H.A.M.B'rs Have any of you 40 Ford lovers had experience with the Drake running boards? I have the opportunity to obtain a pair in exchange for my well used set. Just wanted to know of fitment issues and the like. As always I appreciate the vast knowledge and experience you folks possess. MrPhat40 Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I put a set on my coupe a little over a year ago. Great fit and a great product. I would recommend new bolts when ya do it, just because that makes the job easier.
Have used maybe 7-8 sets. They are very nice boards. Only issue was at front where they turn down on fender there can be a gap at the bottom--easy to tweak to fit. New bolts help and look right when looking in the back wheel well.
Bringing up an old post but I have been getting emails from Drake advertising his "new" running boards with vulcanized rubber pads. For those of you who have responded to this post...are your running boards "vulcanized" or are the pads glued in place? Thanks... (My running boards are in fairly good shape and I have a new set of pads/covers but if the "new" Drake boards are really that much better I may have to consider shelling out the $$$ and buying a set)
The Vulcanized boards is the only way to go, the after market glue on covers never look or fit correctly. HRP
OK...so I get the message, vulcanized is better. Now here is my situation, I have OEM running boards that are in great shape and have been sandblasted and epoxy primed. The car came with a set of covers that I believe are about 10 years old. I mention the age since there may be a difference in quality over the years. As seen in the photo the replacement cover is sitting on the running board...this is just a pre-fit mockup. I was concerned about whether the covers would clean up after all these years...I think that they look good even without silicone sprays or other coatings. Fit seems to be perfect. I bought some 3M Windo-Weld to glue these covers in place, I saw a video of a guy using this adhesive and it looked like a much better technique than contact cement. The Mac's covers that HRP posted a pic of cost over $311...doesn't seem "cheap" to me but maybe there is something about them once they are installed that makes them look cheaper than they cost. I would love to have a set of the new Drake boards but $1275 + shipping is a lot of cash to spend on what I see as only a nominal improvement. Am I missing anything?
I'm in the use'em bunch. They look good, you can always spend more money and buy the others. Sent from my SM-G900V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
if it's not on Back order... seems like everything I inquire about on the web sites seems "out of stock" The running boards they make are really nice and worth the bucks spent for sure... like hotrodprimer said wait for the annual sale.
enjenjo...your Stude video was the one I watched on YouTube. I have a few questions: Did you use the 3M primer on your boards prior to applying the windo-weld? What was the purpose in using the torch on the underside of the mats? I have done a bit of testing and found that the bond is a lot stronger when using the primer so I am going that route. I was also wondering if you could get an even distribution of adhesive on the board using that spreader? I thought that maybe a very fine tooth trowel would work well
A couple of friends have used the covers, need alot of clamps and planning, but they look great. May need to fill the steel to get a nice shape for the covers.
If you do this, id be really interested in seeing what you do, its also one of those jobs i've got in my future.. 40 boards aren't as smooth as those, they will need work to get a nice shape for the rubber. Some good info on how to fit here https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1938-39-40-sloper-custom.1210500/page-23