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Topic: steps?

Posted By: cgarb
Subject: steps?
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 1:16pm

Has anyone found a way to change the steps or add some kind of steps/ramp to make it easier for people with disabilities?

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Carol
177 HRE rpod
2014 Honda Pilot

Replies:

Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 1:29pm

Several owners have changed to a double step. Some cutting,shimming, and drilling may be required..

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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 3:23pm

I have double steps, I had to elongate two hole in steps, easy peezy and install was less than 1/2 hour.

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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 3:34pm

With an HRE, either the Lippert or Stromberg-Carlson double step would likely work. We put the latter on our non-HRE 179 first and the lower step was too low to be useful. The former's lower step is at a much better height.

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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod"
2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4
Three cats

Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 9:19pm

After 7 years of owning our 177 I finally installed the 4" lift kit to get the pod higher off the ground. The result was that the single step was no longer useful or safe so we went with the Stromberg-Carlson double step. Cost was $ 95.81 and took me about 1.5 hours to take old one off and then cut a couple pieces out of the new step as well as drill a couple holes in each side so that it would function properly. Just measured the rise in inches per step and it came out to step 1 - 7", step 2 - 7", and step 3 - 8".

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God's pod
'11 model 177
'17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost
Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake
"...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

Posted By: cgarb
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2018 at 9:59pm

Thanks! I'll pass that info on to the new owners who need some help with that. I hope they join the forum!

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Carol
177 HRE rpod
2014 Honda Pilot

Posted By: IL-Podders
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2018 at 2:53pm

I was wondering if anyone has had this issue. I purchased and installed a set o Flexco steps. With 2 steps and the 8 inch drop they were perfect. That is until the sides of the bottom step began sliding behind the protruding tab on the frame that is supposed to hold the bottom step horizontal. Now the bottom step sits at a 45 degree angle and is useless. It's as if the frame has bent. Etrailer has offered to replace them under warranty if I send them back. That's fine except I drilled holes to make them fit.

Any thoughts on how to make these better? I have thought of drilling a hole on each side of the frame and using a double nut on each side to draw the side together so the protruding tab functions as intended. Thanks for your help.

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Marv-N-Kathy
2015 179 RPod
2016 Chevy Tahoe

Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2018 at 3:43pm

I have FLEXCO steps. When I mounted them I elongated holes in the steps not the frame. Not sure that may be difference. Are they in fact bent? If they are I guess anything is possible. Have you removed them and inspected. I have had no issues with my steps, lot of them out there.

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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

Posted By: Billy Bob
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2018 at 9:37am

one thing to watch is on the newer HRE that comes with the double step. One nut came off and the other one loosened itself even with a lock washer. I used blue lock tight on the bolts and hopefully it will hold the nuts on.

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2019 RPOD 190
2017 Chev Colorado 4 X 4
Yellow Lab and English Springer Spaniel