running board holes?

[awry]

i just took off my 96 running boards, and theres a ton of holes!!!!!!


should i get some epoxy or something white or push pins and stick em in there?


what can i do to cover up the holes?








and would you all keep the front bug fender on or off?

 

[trj360]

bug fender off, and i believe other members here have used bolts and/or those body push pin type clips.

 

[section525]

I can't believe there are no threads about this already!!

 

[V8powerbaby]

ya the push pins work you might try running a search for herculiner here on the forum. lots of ppl have done it and its a great was to cover up the holes

 

[rodger9221]

Holes

If you are not opposed to rhino lining, or something like that, they make colored coatings. I am going to do the same thing, I don't know yet if I will have to back the holes with something or not yet but will get back to you when I find out. Another option I have bounced around is using the xl style body trim. From what I can tell it looks like it buttons up where those holes are.

 

[awry]

if i use pushpins i was thinking,you will see a ton of pushpins

i have seen explorers with no running boards and no holes, think the xl, if i could find one of those and snap it on maybe..


i keep looking, but i think putting something behind it, then like spray painting it over


would a black line be good? or keep it white

 

[rodger9221]

keep the white

 

[gtyates]

From the factory, you either had running boards or some decorative fiberglass trim pieces. Mine had the trim, which I took of to put on running boards many years ago. I bet you could find the trim pieces on Ebay, or maybe local junk yard might have one.

 

[99ex22]

go to napa or any auto parts store and buy the push pins. they work great. I also hurculined mine because I got hooked on a tree stump on a trail and needed to cover up a miner dent and scratch.

 

[SkanlaxJMO]

tape over the holes and bedline the rocker....that's what i did.

 

[rodger9221]

when you guys taped the holes did you tape the outside or the inside before you hurculined?

 

[awry]

hmmmm i took off the running boards, because id scrape them a bit and it takes off the 2 inches, and id save em..


i will look for the other trim style ive seen, at a yard, or something but i cant see how they wont be damaged...


dang it... of i can buy my own metal pieces bolt em in and go white..

hmm

 

[SkanlaxJMO]

outside