mikemdd

Have a 2018 Macan S with factory running boards. They look awesome, but do not play well with the 18 way adaptive seats when entering and exiting. Has anyone ever removed them (or added them) and know how difficult it is to do? Parts needed for replacement? If I do remove them, they will be available if anyone is interested. Thanks

wwahl

Take a picture to show us.

mikemdd

mikemdd

As suggested, here are a few pictures of the side boards. They look great but as noted earlier, are somewhat awkward with the 18 way seats (high side bolsters). I have scheduled to have them replaced. The sideboards are integrated into the bottom side rail with special brackets and are rock solid. I will have the sideboards along with brackets available. I think it was a $1300 option from the factory. If you buy the parts, I believe it is north of $1500. Anyway, they will be available locally if anyone is interested. They are painted in Agate Grey.

CarGuyNVA

It appears that you might need to replace the rocker trim pieces if you remove the running boards, with the way they're mounted? Not sure of that, but it sort of seems that way in looking at your photos.

mikemdd

Yes, new rocker panels are needed, as well as some different braces vs. the running boards. The running boards are actually integral to the rocker panels that provides a very clean look. Parts will be around $950 but labor is pretty small as the shop says the changeover is not a big deal. I'm having a Porsche factory authorized shop do the work.

mikemdd

Ok. Got the running boards replaced yesterday. I asked for them to save all the parts, which they did. I can't vouch for the difficulty for installing, but it seemed to be pretty straight forward to replace. Anyway, if anyone is interested in the running boards and parts they removed, let me know by PM. Again, the color, as you can see from the pictures above, is Agate Grey. Given the size, only local pick up makes sense. Thanks!

jhbrennan

Where is local pick-up - I must have missed it.

mikemdd

Sorry....Chicagoland area

mikemdd

Just listed the running boards for sale in the New Classifieds section of the forum. All parts included w/local pickup (Northwest suburbs of Chicago). $400

mikemdd

Just renewed the ad in Classifieds. Will be selling the Macan S so if running boards not sold, will include them when I sell it. Thanks!

evil panda

Maybe consider including the running boards when you sell it? Or at least wait to get rid of them until after you sell the vehicle. An astute buyer might notice that the option/build sheet shows that running boards were included in the build and would want to have them.

Nice job removing them btw. I specced them on my wife’s former Turbo and she HATED them. Would not let me hear the end of it...how they sucked, they would get hot under the sun and burn her legs, were placed at such a weird height to actually make it harder to get into the vehicle...if i still had the car i would have removed them too just for a bit of peace

mikemdd

Definitely a matter of preference. For me they we great and looked awesome. For my wife, who is pretty short, the step up was not good for her.

mattgold

I know I'm reviving a VERY old thread - but I am not yet able to private message.

If these are still available, I'm interested and not *too* far.

If you cannot PM me (not sure if its a one way block due to low post count) you can find me on virtually every other forum with the same screen name.

mikemdd

Yes, these are still in my garage. Have not been able to figure out how to Private Message you.