AMP Research 76139-01A PowerStep Running Boards, 2016-2017 Ram 1500/2500/3500, All Cabs,Black

Excellent product and top quality made in the good ol'e USA :) instead of freaking china, which is pure garbage....
Do yourself a big favor a bounce on the steps PRIOR to connecting the wire harness, this will settle the mechanism properly - DO NOT GRIND THE PITCH WELD!!!!

Get a couple of plastic rivets and cover extra holes from the old steps, if you had any.
Use plenty of zip ties and extra wire protectors tubing, heat shrink tubing, etc to be sure that the wires are NOT bouncing around the engine bay and under the truck, you do NOT want to get the wires pinched by moving parts and short out the system as it connects to the master OBDII port. Make sure you heat shrink the wire connectors to make them 100% water proof for the LED lights. Clean the area with alcohol prior to sticking the LED lights under the body to ensure proper adhesiveness. Also, make sure you use lithium grease or equivalent and LUBRICATE the motor gears as well as mechanism gears to ensure proper operation as well as extend the life of the motors. For the control module it is best to install it away from the heat as much as possible, slightly tilter to the side to make sure the water runs off if it ever gets on it. Make sure the pig tail connector clips in correctly with both sides of the connector properly seated until you hear a click on both sides. I did not use the rubber boot to run the control wires through it, I used the brake cable grommet instead and sealed it with black silicone on the outside, you do not want to disturb any wires in the boot, trust me....

1) use blue masking tape to avoid scratching the under body paint prior to removing/installing new steps
2) remove the old steps
3) lay out the wires on the ground - one side is shorter than the other, the shorter side is the driver side...
4) install electrical wiring, taking your time, one inch at a time, properly securing the wires with zip ties along the way; slice a tiny slit in the brake cable grommet and run 2 grey wires inside the truck's cabin; DO NOT USE QUICK CONNECTORS, solder the wires instead to the OBDII pig tail provided - remember this system connects to the master network/cpu port, you do not want the connection becoming undone damaging your main computers... solder solder solder.... DO NOT CONNECT THE PIGTAIL, OR INSTALL THE FUSE until all of the components have been installed
4) install 4 arms, 2 on each side - gear arms are for the front of the vehicle
5) grease up the gears on the gear arms and 2 motors and install the motors - DO NOT over tighten the 3 Allen screws or use power tools to tighten, use your hand and very gently tighten in clock wise direction
6) install the running boards on each side of the truck, the plastic caps on the side of the steps, do not remove the **** completely, otherwise the plastic bracket will fall in... lol good luck fishing it out...
7) bounce on the running boards to settle them in closer to the arms and not the middle, failure to do so may scratch your paint under the doors as well as the running boards getting jammed under... bounce bounce bounce
8) connect the 30 amp fuse on the main harness, then connect the OBDII pig tail; the board will retract as soon as they are powered; the pig tail does not power the boards, only controls the module
9) check for proper operation and make sure nothing is grinding against the truck’s body
10) use common sense – do not attempt to open the doors without taking into consideration the clearance for deployment….
11) I am pleased with the superb quality of the product and craftsmanship and I wish more products would eb made here at home, good old’e US of A 

I was excited to finally buy this after waiting two years to get the extra cash. The price was great from Draftsports and delivery was only three days at standard shipping. The first box I opened I found a broken passenger motor linkage. Not happy. Called Amp and the guys sent me a warranty email. Filled it out with a photo and they are sending me a new one. Sadly I have to wait for it as they don’t have them built I have a Ram 2500. Relatively popular truck but I guess the linkage is not a stock item. That being said, the AMP warranty guys are fantastic! Call and talk to a real person in seconds. Can’t say enough about them. Only 4 stars because there was a broken part. Package was not damaged either. Instillation was not difficult but tedious. Looks great. Just make sure you have every wire correct. Some are difficult to see in dim light and small places. It is a rewarding DIY.

This is my 3rd set of Powersteps. The first on an 07 Ram 2500, then an 09 Ram 1500 so knew pretty much what to expect when installing these on my 2016 Ram Laramie Longhorn Crew Cab. One thing that some may have issue with is the steps hitting your pinch weld. It appeared to be very close all along the pinch weld, but was hitting first at the forward plastic end cap. Bouncing up and down with my 150 lbs did nothing to help it. What I did was use a 3ft long 2x4, placed it between the pinch weld and the forward part of the running board, and bounced on the outer section of it a couple of times.

That bit of leverage gave me plenty of clearance for the boards to clear at least a quarter inch. You can do the same thing to the rear if needed. DON'T go grinding metal off your pinch weld like I have read some guys do. I was a body tech for over 40 years, so have plenty of experience tweaking things to fit if needed. Save yourself some headaches and install the motors last so you can check clearance. With the motors in place, the boards will not move freely.

There are two plugs on the controller that goes under the hood. When I first tried the boards, they didn't work. I traced it to the larger plug on the controller.......it fell off. I pulled the controller back out to see why it came off and evidently I didn't have it on all the way. It has two squeeze tabs on it and they do not seem to click all the way on. After pushing it on as hard as I could, it seems to want to stay though. Also, If you have the alternate ride height option like mine, you will need the kit that moves the air tank back. The kit works well, but the tank makes putting the rivets and motor on the passenger side a bit of a pain.

This is my first plug and play set, so was super easy to wire although the plug going into the OBD port looks kind of odd hanging under the dash. These things are pricey, but much nicer than the factory boards that came on my truck that were too narrow, too tall and close to the truck. Wifey is happy now.

The PowerSteps function great (for the most part) but, the instructions are lacking. With more detail (and fewer misspellings), the install would have been flawless. Make sure not to install the motors until you have verified that the steps will not bind on the seam welds. Push the step up without the motor installed; if it contacts the seam weld or is on the outside of the seam weld, bounce on the step until it tucks up behind the seam weld. If this is not done, you will mar the plastic or chip the paint on the seam ... both happened to me (my truck didn't have even 1000 miles). I installed the motors and plugged everything in, they retracted and bound up on both sides. Again, don’t install the motors until you make sure the end caps are clear of the seam welds. The LED lights would be nice if they were fastened and not stuck on using 3M tape. Make sure to drill the holes for the lights as high on the seam as possible. This will prevent the power cables from binding and pulling down on the lights. If there is any tension pulling down on the light, they will not stay. I have 2 lights that need to be fixed because the 3M tape was not adequate. For something so expensive, the LED lights were a real disappointment. Double sided Gorilla tape fixed the lights perfect. I suggest not using the supplied 3M tape, get the strong Gorilla tape.

Update 3/29/20: Amp has an updated OBD2 plug that will fix the retraction/detraction issue. The steps function exactly how they should now. A+ customer service. I should have reached out much sooner.

My running boards were missing the installation instructions, missing the OBDII connector.
Installation time was more than 5 hrs, once the connector came the running boards got caught under the front fender plastic mouldings in which I had to trim as seen in the picture and I had to remove the rear moulding infront of the box.
Once that was done now the boards went up and down no problem.

Excellent product and top quality made in the good ol'e USA :) instead of freaking china, which is pure garbage....
Do yourself a big favor a bounce on the steps PRIOR to connecting the wire harness, this will settle the mechanism properly - DO NOT GRIND THE PITCH WELD!!!!

Get a couple of plastic rivets and cover extra holes from the old steps, if you had any.
Use plenty of zip ties and extra wire protectors tubing, heat shrink tubing, etc to be sure that the wires are NOT bouncing around the engine bay and under the truck, you do NOT want to get the wires pinched by moving parts and short out the system as it connects to the master OBDII port. Make sure you heat shrink the wire connectors to make them 100% water proof for the LED lights. Clean the area with alcohol prior to sticking the LED lights under the body to ensure proper adhesiveness. Also, make sure you use lithium grease or equivalent and LUBRICATE the motor gears as well as mechanism gears to ensure proper operation as well as extend the life of the motors. For the control module it is best to install it away from the heat as much as possible, slightly tilter to the side to make sure the water runs off if it ever gets on it. Make sure the pig tail connector clips in correctly with both sides of the connector properly seated until you hear a click on both sides. I did not use the rubber boot to run the control wires through it, I used the brake cable grommet instead and sealed it with black silicone on the outside, you do not want to disturb any wires in the boot, trust me....

1) use blue masking tape to avoid scratching the under body paint prior to removing/installing new steps
2) remove the old steps
3) lay out the wires on the ground - one side is shorter than the other, the shorter side is the driver side...
4) install electrical wiring, taking your time, one inch at a time, properly securing the wires with zip ties along the way; slice a tiny slit in the brake cable grommet and run 2 grey wires inside the truck's cabin; DO NOT USE QUICK CONNECTORS, solder the wires instead to the OBDII pig tail provided - remember this system connects to the master network/cpu port, you do not want the connection becoming undone damaging your main computers... solder solder solder.... DO NOT CONNECT THE PIGTAIL, OR INSTALL THE FUSE until all of the components have been installed
4) install 4 arms, 2 on each side - gear arms are for the front of the vehicle
5) grease up the gears on the gear arms and 2 motors and install the motors - DO NOT over tighten the 3 Allen screws or use power tools to tighten, use your hand and very gently tighten in clock wise direction
6) install the running boards on each side of the truck, the plastic caps on the side of the steps, do not remove the **** completely, otherwise the plastic bracket will fall in... lol good luck fishing it out...
7) bounce on the running boards to settle them in closer to the arms and not the middle, failure to do so may scratch your paint under the doors as well as the running boards getting jammed under... bounce bounce bounce
8) connect the 30 amp fuse on the main harness, then connect the OBDII pig tail; the board will retract as soon as they are powered; the pig tail does not power the boards, only controls the module
9) check for proper operation and make sure nothing is grinding against the truck’s body
10) use common sense – do not attempt to open the doors without taking into consideration the clearance for deployment….
11) I am pleased with the superb quality of the product and craftsmanship and I wish more products would eb made here at home, good old’e US of A 

I was excited to finally buy this after waiting two years to get the extra cash. The price was great from Draftsports and delivery was only three days at standard shipping. The first box I opened I found a broken passenger motor linkage. Not happy. Called Amp and the guys sent me a warranty email. Filled it out with a photo and they are sending me a new one. Sadly I have to wait for it as they don’t have them built I have a Ram 2500. Relatively popular truck but I guess the linkage is not a stock item. That being said, the AMP warranty guys are fantastic! Call and talk to a real person in seconds. Can’t say enough about them. Only 4 stars because there was a broken part. Package was not damaged either. Instillation was not difficult but tedious. Looks great. Just make sure you have every wire correct. Some are difficult to see in dim light and small places. It is a rewarding DIY.

This is my 3rd set of Powersteps. The first on an 07 Ram 2500, then an 09 Ram 1500 so knew pretty much what to expect when installing these on my 2016 Ram Laramie Longhorn Crew Cab. One thing that some may have issue with is the steps hitting your pinch weld. It appeared to be very close all along the pinch weld, but was hitting first at the forward plastic end cap. Bouncing up and down with my 150 lbs did nothing to help it. What I did was use a 3ft long 2x4, placed it between the pinch weld and the forward part of the running board, and bounced on the outer section of it a couple of times.

That bit of leverage gave me plenty of clearance for the boards to clear at least a quarter inch. You can do the same thing to the rear if needed. DON'T go grinding metal off your pinch weld like I have read some guys do. I was a body tech for over 40 years, so have plenty of experience tweaking things to fit if needed. Save yourself some headaches and install the motors last so you can check clearance. With the motors in place, the boards will not move freely.

There are two plugs on the controller that goes under the hood. When I first tried the boards, they didn't work. I traced it to the larger plug on the controller.......it fell off. I pulled the controller back out to see why it came off and evidently I didn't have it on all the way. It has two squeeze tabs on it and they do not seem to click all the way on. After pushing it on as hard as I could, it seems to want to stay though. Also, If you have the alternate ride height option like mine, you will need the kit that moves the air tank back. The kit works well, but the tank makes putting the rivets and motor on the passenger side a bit of a pain.

This is my first plug and play set, so was super easy to wire although the plug going into the OBD port looks kind of odd hanging under the dash. These things are pricey, but much nicer than the factory boards that came on my truck that were too narrow, too tall and close to the truck. Wifey is happy now.

The PowerSteps function great (for the most part) but, the instructions are lacking. With more detail (and fewer misspellings), the install would have been flawless. Make sure not to install the motors until you have verified that the steps will not bind on the seam welds. Push the step up without the motor installed; if it contacts the seam weld or is on the outside of the seam weld, bounce on the step until it tucks up behind the seam weld. If this is not done, you will mar the plastic or chip the paint on the seam ... both happened to me (my truck didn't have even 1000 miles). I installed the motors and plugged everything in, they retracted and bound up on both sides. Again, don’t install the motors until you make sure the end caps are clear of the seam welds. The LED lights would be nice if they were fastened and not stuck on using 3M tape. Make sure to drill the holes for the lights as high on the seam as possible. This will prevent the power cables from binding and pulling down on the lights. If there is any tension pulling down on the light, they will not stay. I have 2 lights that need to be fixed because the 3M tape was not adequate. For something so expensive, the LED lights were a real disappointment. Double sided Gorilla tape fixed the lights perfect. I suggest not using the supplied 3M tape, get the strong Gorilla tape.

Update 3/29/20: Amp has an updated OBD2 plug that will fix the retraction/detraction issue. The steps function exactly how they should now. A+ customer service. I should have reached out much sooner.

My running boards were missing the installation instructions, missing the OBDII connector.
Installation time was more than 5 hrs, once the connector came the running boards got caught under the front fender plastic mouldings in which I had to trim as seen in the picture and I had to remove the rear moulding infront of the box.
Once that was done now the boards went up and down no problem.