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How to Install Addictive Desert Designs Stealth Side Step Bars (15-17 SuperCab, SuperCrew) on your Ford F-150

Tools Required
  • 13mm Socket
  • Ratchet

PREPARATION STEPS

1. Disconnect the negative terminal on the battery. Park the vehicle on level ground and set the emergency brake.

2. We recommend reading through the installation instructions in whole before performing the work.

3. Estimated Installation Time: 1 Hour

4. You will need the following tools:
a. 13mm Socket
b. Ratchet

5. Included in Kit:
12 – Nylon Lock Nuts – M8 x 1.25
12 – Flat Washers – M8

1. If your vehicle did not come with OEM Side Steps, skip to Step 3. Choose a side of your vehicle to start  on. Using a 13mm Socket, remove the nuts (x6) that hold the OEM side step onto the vehicle. Refer to Fig A. 


2. Remove the OEM Side Step from your vehicle.  

3. Line your new Side Step up to your vehicle. The end with the larger gap between the mount and the end of the step goes towards the rear of the vehicle. (Fig B) 


4. Place your new ADD Side Step onto the 6 studs. You can secure it with either the OEM 13mm Nuts (x6),  or the provided M8 x 1.25 Lock Nuts (x6) and M8 Washers (x6). (Fig C) Install nuts finger tight until they are all installed, then go back and tighten them to the manufacturer’s specification. 


5. Repeat steps 1-4 on opposite side of vehicle.

6. Stand back and enjoy your new ADD Stealth Side Steps.

7. Check and re-tighten if needed, all mounting bolts after 100 miles and periodically thereafter.