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    Default DIY 2012 RTL floorboards


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    Very nice!!
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    Lookin' pretty good to me!!

    Maybe you could add a quick touch of black paint to those shiny bolt heads on the boards and the brackets too, just to make them blend in a bit better?!

    Your call, they certainly look as tho they'll do the job, and probably keep juust a bit more spray off your feet than some?!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Aawen View Post
    Lookin' pretty good to me!!

    Maybe you could add a quick touch of black paint to those shiny bolt heads on the boards and the brackets too, just to make them blend in a bit better?!

    Your call, they certainly look as tho they'll do the job, and probably keep juust a bit more spray off your feet than some?!
    That’s the plan to paint the screw heads. All the screws and nuts are stainless, so no rust. Just need a good warm day to do it, boards are painted with bed liner.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eredding View Post
    I did something very similar to my 14 RT after I brought it home from the dealer in Ill. ,..... I love DIY'ers ..... Mike

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    Very nice. I did something very similar with aluminum diamond plate, though I didn't paint them. Way cheaper than buying a set.
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    The diamond plate came from a scrap yard and the color didn’t exactly match even after polishing, so I sprayed the with bed liner. $14.00 worth of aluminum and about $20.00 in supplies and hardware. Can’t beat them.

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    Can you elaborate on the attachment? Pics possibly? Thanks Dave
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    I will post some more pictures tomorrow

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    Love to get some pics OR can I have you make a pair?
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    Quote Originally Posted by davev1pa View Post
    Can you elaborate on the attachment? Pics possibly? Thanks Dave
    His are similar to mine ..... I can't tell if He bent His or not ??? ...... my boards are not bent, after taking the oem rubber pads off the pegs, I mounted the boards using the oem angle and hardware ...... the rear of mine are a bit higher in the rear , they will be just ABOVE the bolt head shown in His pics, so my bracket is hidden under the board completely ...... the reason I went with the same angle as the pegs were to make sure the Brake Pedal could be FULLY applied in a Panic stop..... it's hard to tell if His can do that ..... On the RT-S and RTL the oem boards can drop lower in the front in a Panic stop ..... I haven't found my angle to be un-comfortable ..... it feels right ...... Mike

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    I can appreciate that..thank you.
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    I put Victory Cross Country floorboards on mine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vindex1963 View Post
    I put Victory Cross Country floorboards on mine.

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    I see you have the same board angle as I do ...... Mike

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    Ultimate boards on 2012 RTL
    2012 RT Limited
    Vertika Floor boards
    Painted rear fender & dash
    Carbon fiber panels
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    I haven’t had a chance to take more pictures yet. I put a 1” square tubing spacer between my brake pedal rubber pad and brake arm to allow for panic braking. Works great.

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