Hey All,
I'm looking to purchase a 2021 RAM 1500 Longhorn. This truck is for myself and my grandfather who has some mobility issues. He sits in the passenger seat and needs a step on the ground to get into his current truck. The Longhorn trucks we've looked at all have the power-deploying running boards, which sit too low to the ground for him to be able to hoist himself into the truck. They also prevent a step from being placed on the ground because they swing far away from the truck.
I know the running boards can be set to always be stowed in the settings of the infotainment, but is there an easy way to cut the power to one side of the running boards so that the driver's side still works, but the passenger's stays stowed all the time? We've tried to find out if we can factory delete the power running boards and replace them with standard ones, while keeping the Level 1 Equip. Group, but the dealer says that isn't possible. The dealer recommended we have them replace the boards with standard ones after purchase, but that just seems like a waste of money.
I'm fairly handy, but am cautious about pulling wires on a new $60K+ truck. Any thoughts on how to do this relatively easily, while being able to restore the passenger's side if we ever want to sell the truck?
Thanks!
–Brian
I'm looking to purchase a 2021 RAM 1500 Longhorn. This truck is for myself and my grandfather who has some mobility issues. He sits in the passenger seat and needs a step on the ground to get into his current truck. The Longhorn trucks we've looked at all have the power-deploying running boards, which sit too low to the ground for him to be able to hoist himself into the truck. They also prevent a step from being placed on the ground because they swing far away from the truck.
I know the running boards can be set to always be stowed in the settings of the infotainment, but is there an easy way to cut the power to one side of the running boards so that the driver's side still works, but the passenger's stays stowed all the time? We've tried to find out if we can factory delete the power running boards and replace them with standard ones, while keeping the Level 1 Equip. Group, but the dealer says that isn't possible. The dealer recommended we have them replace the boards with standard ones after purchase, but that just seems like a waste of money.
I'm fairly handy, but am cautious about pulling wires on a new $60K+ truck. Any thoughts on how to do this relatively easily, while being able to restore the passenger's side if we ever want to sell the truck?
Thanks!
–Brian
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