Congratz on order

And why you want to do something other than Crylon? I mean they meant to be scratched and stuff - so whats the point to spend time and money painting them with some serious stuff? That is unless you getting them for looks.

I think you can find info on applying POR15 at www.por15.com

i'm getting them for offroad protection, but that doesn't mean my xterra can't look nice once in a while. my xterra is dirty about 50% of the time, but we all have to admit xterras look good clean too .
i'm going to put the sliders on unpainted first, the por-15 is just a thought since it's kind of expensive and kinds of voids the fact that i saved money from getting the sliders unpainted in the first place. you know?

I'm tellin' ya man save the cash on all that and use Rustolium. Prime then paint with super gloss black. they look awsome.

Just get something that has one of the nice fan shaped spray tips. The Dupli-color paint you can get at any auto parts store goes on very nice.

Get the black primer too. That way you dont get white scratches. Krylon "Rust Tough" at the auto parts stores has the same tip. I havent tried Rustoleum lately, so not sure what that has.

Last day for the special!

Well I got mine in Monday and put on today. Two guys from FedEx had to unload them. They are awesome! Glad I got them now. I was waiting just for the right price and sure enough this special deal did the trick. Only complaint was no four extra bolts and the stickers didn't show up. Other than that, I am very pleased with the quality of the product and the timely shipment. Thanks a bunch and am looking forward to the front bumper.

Man you got seriously weak FedExers there

Mine arrived on Monday too, and one bod 50 yrs old unloaded them to my door. He wasnt very happy, but he did it.

My FedEx driver whines like a school girl everytime he picks up a load of sliders , and thats with me helping him load the truck!

KDM, I'll be in touch to get you anything you are missing. Not sure what you mean on the 4 bolts. There should have been 12 in a bag, all the same size.

Hmm, I know someone else that didn't get the bolts either.

Mine should be here after the next batch is ready, can't wait!

Brent

Btw you most likely got stickers, they just aint look like one

Look for two quite small rectangular pieces of paper. Stickers r actually inside them. You have to peel stuff to see them. But be carefull, as they are easy to damage - i screwed up one of mines and hence didnt put on second one. Plus they looks like made out of paper anyway - wont hold against our snow season.

And you seriously want second pair of hands to help you with installation of bars - its not as much weight as the fact that they will twist your wrists off while you putting them on.

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on a side note - anyone else had troubles with putting rear upper bolt in? I cant make mine to grab the thread on both sides - driver and passenger. Everything else went ok, but those buggers just wont go. They going in for like inch, but no thread grabbing whatsoever

Edited to add:
i just realized i didnt took out dampers. Will try it all again this evening and post results

Mine just showed up on my door step this morning. I was pulling out for work and noticed a huge box on my porch. I will see if I can get them on tonight. Can't wait to get these babies on.

Sean

Yup, no bolts at all. Mine wasn't in a box either. Just wrapped with some static cling material. Didn't care about that since I didn't pay to have them powder coated.

I have them on except I used the existing four bolts per side from the original running boards on the first two support bars. They look awesome just need the new bolts. I painted them with truck bed protectant paint. Looks great.

Shrock, I sent you an email with my being kmonto. Let me know... Thanks.

Oh, and yes I needed another set of hands to put them on. They be heavy... ;-)

*** UPDATED ***
Already got a response! Talk about excellent customer service.

Use one of the four longer bolts from the vib. dampeners for that last, or "third" bolt on the rear flange. I know the 2001 model has 'em, not sure about others...

You *can* install these yourself... Just balance the bar on your legs and lift into place - use your legs to keep it balanced, at least over one hole so you can get a bolt in. Once you have one bolt in, you can easily add the others.

As for customer service; I don't think you can beat ShrockWorks, IMO.

Hi Folks,

Looks like we made a mistake and shipped a three sets of unpainted sliders w/o bolts one day last week (Jose/Sergei/Keith). I know I have talked to at least two of you already. I can send the bolts or tell you what to get at
Lowes/HomeDepot. Just let me know.

If any of the powdercoated ones show up w/o bolts, please let me know. That should not happen as I checked these very carefully. Also, for those of you who got the powdercoated ones, how did the box hold up? It is a new stronger box we just started using.

If anyone needs more decals, let me know. They ARE made of outdoor vinyl. Same stuff used on outdoor signs.

Uzbad, I think the dampener is your problem. If you dont remove it, the slider will sit on the bolt head that holds the dampener on rather than flush with the frame. That is probably why you are able to insert the bolt a whole inch. That should not normally be possible.

I've seen Xterras with and without the vibration dampener thing, so you may or may not have it. If you have it, remove it and just toss it.

Jim

I'll have Jose contact you if you haven't already heard from him.

Thanks Jim!
Brent

Actually i got full set of bolts, so i am the lucky one.

Yeah, Jim, i removed dampers and sliders went much better, but i still couldnt get damn bolts to get into upper rear holes, so i just bolted them (on both sides) to the hole that you reserved for the dampers - thats probably even better.

Wouldnt ditch them though - can use as lovely paperweights

Thanks again for good product!

i'm getting antsy listening to all the new recipitents (sp) of the sliders. i ordered mine about two weeks ago, and probably just have a few days to go!
i should have plenty of time to test them out before the next sccx meet.
i was thinking about balancing one end with the jack during installation...oh well i'll worry about it when i get them. the installation is half the fun for me anyways.

Got mine all bolted on. They look great and I don't think I could ask for something more beefy. They make the stock nerf steps seem like tooth picks.

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I should have some interesting grip tape possibilities soon... I'm currently field testing some "barefoot friendly" yellow tape (for those Solar Yellow owners, heh).

Also checking out some very coarse black stuff, which is definitely not "barefoot friendly."

This stuff can be used anywhere; not just on the ShrockBars. More details to follow.