Description
Convenient Entry. Your Silverado 1500 can be tough to get in and out of, especially if it has been lifted. That is why Barricade developed their 4 in. Oval Bent Polished Stainless Side Step Bars with Rocker Panel Mount. Built to provide a convenient step for easy entry and exit, these polished stainless Barricade Side Steps will also give your pickup a clean classic appearance. As an extra bonus, these step bars also act as side armor to provide additional protection from road and trail hazards, as well as dreaded parking lot door dings.
Well Manufactured. Barricade Off-Road constructs their step bars to precise specifications from heavy duty 4″ oval polished stainless steel tubing for superior strength and rigidity. These steps are then completed in a bright mirror polished finish for classic good looks and long lasting corrosion resistance.
Simple Installation. Barricade Off-Road Polished Stainless Step Bars were engineered to be a direct bolt-on upgrade for your Silverado using existing rocker panel mounts. There is no drilling or cutting required for a clean straight forward installation. With the help of a friend and a set of basic hand tools, these step bars can be installed in about two hours.
Application. These Polished Stainless Barricade 4 in. Oval Bent End Side Step Bars with Rocker Panel Mounts are designed to fit 2014-2018 Silverado 1500s. Please choose your correct application from the options listed above.
Michael J (verified owner) –
I received my barricade 4 in step bars last night, and got them installed in about 1.5 hours – including a break to research some things. I absolutely love them so far, but let me breakdown my experience so others can have a better one:
Packing materials:
-Comes in a huge box. Easily 8 ft long. All the packing was good though, and they arrived in good shape. You get the two bars, plus a small box that has the hardware nicely organized (it’s separated, one bag is for the bars -> mounts, and the other is for the mounts to truck).
Build quality:
-Build quality was pretty good. I’d rate it a 4/5. The hardware was beefy, and the step boards are very nice, but I know from experience that step bars with the plastic covers (where you step on) often have a problem of breaking off after a while. These are too new to have that happen, but I had similar ones in the past that did this. Either way, still very good. The brackets are super strong.
Install:
-This is where it gets tricky. These bars come with three brackets per side. The passenger side bracket is two pieces and requires your attention to detail. The rest of the brackets are pretty straightforward. The problem I initially ran into, that I didn’t find referenced in the instructions, was that my “pinch welds” (small holes on the underside of your truck) didn’t have a nut welded onto them, as was shown in the instructions. If you do have the welded on nut, life is easy and the instructions match. If not, you’ll need to use the “speed clips” to push over the hole, and this will allow you to bolt up the hardware without issue.
Thankfully, once I figured the part about the speed clips out, it was smooth sailing from there, and I used the remainder of the hardware up.
All in all, a good purchase, and I would recommend it to anyone with a 14-18 silverado 1500. My truck looks great now, and most importantly – my family can now get into it without climbing (due to my 6″ lift 35″ tires).