TJM Side Steps - Install

[berniebgf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close berniebgf]

Hi All,

Got the new TJM Side Steps Today and fitted them up, as I have not seen many posts / pictures around yet I thought I would post my install.

Taking the Old Side Steps off was VERY easy, 6 Bolts on each side and they came straight off. Very light, you'll see them in the "for sale" section soon. Here's a picture of the 150 without the side steps on, looks allot meaner!



TJM Side Step Build
Component, build quality and fitting was top quality. I was very impressed, a positive was that they were lighter that I expected. Here's all the goodies ready to unbox...including the T13 bullbar...



Firstly I had to attach mounting brackets to the frame of the car, fairly straight forward. Strong looking mounts, special "channels" for the handbrake cable..



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[berniebgf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close berniebgf]

Once these are mounted its a simple case of fitting up the bar work to the mounts, you can see from the "boxed" sections in the pictures below they are built to collapse on side impact (I am presuming). Hopefully this does not effect the weight they can support....being the car on a rock or rut!



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[berniebgf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close berniebgf]

There is a separate piece of bar work at the front that attach's, this is to allow for fitting of "brush bars" if desired.
Couple of marks on them from shipping, lucky they were on the underside so plenty more marks to come and no big deal..


Final Piece is the checker plan on each site..



Prado is starting to look like a real 4wd now!


Overall it tool me 3 hours to fit the with my 2 and 4 year old's helping, if I had Air tools this would be a 1.5 hour job.

Bullbar is currently in the shed, have spent the arvo / night starting to prep it for Paint over the weekend. Will post separate thread with Photo's.

Bernie

[Rogerthatv2 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Rogerthatv2]

Looking good Bernie. When you work our what you want for your old steps PM me a price and your location.

Looking forward to seeing your Prado develop

Cheers Daniel

[Brains Find all posts View Profile Close Brains]

Looking good Bernie. When you work our what you want for your old steps PM me a price and your location.

Looking forward to seeing your Prado develop

Cheers Daniel

Aren't you getting steel side steps anymore?

[Rogerthatv2 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Rogerthatv2]

No can do, they will not fit and ARB are still lagging in this area... Sick of the nagging every time the SO drives the Prado...

[Kev7762 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kev7762]

Excellent looking steps, will add to the list of things to want, and try and get past the minister for finance. I see a trip to TJM O'Connor in my future shortly - so many goodies so little money.

[D4D Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4D]

Very nice, I wonder if these will fit a 120...

[gumboot Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close gumboot]

What did they cost Bernie?
Would they fit a 120?

[berniebgf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close berniebgf]

Gumboot: Steps were $550,
I do not think they will fit the 120 because they mount to existing holes in the frame from which the bar work hugs the body tightly to the front and rear guards.

Not sure if TJM are making them for the 120? Anyone?

Bernie

[wooley Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close wooley]

Gumboot: Steps were $550,
I do not think they will fit the 120 because they mount to existing holes in the frame from which the bar work hugs the body tightly to the front and rear guards.

Not sure if TJM are making them for the 120? Anyone?

Bernie

$550? bargain, cheapest I could get them down to was $700.

[berniebgf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close berniebgf]

I purchased the bullbar at the same time, got a deal for both.

Bull bar has been sprayed today and is currently baking in the garage.

bernie

[wooley Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close wooley]

I purchased the bullbar at the same time, got a deal for both.

Bull bar has been sprayed today and is currently baking in the garage.

bernie

Ah fair enough. Still, I'm going to push a bit harder on price now.

Not waiting for ARB any more, it's been over a year since they said they'd be out...

[maxjj Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maxjj]

ARB have these sidesteps http://arb.com.au/products/general-a...ries/kingsley/
Are they any good, they don`t look like they would offer any more protection than the standard sidesteps.
Do these TJM make allowances for airbags on side impact?

[wooley Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close wooley]

ARB make these sidesteps http://arb.com.au/products/general-a...ries/kingsley/
Are they any good, they don`t look like they would offer any more protection than the standard sidesteps.
Do these TJM make allowances for airbags on side impact?

They're made by kingsley and they're rubbish. Very light aluminum design, I'd suggest they're worse than the factory steps.

ARB will eventually have proper steel steps. Although they will have lost all their sales to TJM by then.