My deployable side steps are starting to show their age and its lead me down a bit of a rabbit hole.

I thought about refurbishing them, people have raptor lined them but then post 12 months later saying it didnt last.

At some point the design changed (2019/20?) I think to make it plastic covered rather than power coated? I don't have any in hand but you can tell the newer style as they don't have removable ends like the early kind.

JLR charge 500+ per step, second hand they are all generally all the early kind and worn out anyway, you can pickup them cheaper on ebay occasionally as new old stock but you need to make sure you get the revised ones if you are spending that kind of money.

However.. the L460 ones are cheaper and tend to cost 350~ on ebay for genuine ones which is a bit more palatable. The mounting brackets look the same design, its a channel with a movable backing plate in so that allows for infinite adjustment fore and aft.

Just wondering if anyone has experimented before?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226013173740

Furthering on this topic the reason I started looking into the steps so much was my passenger side one stopped working.

Landrover said the motor has been discontinued now so the only option are the aftermarket copies. It seems you can get every part of the deployable side step system (brackets etc) aftermarket now.

When i disassembled the steps and started testing I didnt find any rust binding it up but it was dry seized.

For those wanting to replace the step motors I would recommend replacing the bushes at the same time, they are sf-1f (self lubricating single flange) bushes, 16mm ID, 18mm OD and 12mm depth. Ive order myself a pack and have spares so if anybody needs a couple feel free to send me a PM.

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