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Old 01-27-2019, 06:33 PM
afrascione afrascione is offline
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Default weld or bolt

i'm having my side steps installed this week and i have the option to either bolt them in or weld them in. which way should i go?
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Old 01-27-2019, 06:38 PM
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Default Re: weld or bolt

Bolt them. If they get damaged or you ever want to take them off welding will make it a pain. They aren't structural to the truck so there's zero reason to weld them.
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Old 01-27-2019, 06:42 PM
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Bolt


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Old 01-27-2019, 07:05 PM
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thank you guys bolt it is.
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