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The install was pretty straight forward, although I had to work around waiting for the defective idler linkage. The quality, construction (with the exceptions noted above) fit & finish of the PowerSteps is great. These LED’s are absolutely BULLETPROOF! They are 100% sealed, magnetic (mount anywhere & no drilling!) and crazy-bright! If anyone is looking for the best LED’s available for any sort of lighting needs, IMHO you will not find anything better! (if you decide to buy anything on the LUX website, use the codes JEEPMOMMA and/or RAMBEAST15 for 15% off) So I replaced them with the LUX Lighting MAX White LED Rock Lights: In my opinion, they do not put out enough light and they are not a “bright white”. The LED lights that come with the PowerSteps are not that great. So much for “Plug & Play”, eh? Ray then said he was going to credit my card and told me to keep the port splitter just in case I decide to use it and tuck the port up and under my dash if/when I need to access the OBD port.Īgain, outstanding customer service by Ray and and I would HIGHLY recommend them to anyone!

I thought that really defeated the purpose and I was not drilling any holes into a brand new dash. He said that with most vehicles, the new OBD port is just screwed into the bottom of the dash. I spoke with “Ray” and he was outstanding! I sent him the picture and he totally got the problem. I call to get a credit and send back the part. but the execution by AMP Research very poor. The idea is to have a “ pass-thru-harness” that attaches to the OEM port and then leaves you with an “ open new port” that replaces the original port.Īs you can see in the photo above, the port mounting is not even close! (the OEM plug is on top in the pic) I ordered the optional Open OBD Port Splitter. Now I have nearly 2 weeks for my install, so I just take my time with all the wiring, etc. At the end of the week, I call back and they tell me the production line was tied up and my part should be shipped next week. He tells me “ we have to make that part and we should be able to get that done by the end of the week”. The customer service guy is frustrated and not getting it, so I email him the picture. I call AMP Research and attempt to explain the situation over the phone. Now onto the install which could be best categorized as “ The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”!Īs you can see by the above picture, one of the front idler linkage assembly was completely destroyed during manufacturing! I’m pretty sure this piece is billet aluminum and during the pressing of the hinge-pins, something obviously did not line up! How the heck did that piece make through any sort of QA/QC? Now I’m wondering about everything else, right? They were shipped on a Thursday and I received them the following Monday….

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I found a 10% discount code online, no sales tax and free shipping out of CA. They are considered “ the official authorized in-stock shipping center” for AMP Research. I decided to pull the trigger and ordered the PowerSteps from. When the PowerStep were finally released this year, I followed Josh Mills thread on his install as well as Pete/Sandman Ranger. I had them powder coated metallic-grey to match the Sport Trim.

So I opted for the Westin HDX Stainless Drop Steps. The AMP PowerSteps were not available yet and they said it was going to be months before their release. However, when I watched my Wife and Mother-in-law struggle to get into the truck in their church dresses, I knew I had to do something. When I first got the Ranger, I really didn’t want any sidesteps/bars at all. With apologies to fellow 5G member Phil Schilke…. I decided to finally get a set of the AMP Research PowerSteps for my Ranger.

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