MyFirstRam2019
Junior Member
I finally received my Westin Protrax 5” nerf bars after a two week delay in shipment. Westin is out of stock for many of their products.
I had a heck of a time installing these. Directions were clear and easy to follow, but the paint overspray was a real problem.
We had to back off the hex nuts several times for each bolt to deal with the paint. One time we just pushed through and snapped the bolt right off the truck. Shoot!!
What really helped me was spraying the bolts with WD40 and letting it sit for ten minutes. I then sprayed them again when installing the brackets. Made it much easier.
I would have preferred Ram to tape these before the paint spray booth and charged me an extra $300 for their effort rather than to deal with what I did on those painted bolts.
The nerf bars look sweet - I’ll post a picture when the rain and winds die down.
I had a heck of a time installing these. Directions were clear and easy to follow, but the paint overspray was a real problem.
We had to back off the hex nuts several times for each bolt to deal with the paint. One time we just pushed through and snapped the bolt right off the truck. Shoot!!
What really helped me was spraying the bolts with WD40 and letting it sit for ten minutes. I then sprayed them again when installing the brackets. Made it much easier.
I would have preferred Ram to tape these before the paint spray booth and charged me an extra $300 for their effort rather than to deal with what I did on those painted bolts.
The nerf bars look sweet - I’ll post a picture when the rain and winds die down.
