ROAM Side Steps Install

[NCSUSTATS]

EDIT: Frame Bolt = Body Bolt

Thanks for the writeup, installed my pair last weekend and this was a big help

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[JK47]

My Roam steps arrived unscathed even though the box was torn open on one end, and bolted up to my JLU without issue, except one of the LED's threaded body separated when snugging it up and became useless.

I emailed Roam several days ago and was asked if it arrived broken or broke during install. I told the truth that it broke when tightening it up, and the response was that he didn't have anymore and they were cheap to buy on Amazon. I said I only needed one not 10, and have yet to hear back even though the initial email exchange was responded to within minutes. I didn't do anything different when tightening the broken LED and the others, pretty sure it was compromised from the factory.

Good product kept from being great from the poor service.

 

[TTEChris]

My Roam steps arrived unscathed even though the box was torn open on one end, and bolted up to my JLU without issue, except one of the LED's threaded body separated when snugging it up and became useless.

I emailed Roam several days ago and was asked if it arrived broken or broke during install. I told the truth that it broke when tightening it up, and the response was that he didn't have anymore and they were cheap to buy on Amazon. I said I only needed one not 10, and have yet to hear back even though the initial email exchange was responded to within minutes. I didn't do anything different when tightening the broken LED and the others, pretty sure it was compromised from the factory.

Good product kept from being great from the poor service.

If you need me to send you one i have plenty of extras.
PM me your address and i can send one out on Tuesday. The way these light are built they have a tendancy to do that. I did the same to two of the lights and initially thought it was the lights. I bought a set of 20 from Amazon(different brand) and replaced all of them with the Amazon set. Well, since i had plenty to experiment with i went and tightened one of them down the same way I did the first two that came with the steps and the same thing happened. I really didnt put a lot of force behind it, but the head just popped right off I now just tighten the bulb end by hand while keeping a wrench on the back.

 

[Courtjester69]

R.O.A.M. is by far best looking step for the JL. Easy install. Great build quality. I was missing a few screws. No biggie. Powder coat sucks. Scratches very easily. Came scratch in the box Brand new step I had to spray paint it. Going to have to get them Re powder coated. Or rhino line them. Wife still loves them.

 

[Tim's Jeep76]

Got the ROAM steps installed today. Thanks for the write-up, certainly helped!

 

[BWWJL]

Just ordered my set today which are backorderd ... My 8 year old (and shorter 12 year old) need some help getting in the back seat!

Quick question: the ROAM cut out that’s colored on some installs, are the colors “changeable” without uninstall/reinstall?

Thx.

 

[Brew20MJO]

Just ordered my set today which are backorderd ... My 8 year old (and shorter 12 year old) need some help getting in the back seat!

Quick question: the ROAM cut out that’s colored on some installs, are the colors “changeable” without uninstall/reinstall?

Thx.

The inserts come black that you bolt in. I have painted 1 side red and will be painting the other side blue so I can change it up every now and then. You can unbolt the insert plate without removing steps but it’s a tight fit for a wrench to turn it a few degrees at a time. I think a ratcheting wrench would work better and will try when I pull them off again to paint the other side.

 

[BWWJL]

My steps arrived Friday ... box is huge and it was well packaged.

I plan to install this weekend.

No install guide or part list included, so here’s my guess at where all the bolts and washers go.

 

[BWWJL]

Picture of huge box w yard stick for reference.

 

[SeanD]

Picture of huge box w yard stick for reference.

Wow, that box looks fairly banged up (not surprising considering the steps are 100 lbs). Was there any damage to them? I'm supposed to receive mine tomorrow. Nervous about what condition they'll be in.

 

[BWWJL]

No damage as they were very well wrapped / protected inside. A couple minor spots on powder coat were scratched / chipped that’ll need to be touched up but I don t believe that was from shipping.

 

[BWWJL]

Wow, that box looks fairly banged up (not surprising considering the steps are 100 lbs). Was there any damage to them? I'm supposed to receive mine tomorrow. Nervous about what condition they'll be in.

How’d they look when they arrived today?

 

[SeanD]

Received mine today and mounted them up (sans lights for now - will tackle that project on a weekend; I predict lots of cursing, even though @TTEChris ‘s tutorial will be super helpful). Box arrived in really good shape and all parts were well packaged. There were a couple spots on the steps requiring touch up, but I think that had to come from pre-shipping handling, as the packaging really couldn’t have been done any better. No instructions like everyone else. Thank goodness for this thread, and also for @BWWJL ‘s handwritten bolt “key.” They look great and are really solid.

Like others though, mine didn’t come with nuts to attach the black plates behind the ROAM logo. Anyone know what size bolts/nuts those are? I couldn’t find a match in my bins of various random nuts.

 

[BWWJL]

Received mine today and mounted them up (sans lights for now - will tackle that project on a weekend; I predict lots of cursing, even though @TTEChris ‘s tutorial will be super helpful). Box arrived in really good shape and all parts were well packaged. There were a couple spots on the steps requiring touch up, but I think that had to come from pre-shipping handling, as the packaging really couldn’t have been done any better. No instructions like everyone else. Thank goodness for this thread, and also for @BWWJL ‘s handwritten bolt “key.” They look great and are really solid.

Like others though, mine didn’t come with nuts to attach the black plates behind the ROAM logo. Anyone know what size bolts/nuts those are? I couldn’t find a match in my bins of various random nuts.

@SeanD and others,
Did you use any specific specs when torquing down the different bolts?
Thx.

 

[jravin]

Received mine today and mounted them up (sans lights for now - will tackle that project on a weekend; I predict lots of cursing, even though @TTEChris ‘s tutorial will be super helpful). Box arrived in really good shape and all parts were well packaged. There were a couple spots on the steps requiring touch up, but I think that had to come from pre-shipping handling, as the packaging really couldn’t have been done any better. No instructions like everyone else. Thank goodness for this thread, and also for @BWWJL ‘s handwritten bolt “key.” They look great and are really solid.

Like others though, mine didn’t come with nuts to attach the black plates behind the ROAM logo. Anyone know what size bolts/nuts those are? I couldn’t find a match in my bins of various random nuts.

I used the black 10MM nuts that I took off of the Rubi Rail when I removed it first. They fit perfectly.

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