Side steps

[Sanqhar]

Anyone know of Karoq side steps that are compatible with front and rear mudflaps?

 

tom

[Gmac983]

Direct 4x4 do some nice aftermarket steps for yeti/karoq/kodiaq. 

I recently fitted the "stingray" steps to my Kodiaq and they look pretty good also work fine with mudflaps and much cheaper than genuine skoda ones (quarter of the price but still reasonable quality). 

But please don't look at the downloadable instructions or their video on YouTube as direct 4x4's own fitter made a complete hash of fitting the steps on the featured kodiaq. The latest revision of instructions do not require any cutting of the vehicles undertray or certainly that is the case on the kodiaq. I would assume the same for karoq. 

Alternatively I do believe many people have notched out or trimmed genuine mudflaps to fit around the genuine sidesteps, so that could be an option to. 

Edited 7 October, 2019 by Gmac983

[silver1011]

I cut the mudflaps on our Kodiaq to fit around the running boards...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Gmac983]

I hoped you'd attach photos of your efforts here for the OP to see. Good man. 

 

[Gmac983]

Silver1011

Did you fit your running boards yourself? I don't recall if you said on your Kodi' Scout thread. 

If you did fit them yourself did you have the "crimping" tool for the inserts? 

[Sanqhar]

Thanks for the replies so far, keep them coming. 

 

I’m not looking at genuine Skoda side steps, too expensive. 

Direct 4x4 seem to have a good choice at a reasonable price and will fit them to the car.  However I would be wary of having a garage carving up the mudflaps. 

I don’t particularly want to cut the mudflaps at all, thus my original question. 

 

Tom

[silver1011]

The problem with any aftermarket add-on is they can easily look gaudy, running boards (side steps) are no exception. Too thick, too wide, too much chrome, strange patterns, a one-size-fits-all attitude to their design.

 

The genuine Skoda items are indeed expensive at £840, but at least the expense is justified, the running boards are bespoke, moulded to the exact contours of the car, the fixings are completely covered and the boards themselves are properly sealed against the body to prevent them from collecting and accumulating road grime and mud etc. as well as being fitted on the production line in the factory conforming to all their quality control checks.

 

Those contemplating keeping their cars for a long time also won't have any concerns about making a claim under Skoda's 12 year anti-corrosion warranty around the sills with the genuine parts.

 

Take a look here, these look pretty good for non-genuine, and to answer your original question allow the genuine Skoda front mudflaps to be fitted without modification to either the running boards or the mudflaps...

 

 

Edited 8 October, 2019 by silver1011

[silver1011]

16 hours ago, Gmac983 said:

Silver1011

Did you fit your running boards yourself? I don't recall if you said on your Kodi' Scout thread. 

If you did fit them yourself did you have the "crimping" tool for the inserts? 

 

When I ordered my Kodiaq the running boards were only available as a dealer fit accessory. The option to have them fitted at the factory is a relatively new one.

 

I was able to negotiate on their price though as I factored their fitting into the deal on the car itself. I think I ended up paying around £700 for them, which given the fact it took the dealer half a day didn't seem excessively expensive to me (the instructions recommend removing the doors prior to fitting ). But at least they were fitted when I picked the car up.

 

There is a thread in the Kodiaq forum (I think, or I may have seen it on social media), where someone fitted the boards themselves. They managed without the special tool but conceded it would have been easier with it.

 

Also, be aware that there is a separate part you need to order, which strangely isn't supplied with the running boards themselves. There are sealing strips that you need to source too. Superskoda for example don't supply these so a few people found themselves having to source them locally from their local Skoda dealer after finding them referenced in the fitting instructions, but not supplied in the box.

[Gmac983]

I originally ordered my Kodiaq with running boards to be factory fitted (I've mentioned this else where I think) but for one reason or another the car was supplied to me without them and my dealer couldn't supply them in a timely fashion either plus he wanted approx £700 as supply only 😠

So I took a refund for the £840 factory price and went aftermarket, £210 delivered from direct 4x4 plus 7 or 8 quid for some black underseal to coat all the various bracketry. That is the slight draw back with aftermarket steps, they aren't as neatly finished underneath as the genuine ones. Also there are some appalling looking efforts out there as well. Although I am very happy with how mine have turned out. (not being negative in anyway to the genuine versions as I was originally going to pay the £840 for them) 

Plus point though, no specialist tools needed (or to struggle without) only a couple screwdrivers and a socket set needed and certainly no requirement to remove the car doors (is that really necessary?)

Direct 4x4's kit included everything needed for the job, sealing strips n'all. 

As far as warranty goes, it is a case of taking your chances really. But tbh any corrision that may appear in that area of the car in years to come is going to be most likely put down to fair wear and tear and almost certainly not honored anyway, that's what I found with my old yeti and the zinc issue. 

After having fitted my own running boards the rubber/plastic blanks that cover the slots in the sills and floor (which you either remove altogether or drill through) of the car aren't a particularly good fit and therefore not very water tight in the first place. 

Edited 8 October, 2019 by Gmac983

[Gmac983]

Silver1011 

The karoq images that you linked to show the "stingray" steps (I'm pretty sure), which are the same as mine. Obviously kodiaq ones are a little longer though. 

OP would find them a reasonable choice. 

[Gmac983]

6 hours ago, Sanqhar said:

Thanks for the replies so far, keep them coming. 

 

I’m not looking at genuine Skoda side steps, too expensive. 

Direct 4x4 seem to have a good choice at a reasonable price and will fit them to the car.  However I would be wary of having a garage carving up the mudflaps. 

I don’t particularly want to cut the mudflaps at all, thus my original question. 

 

Tom

 

I would be very cautious about getting either direct 4x4 or indeed any independent to fit your running boards for you unless you really trust them. 

As I said direct 4x4 did have (still do?) a video showing a Kodiaq with one of their types of running boards fitted on YouTube. 

However be prepared to🤮 when you see what they unnecessarily did to that poor customers car!!!

I DIY'd mine in a morning just with the car on the ground (no jack's or car lifts necessary), no really issues at all, just took my time to do the job neatly without damaging anything. 

Edited 8 October, 2019 by Gmac983

[Gmac983]

A couple more pics of mine. As I said the underside isn't as neat as OEM but when it's quarter of the price who cares. 

Excuse the grott on the underside of the car, roads my way are pretty mucky at harvest time. 

[PMAJ]

@silver1011 Could you draw a template from your mud flaps? Just bought mud flaps for my Kodiaq and need to cut them for the Skoda side steps .... Thanks in advance, Paul.