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bestop Powerboards Install Stepping Out - wiring Harness - Photo 29468669

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  • 9. The wiring harness is fairly simple and easy to install. You need to hook a positive and negative cable to the battery, splice into two wires under the carpet (for the steps' retraction/deployment actuation), and plug the connectors together for the Powerbaord controller, the two motors, and the four LED lights. The Powerboard controller was stuck onto the side of the fender with some double-sided sticky tape, and was the last thing we plugged into the wiring harness.
9. The wiring harness is fairly simple and easy to install. You need to hook a positive and negative cable to the battery, splice into two wires under the carpet (for the steps' retraction/deployment actuation), and plug the connectors together for the Powerbaord controller, the two motors, and the four LED lights. The Powerboard controller was stuck onto the side of the fender with some double-sided sticky tape, and was the last thing we plugged into the wiring harness.
1101or 07 +bestop powerboards install stepping out+powerboard 1101or 01 +bestop powerboards install stepping out+running board 1101or 02 +bestop powerboards install stepping out+truck body 1. The Bestop Powerboard kit comes with both steps, four retracting hinges, four LED lights, the wiring harness, and the controller for the steps. Of course, all necessary hardware and instructions are included as well. 2. The Powerboards include an LED light for each of the four hinges. The lights plug directly into the included harness that supplies power to the Powerboard motors. 3. Included clips attach to the body of the vehicle and give points to thread in four bolts to each hinge. 4. On our Super Duty, two bolts for our hinges went through the holes already in the pinch welds of the body. 5. Michael Taylor at Diesel Tech in San Jacinto, California, lended us a hand installing the Powerboards. Though they can be done by one person in a few hours, the process goes much more quickly if you have a team of two working on the Powerboard steps. 6. Each step has a sliding bolt plate that lines up to the hinges. This gives some flexibility of how far forward or backward you mount the step on the side of your vehicle. We suggest loosely bolting these in place while you determine where you want them because there is no moving them once the bolts start tightening the hinge and step together.
7. With the steps bolted on, we manually swung both steps back and forth to make sure there was no binding in their movement. 8. The motor is installed using three long allen screws. We installed ours with the step in a "down" position, and then plugged in the connectors from the wiring harness. 9. The wiring harness is fairly simple and easy to install. You need to hook a positive and negative cable to the battery, splice into two wires under the carpet (for the steps' retraction/deployment actuation), and plug the connectors together for the Powerbaord controller, the two motors, and the four LED lights. The Powerboard controller was stuck onto the side of the fender with some double-sided sticky tape, and was the last thing we plugged into the wiring harness. <strong>Did You Know?</strong><br> Did you know that you can keep your Powerboard steps down with the door closed? Just keep a few pounds of pressure on the step (with your foot) as you close the door, and the step will feel the resistance and default to staying open. This comes in real handy when accessing the roof of the vehicle.
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