My Honda Crown Road has been installed with side pedals, but also installed front and rear bars, after a period of use, I found that the SUV installation side pedal and front and rear guard bar has 3 major advantages and 7 major disadvantages, I advise those who want to install side pedals and front and rear bars of the car owners, must think twice, only understand the pros and cons, in order to use the car in the back of the process without regret!
Now as long as it is the owner of the purchase of SUV, whether it is a compact SUV or a medium-sized SUV, will spend a high price to install side pedals and front and rear guards to their cars, but as a person who comes over, I think that the installation of front and rear bars and side pedals in SUVs is more harmful than beneficial, and I advise those who want to install front and rear bars and side pedals, they must think twice, otherwise it is just a waste of money!
Personal experience tells you, is the front and rear bars worth installing?
I have opened a decoration shop before, there are many car owners after buying SUV models, will come to my side to order a set of pedals and front and rear bars, there are fixed pedals, the price of installation is basically 550 yuan - 2000 yuan, and some high-end cars will choose to install electric pedals, the price is generally 2500 yuan - 5500 yuan.
More than half of the owners of these will come to me to remove the pedals in the year or two after installing the pedals, and after some communication, I found that although the reasons for these owners are also various, most people feel that the installation of the pedals is not necessary!
Owner A: Tear down my broken pedals, every time I cross the road, I will be hit!
Owner B: This broken pedal! Every time it rains, it always rubs the hem of my pants all over the mud!
Owner C: Remove my electric pedal! One will work and one will not work, it is really troublesome!
Owner D: Take down my front and rear bars and pedals! The car is going to go online for annual review, and it can't pass! I knew I wouldn't have installed it in the first place!
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7 major disadvantages of installing side pedals and front and rear bumpers
In fact, now many models of the installation of side pedals and front and rear bars are over-installed, such as some compact SUVs, chassis height and car almost no difference, at this time the installation of side pedals and front and rear bars is a bit redundant, so next we will discuss, the installation of side pedals and front and rear bars of the 7 major shortcomings!
1. The aesthetics are greater than the practicality, and the cost of repair is high in the later stage
SUV installation of front and rear bars is actually a decorative behavior, aesthetics is greater than practicality, and in the process of later use, if the vehicle bumper is damaged and needs to be replaced or the side edge needs to be repaired, the maintenance cost at this time will be greatly improved, and the front and rear bars and side pedals need to be replaced, and the side pedals are purchased in sets, even if the broken side, also need to replace the full set!
2. The side pedal will reduce the ground clearance of the vehicle
Now many side pedals in terms of design, will be according to the model, there are side bracketing pedals and sunken pedals, in general, the side enveloping pedals need to disassemble the side skirt of the vehicle to install, the performance in terms of load-bearing is general, but there is not much impact on the ground clearance of the vehicle; and the sunken pedal is load-bearing by three brackets fixed on the chassis, so it is higher in terms of strength, but it will seriously reduce the ground clearance of the vehicle; and the retractable electric pedal is better because of the installation of the motor and the shrinkage of the chassis, although the aesthetics are better, But for the ground clearance of the vehicle, the impact is even greater!
3. The installation of the front and rear bumpers will bring irreparable damage to the front and rear bumpers
First of all, the front and rear bars, according to so many guard bars I have installed, in addition to the original factory's front and rear bars are reserved for installation positions and fixed screws, the front and rear bars of the rear installation need to be directly screwed on the bumper with self-tapping wires to fix, once the front and rear bars are removed, only a hole will be left.
As for the pedal, if it is a pedal that is installed by the disassembly side bracket, the removed side bracket needs to be packaged and preserved, and if the vehicle wants to be restored later, the side skirt of the original car can still be used; if it is a sunken pedal, it will not cause any damage to the structure of the vehicle in terms of installation.
4. The failure rate of the electric pedal is high and the use is unstable
Many owners of high-end cars will choose electric pedals with stronger aesthetics, but as electronic products, although the manufacturers ensure that the stability is very good, but because of various broken wires and wiring reasons, it will lead to the failure of the electric pedals, and serious will also lead to irreparable damage to the vehicle or various fault codes!
5. High purchase and installation costs
According to my installation experience, the price of the front and rear bars of the general SUV is about 450 yuan-1500 yuan, the price of the side pedal is 450 yuan -1200 yuan, while the price of the high-end electric pedal is 2500 yuan -5500 yuan, as for the installation price, the manual cost of the front and rear bars is about 100 yuan, the manual cost of the side pedal is 150 yuan -300 yuan, as for the more expensive electric pedal, the installation price starts at 500 yuan, depending on the model and difficulty!
6. The annual review needs to remove the front and rear bars and side pedals
Many models with front and rear bars and side pedals, if it is time to go online for annual inspection, because the actual photos of the vehicle are different from those on the driving license, at this time it is necessary to remove the front and rear bars and side pedals and restore them to their original state, and in the process of disassembly, it is inevitable to damage the front and rear bars and side pedals, resulting in the later stage can not be used, can only be replaced with a new one.
7, rainy days always rub the pants cuffs are full of mud
For those compact SUVs or small SUVs with side pedals, it is a nightmare when it rains, my former modern IX35 is like this, every time when it rains, because the pedals are relatively high, the car can not be used, but if you get off the car directly, you will rub the entire pants cuffs with mud, which makes people very distressed!
3 advantages of installing side pedals and front and rear bumpers
Although there are many disadvantages in installing front and rear bars and side pedals, the advantages are also worth affirming, and the 3 major advantages after installation are the most concerned places for many car owners.
1. Driving protection
The owner of the installed side pedal and front and rear bars is more confident in the driving process, mainly because the front and rear bars and side pedals installed after the installation can play a buffering role in the process of small impact, thereby protecting the front and rear bumpers and the left and right side doors, and at the same time, for some limited width pavement, the role of the side pedal is quite obvious.
2. Parking protection
In fact, the function of parking protection is my most optimistic, mainly because when my car was parked before, the door was hit by the next car with several pits, which made me particularly bad, but if the side pedal was installed, when the next car opened the door, it would only hit my pedal, and would not hurt my door, from this point of view, the installation of the side pedal is still very necessary.
3, for medium and large SUVs, it is indeed convenient for the elderly and children to get on and off the bus
For some medium and large SUVs, the elderly and children get on and off the car is indeed very inconvenient, and the side pedal can indeed solve this just need problem very well, from the practical point of view, it is very worth installing.
But it should be emphasized that many compact SUVs also need to be equipped with front and rear bars and side pedals, which makes me very incomprehensible, for compact SUVs, installing front and rear bars and side pedals is simply a waste of money, and there is no practicality, I really don't know how these people think so!
In addition to the large SUVs, other models are equipped with front and rear bars and side pedals, which is completely more harmful than beneficial
In fact, compared with the installation and no installation of the model, I think in addition to the large SUV has the need to install, the installation of other models are redundant, for the compact SUV and some urban SUVs, the height of the door and the car is almost not much different, after the installation of the side pedal, reduce the vehicle's ground clearance, not to mention, but also affect the passability of the vehicle, but a little more than worth the loss.
Let's talk about the front and rear bars, the front and rear bars are actually more decorative parts, but the design of many front and rear bars is really a bit different, so that the temperament of the whole vehicle is reduced at once, which has a negative effect on the aesthetics of the vehicle, and the front and rear bars also need to be installed through holes, which is the place I can't stand the most!
Finally, it should be emphasized that when the vehicle reaches the online annual inspection, because the actual photos of the vehicle and the driving license do not match, at this time it is necessary to remove the front and rear bars and side pedals to be inspected annually, and for many older models, the front and rear bars and side pedals will be damaged during the demolition process, resulting in the two can not be used again, invisibly increasing the cost of use again!
At last
Many car companies in the design of SUV models, are considering the installation of front and rear bars and side pedals, for medium and large SUVs, because of the high ground clearance, so the original factory will be designed with side pedals, so as to facilitate the driver and occupants to get on and off the car; and for some of the main off-road SUV models, the original factory will also be equipped with more explained metal front and rear bars, in the use of the effect and protection is stronger.
And for those original models without front and rear bars and side pedals, it is still not recommended to install it later, and the use effect is not very good, especially some small SUVs or compact SUVs, there is no need to install at all!