Reviews for Quadratec QR3 Heavy Duty Side Steps for 07-18 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited JK 4 Door
So far so good - as a relatively cheap option, these look good and seem to be pretty tough.
I am not particularly satisfied with the quality of these steps. The steps are made of plastic. They just don't feel like there is much too them. However, I am very surprised how good they look on my jeep and how well the brackets and hardware are. Everything is nice and tight. For the price you really can't beat it. Overall happy with them
Great for what they are. The black ones are texture nicely and are semi-gloss. Install was easy and straightforward. these wont last for ever as they are fairly thin walled tube. They will drop the step down from jeep door around 7". My kids and wife are thankful I put these in. I would buy again.
Just finished installing them, so this review is for their fit and finish, not long term durability.
The instructions were good, hardware seems solid. The brackets were were labeled for drivers and passenger and front, center, rear, and the parts even come in color coded bags - green for drivers side, clear for passenger, which really makes the install easier. Someone was really thinking.
They give you extra hardware to accommodate the different mounting styles for different year jeeps. Really helpful, because I needed a mix of bolt types.
One HUGE complaint is that they use button head bolts instead of hex bolts for some of the bolts. This makes install a complete pain since you have to use an allen wrench instead of a socket kit. I went out and replaced those with stainless hex bolts which made it way easier, but they aren't black so they don't match. So much thought in one area, such a pain in another. Deducted one star for not making everything standard bolts.
The finish is different than I expected, and you can't really tell in the picture. In the picture the paint looks smooth, but it is actually textured - not sure how to describe it, but almost like it is wrinkled. It looks OK, but it really is different than the picture.
Overall these didn't seem as heavy (or maybe as durable) as the previous set that I had for 8 years from a competitor. These were also half the price, so we'll see how they last.
Overall, recommended so far.
Bough orig pair 3 years ago when jeep new. First pair started to rust and quad sent me new pair after 14 months. Second pair rusting now. Kinda disappointed, but this is my first Jeep, and I am realizing that everything on a jeep rusts faster than my other cars.
They were great for a while but then started to rust
These steps were installed on my wife's JKU last June. They worked out just fine until our first snow last week. A few days of snow and road salt has resulted in extensive rusting in less than a week. We are very disappointed in the level of corrosion. We have multiple Jeep and have purchased a lot of equipment from Quadratec with good results. Hopefully this is an anomaly.
As others stated, these were a great investment....until they weren't. They were a great price, easy to install and completed the look of my Jeep Wrangler Sport Unlimited. Just shy of a year, they started to rust at the ends and on the top where the oval logo sits. It has to be that they are not sealed properly and water gets in. The rust was shooting off the sides and under the wheel well, staining the underside of my Jeep. Customer Service was great when I called and sent me a new set immediately. However, I did not install the new set, as I was worried I would just invite "new rust". Would NOT purchase again. It's a shame, as they do look nice and functioned well...at first.
If you like to see dirty rust color stains coming from beneath the rubber treads then these rails are for you. Rain and moister gets into the tube and comes out VIA the unsealed rubber treads. Leaving rusty color streaks long the pipes.
These were fine...for six years. At which point they rusted out badly. Very disappointed.