Hi - I ordered sidesteps off Ebay - Has anyone fitted them and do i need a rivnut fitting tool as advertised in this link. I bought sidesteps for my RRS with the same seller and had no problem in fitting them myself - Cheers.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380347078698?ssP...1423.l2649

No, I did mine without the Rivnut Tool, two combination spanners and a spare nut and bolt.



http://www.carolinarovers.info/croc-stuff/...ivnut-tool

yes the spanner technique works, I used a spanner and a socket,

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic1144.html

chicken george wrote:

Just to confirm that a rivnut tool is not needed. I just used a 7mm ring spanner between the stud and the rivnut then tightened the stud with a 10mm socket. A bit of wood came in handy to trap the 7mm against the car body as it tightened , much easier than expected.
The fiddliest part was refitting the plastic trim as it has press stud type things that need aligning properly. the job took about 1.5 hours.
I put a blob of copper grease on the big studs that mount the tube itself as these need to come off to remove the tube if you need to use the jack, I don't want these to be rusty/seized in the future if I need to change a wheel.

The tubes themselves seem a fair way off the ground but I think the whole car is riding high on the suspension and will settle down after a few miles.

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