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Honda did this on purpose......... buggers.
My dealer offered to put the inserts on for free, but I was determined to put the running boards on myself.
I took a look at the oval-shaped opening next to the location where the insert is supposed to go into and decided to put a piece of electrical wire through this hole and bent it so the end would come out the hole where the insert and bolt is supposed to go into. I taped electrical tape around the wire and the thread end of one of the bolts. Pulled the sucker through and that was it. I used a lock washer, supplied flare nut, and vice-gripped the bolt while I tighted her up.
Simple and effective. No mess, no stress!
Only problem was I was two nuts short (hee hee). Just went to local hardware store and they gave me two flared nuts for free - it's always a good day when you get something for free.
BTW, electrical wire 14 gauge or anything that is stiff enough to bend would work. No need really to physically attach the wire to the end of the bolt. Electrical tape is pretty tough.
With all the nuts and bolts, having a compressor and an air gun would have saved me oodles of time. I would say with the help of a friend and air tools, you can install both running boards in under half an hour.
I actually had my son help me - spent some quality time with the kid. If I had my friends help, it would have taken 5 hours and two cases of beer.
Hope the tip helps...........
My dealer offered to put the inserts on for free, but I was determined to put the running boards on myself.
I took a look at the oval-shaped opening next to the location where the insert is supposed to go into and decided to put a piece of electrical wire through this hole and bent it so the end would come out the hole where the insert and bolt is supposed to go into. I taped electrical tape around the wire and the thread end of one of the bolts. Pulled the sucker through and that was it. I used a lock washer, supplied flare nut, and vice-gripped the bolt while I tighted her up.
Simple and effective. No mess, no stress!
Only problem was I was two nuts short (hee hee). Just went to local hardware store and they gave me two flared nuts for free - it's always a good day when you get something for free.
BTW, electrical wire 14 gauge or anything that is stiff enough to bend would work. No need really to physically attach the wire to the end of the bolt. Electrical tape is pretty tough.
With all the nuts and bolts, having a compressor and an air gun would have saved me oodles of time. I would say with the help of a friend and air tools, you can install both running boards in under half an hour.
I actually had my son help me - spent some quality time with the kid. If I had my friends help, it would have taken 5 hours and two cases of beer.
Hope the tip helps...........