For sale near new rust free factory side steps cut into as many bits as you want

[Shayne]

Because i have lost patience with a rounded 12mm bolts at the rear

 

[Chris]

They are a bit of a git aren't they.

 

[Higgy]

Because i have lost patience with a rounded 12mm bolts at the rear

Thats exactly what i did with mine, On the 80 and the 90..... I think Cruisers look better with out them

 

[Towpack]

Agreed, those bolts on the rearmost brackets are a b***h. I had all my brackets off for a cleanup, rust treatment and repaint except the rear ones. Access to the bolts is very awkward verging on impossible so I cleaned and painted the rear brackets in situ. Wouldn’t like to lose the sidesteps though. Very handy for washing/polishing, mounting/demounting antennas, loading the roofbars etc..etc.

 

[Shayne]

3 hours and i got the bottom bolt hurray so same spanner will work on the top most surely removed the body mount bush to get some room for a spanner but guess what , non of my 11 , 12 , imperial similars or metrinch sockets or spanners will grip it at all - and its not even badly rounded ?

And i want to keep the steps on they just need modified

 

[Shayne]

I like the look of this anyone used them

https://www.cromwell.co.uk/shop/han...impact-3-8inch-sq-dr-extractor-sockets/f/5980

Can't find one to buy locally though .

 

[AndyCook]

Yes, used them many times, great last resort tool

 

[AndycruiserguyLomas]

Yes, used them many times, great last resort tool

Me too, never failed but by the time they are required, heat is invariably needed to prevent shearing.

Agreed, those bolts on the rearmost brackets are a b***h. I had all my brackets off for a cleanup, rust treatment and repaint except the rear ones. Access to the bolts is very awkward verging on impossible so I cleaned and painted the rear brackets in situ. Wouldn’t like to lose the sidesteps though. Very handy for washing/polishing, mounting/demounting antennas, loading the roofbars etc..etc.

I took the sidesteps off the GX as I too prefer the look, I got the rearmost ones off but it was time consuming and I used every 12mm tool I had in the process. It won't be something I do again in a hurry.

 

[Higgy]

Yep! got a set from 10mm up too 19mm. Invest in a set Shayne, Its exactly what i used on the side steps. And most of the 80 to be Fair ( I got mine from Machine Mart).....Get the Most expensive Mate

 

[Rob Cowell]

I like the look of this anyone used them

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https://www.cromwell.co.uk/shop/han...impact-3-8inch-sq-dr-extractor-sockets/f/5980

Can't find one to buy locally though .

I've got a couple of sets from Irwin, and I know Toolstation do them, and I know there's one of those in Cardiff at least. They do come in two sets (of different sizes) though and invariably the first set you buy doesn't have quite the right size for what you're doing!

Screwfix do an Erbauer set, no idea how good they are. I've found their power tools perfectly adequate.

 

[Higgy]

Iv got the Irwin full set, Served me well and they have had some Grief over the years.

 

[Shayne]

Hidden in plain sight because theres no generic name for these

https://www.screwfix.com/p/magnusso...VyRnTCh2i6AbKEAQYAyABEgLQGPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

But i can't get them in store until tomorrow now

 

[Shayne]

And the Magnusson socket won't touch the nits either , i can only imagine it was 11 and a half mm nut before i started ?

time for a chisel and big hammer .