Calling those that have the deployable side steps on their fatty...

Are they good, worth it, useful etc?

Cheers __
2018 L405 3.0 TDV6 Vogue SE Fuji White
2000 4.6 V8 HSE Oxford Blue
1994 3.9 V8 Vogue Ardennes Green - resto project

Land Rover History:
2010 3.6 TDV8 Autobiography Stornoway Grey
2001 Discovery 2 TD5 GS
1999 Discovery 2 V8i XS
1994 Discovery 300Tdi
1993 Discovery 200Tdi
1989 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.5EFi
1976 Series 3 2.25
1977 Range Rover 2 door 3.5 Carb

Don't hesitate. Best RR gadget ever!

. Cheers, Greg
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Much easier to get in and out of the car with them.

Fantastic!  Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Agree with above comments, but mine (at 5 years old) need lubing every 6 to 8 weeks or they stick and misbehave. I've found a cool gadget attracts great derision if it fails in public... Mike - MPx

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2012 5.0 V8 Supercharged Autoboigraphy Orkney Grey (2017-2021)
2007 4.2 V8 Supercharged Vogue SE Tonga Green (2012-2017)
2002 4.4 V8 Vogue Bonnatti Grey (2008-2012)

MPx
What method and lube do you use?

Currently use 3in1 High Performance Lubricant with PTFE. The steps have a good safety feature that they return (in or out) if they meet much resistance on their travel. The offside step suddenly stayed out during a trip to north Cornwall on a Sunday and that 3in1 stuff was the best I could find in the only available open corner shop. I think its better than WD40. Deployed steps are not a useful feature on Cornish lanes and I was a bit worried about damage if I needed to take refuge in a gateway etc

I spray each side of each pivot rod where it goes through the brackets (that's about 16 places per end), and importantly the drive shaft from the motor assembly at the front. If I've left it long enough that a step is misbehaving then I usually have to manually assist (push or pull) to get the step to cycle properly. Once its working I spray again and cycle it a few times. As I said, it should last a few weeks then - indeed I last did it on 24th July so its probably time again now. Its possible to hear it labouring when it needs doing, but I've not yet managed to pinpoint exactly where the noise/problem is coming from so I tend to do the whole lot. I got the car in Feb. The steps were lubed at the dealers in April, and I've done it three times since then. Mike - MPx

2017 5.0 V8 Supercharged SVAutobigraphy Dynamic SVO Palette Grey (2021-...)
2012 5.0 V8 Supercharged Autoboigraphy Orkney Grey (2017-2021)
2007 4.2 V8 Supercharged Vogue SE Tonga Green (2012-2017)
2002 4.4 V8 Vogue Bonnatti Grey (2008-2012)

MPx
Brilliant feed back, many thanks.

So they seem like a good mod then...

Only lasting 5 years before needing very regular maintenance is a bit of a bad point though.

Are they strong enough to be used to stand on when washing the car or reaching to the roof etc? __
2018 L405 3.0 TDV6 Vogue SE Fuji White
2000 4.6 V8 HSE Oxford Blue
1994 3.9 V8 Vogue Ardennes Green - resto project

Land Rover History:
2010 3.6 TDV8 Autobiography Stornoway Grey
2001 Discovery 2 TD5 GS
1999 Discovery 2 V8i XS
1994 Discovery 300Tdi
1993 Discovery 200Tdi
1989 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.5EFi
1976 Series 3 2.25
1977 Range Rover 2 door 3.5 Carb

j_rov
They have a "lock out" setting that allows you to reach the roof.

Millerj90, thanks, but are they strong feeling? I had steps on my discovery 2 and they felt a bit flimsy.. Ok for a single foot into the car, but standing with both feet reaching up was not great (granted they were 10 years old...). __
2018 L405 3.0 TDV6 Vogue SE Fuji White
2000 4.6 V8 HSE Oxford Blue
1994 3.9 V8 Vogue Ardennes Green - resto project

Land Rover History:
2010 3.6 TDV8 Autobiography Stornoway Grey
2001 Discovery 2 TD5 GS
1999 Discovery 2 V8i XS
1994 Discovery 300Tdi
1993 Discovery 200Tdi
1989 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.5EFi
1976 Series 3 2.25
1977 Range Rover 2 door 3.5 Carb

j_rov
They feel strong enough to me. I've been standing on them to get to the roof and I'm no Size Zero!

I think these are very cool but can they take any stick ? already had my FF upto the sills deep in it so will these take a bash ?

The steps themselves are strong enough bits of kit, I'd say just as robust as the fixed steps I had on my last SC. But they have a motor each side and loads of moving parts. I'm not sure how the motor would react to wading or wallowing in mud. I would think that hitting a rock in the wrong place could also cause some issues. Absolutely no prob driving across fields and the like, but not ideal for proper trials stuff. Mike - MPx

2017 5.0 V8 Supercharged SVAutobigraphy Dynamic SVO Palette Grey (2021-...)
2012 5.0 V8 Supercharged Autoboigraphy Orkney Grey (2017-2021)
2007 4.2 V8 Supercharged Vogue SE Tonga Green (2012-2017)
2002 4.4 V8 Vogue Bonnatti Grey (2008-2012)