda33073]

There's another thread on this

 

[ZGentry]

There's another thread on this

Much appreciated! I searched but couldn’t find for sure.

 

[jb37]

Posted in another thread but some of the power board OEM's dont include the LED board lighting - the wiring harness includes the connected but the LEDs are extra (and would have to match up the connector) - RealTruck has the Ionic boards on sale for $899 right now - but LED's are add-on ... where Go Rhino includes them (at a higher price)

 

[jb37]

I had the Rough Country HD2's on my Rebel - and they installed easy, looked great - after about 2 years of snow/ice/salt - had to sand/prime/repaint by the front wheel wells.

 

[HTX]

Can confirm the Amp Research power running boards do not work on the RHO atm. I ordered them and turns out the wiring harness is indeed diff than ‘24 models

 

[jb37]

Can confirm the Amp Research power running boards do not work on the RHO atm. I ordered them and turns out the wiring harness is indeed diff than ‘24 models

interesting news there - most of the OEM's list fitment for 19-25 (1500) some show 21-25 (TRX) .... AMP initially showed fitment for RAM (on RealTruck)- but once you select the power board - it states doesnt fit your vehicle. Thanks for confirming.

 

[HTX]

interesting news there - most of the OEM's list fitment for 19-25 (1500) some show 21-25 (TRX) .... AMP initially showed fitment for RAM (on RealTruck)- but once you select the power board - it states doesnt fit your vehicle. Thanks for confirming.

Yes I took a screen shot to try and get them to take return to no avail… left them on in up position and await updated wiring harness

 

[jb37]

Got a few questions here - love to hear any facts or opinions from owners with power running board history.
Question 1 - 2 motors or 4 - noticing some of the models show a motor on each board mount, and some show only a motor on one of the board mounts ?
Rough Country (and Go Rhino etc)

Mopar (listed for the 2024 RAM's - doesnt state 2025 models)

Any feedback on one motor per side or 2 ? guess I would think 2 on each board is better than 1 and would also expect over time or in snow/ice there would be sticking, or uneven extension motion.
anyone know if the Mopar edition would fit the 2025s and the RHO ? my dealer quoted me $2500 for install - but dont have the details on the model they quoted, if they plan to use Mopar parts or other OEM. Seems a bit pricey when Go Rhino, Rough Country and Ionic are all at <$1050

@HTX or ( @Eighty )I know you mentioned the wiring connector from AMP didnt fit the RHO .... wondering if you could share a bit more ?.... from the install guides
AMP - shows use of ODB port, and/or ODB splitter (so not sure what you meant about connector not mating up)
Mopar - shows hard wired connected into factory wiring - https://s3.amazonaws.com/rp-part-images/assets/f899af76db3af4ed67a27d2843356fde.PDF
Ionic, GoRhino, Rough Country - use magnets - so no issues with factory wiring match up

while I like the concept of open ODB port - also not a huge fan of surface mounted magnet switches on brand new truck - my OCD is making me think the magnets will look "very after market".
The Ionic's are on sale for $999 with no LED illumination ... so I like that price ... questioning the look of the magnet switches (and prefer the the LED)
so considering Mopar - if they actually fit, I like the wiring with no magnets, and no ODB blocking - but also concerned about the motor design with only one per side.

thanks for any feedback