Member Since: 11 May 2016
Location: Black Country
Posts: 7
There is one on ebay at the moment £85 + £15 but the whole step is a popular item and a bit cheaper too.
My lost trim looks as though it fell off when the holes for the rivets rusted away, leaving nothing for the rivets to bite onto.
I'm just waiting for a whole step to come up on a 99p auction less than 10 miles away... until then, I think the flash of silvery/grey paint I've added to the side looks ok (but that may be my failing eyesight)
23rd May 2016 3:11 pm
Slobbox
Member Since: 10 Jul 2015
Location: Ribble Valley
Posts: 307
Buy a new step £75 on ebay
23rd May 2016 7:23 pm
terryall
Member Since: 17 Jun 2011
Location: Whitstable
Posts: 1429
How is the strip held in place and can it be removed? My N/S had an argument with a rock in Scotland last week and lost.
23rd May 2016 9:12 pm
chri5
Member Since: 11 May 2016
Location: Black Country
Posts: 7
The aluminium strip is (was) riveted to the steel step from the inside but as it has rusted, the rivers have just slipped through the holes. A bit of freeze/thaw action over the years hasn't helped either.
Wire brush and tin of paint required at regular intervals!
23rd May 2016 10:34 pm
Arctic Monkey
Member Since: 20 Nov 2013
Location: South
Posts: 53
I managed to speak to a kind mechanic today.
He took both trims and replaced the rivets with screws.
Both back on secure!
24th May 2016 3:40 pm
DansDisco
Member Since: 12 Oct 2016
Location: Surrey
Posts: 19
Hi Artic Monkey,
Can you tell me how he fitted the silver trim to the actual sidestep with screws rather than the rivets?
Mine fell off whilst off roading today, rivets are wrecked and have snapped off. I need to fit silver trim back on but interested to find out how this was done. Im sure the screws will be more secure than rivets so if I can do this too it would be preferable.
Cheers
Dan
11th Jun 2017 7:05 pm
omg!
Member Since: 01 Jun 2011
Location: Fife
Posts: 569
In my case the rivets didn't slip through the holes in the steel, they dissolved over time.
I tried refitting my trim with screws but it fell off again so I drilled slightly larger holes in the trim (the holes in the steel were fine) and fitted larger rivets.
It seems fine now but time will tell.
Before I fitted the steps I sprayed the underside of the steps with hammerite and suspect that is why the steel hasn't rusted away like it did on the last steps I fitted.
2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
12th Jun 2017 10:45 am
DansDisco
Member Since: 12 Oct 2016
Location: Surrey
Posts: 19
Guys,
The running board also seems to have bent very slightly and the door trim is rubbing on the running board when you open and close the passenger front door.
Any ideas how to bend back the running board?
If possible i'd like to keep the running board on the car but can take off if I absolutely need to.
Suggested as fix for bent trailer panels elsewhere on forum.
Dean
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2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
13th Jun 2017 10:46 pm
Compusmentis
Member Since: 18 Feb 2016
Location: Effingham
Posts: 237
My step appeared to be bent after a bit of off-roading turned out to be more adventurous than I planned.
But in fact it turned out the brackets had shifted slightly in their holes on the chassis. A bit of vigorous jumping up and down in the step settled it back into its lower position, and the door no longer fouled.New gearbox & TC, 3 x front wheel bearings, belts changed, new oil pump, new battery, new rear prop, new front prop, new front diff, front arb refurbed, front cv boot kit, egr blank and BAS software patch, full rear suspension / drivelive rebuild, new front arms, LED trailer light fix, split charge.
Never had a 107, 90 or 127, but have had most of the rest!
13th Jun 2017 11:07 pm
DansDisco
Member Since: 12 Oct 2016
Location: Surrey
Posts: 19
I thought it might be the brackets rather than the actual board itself.
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... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
