02 TB running boards compatible with 06 9-7X?

[dkvasnicka]

I'd love to have running boards on my 9-7X but shipping stuff that big to Europe is expensive as hell. Fortunately, there is a 02 TB currently available for parting out here in the CZ.
Can the running boards it has be attached to a 06 9-7X? If not, is the problem a mount points mismatch only or is the length/shape too different?

 

[Matt]

I "think" it's the size/shape.

 

[dkvasnicka]

I "think" it's the size/shape.

You mean it won't fit for this reason? The wheelbase of the two cars is identical, so I was hoping shape differences wouldn't be a showstopper.

 

[Matt]

Yes for that reason..hang on, let me check something.

On sniffing around the net, all the running boards I've looked at say they are compatible with TB/Envoy/Bravada/Ascender and 9-7X.

Hopefully someone that knows 100% will chime in.

 

[fletch09]

if you can, crawl under and see how they are mounted, take a few measurements, then check under yours to see if you have the same mounting points. those do not look like OEM boards. but if mounting points are the same, they should work.

 

[dkvasnicka]

if you can, crawl under and see how they are mounted, take a few measurements

Unfortunately it's a 310 miles drive... I'll wait for him to confirm he still has them and then I'll try to find out as much as I can, possibly making him take some more photos for me.

 

[fletch09]

well, he may know if those boards used the mounting points that are under there.
on my 09 there are 3 mounting brackets on each side, mine has 3 threaded holes per mounting bracket. the OEM "plastic" running boards uses all 3 mounting holes, while my chrome tube steps uses only 2 of the 3.

 

[dkvasnicka]

Ah, the pics are perfect, thanks!

 

[stickypoop]

I removed the OEM running boards from my 04 Envoy and still have them kicking around. If you need measurements on the mounting brackets I can easily do that for you since they're off the truck

 

[djthumper]

Size wise they should fit fine. Shape wise I do not know how they will look. As already stated you should have mounting holes where they would go.

 

[dkvasnicka]

I removed the OEM running boards from my 04 Envoy and still have them kicking around. If you need measurements on the mounting brackets I can easily do that for you since they're off the truck

That'd be cool. Not exactly sure what measurements I should want though... probably the distance between the brackets?

 

[stickypoop]

That'd be cool. Not exactly sure what measurements I should want though... probably the distance between the brackets?

I'll grab center to center measurements tomorrow... though I agree with earlier comments that the brackets probably do line up. I'm sure these trucks are all built on the same frame... Looking at some pictures of Saabs they do seem to come with ones different from the Envoys/TBs. You may end up just having to try it to see if it'll actually fit and look right

 

[dkvasnicka]

These are the pics I got. He says the left one is missing a rubber (can it be bought separately?) and the right one is a bit damaged (not sure I see where). What about the mount points though? It seems to me that what's on his photos is a lot different than what fletch09 posted here (he says the board are original, including the brackets & stuff).

He's offering them for $130 which is of course way below what I'd have to pay when buying something from the US.

 

[dkvasnicka]

Also they seem to very tightly match the shapes of the body of a Trailblazer... not sure the 9-7X is identical in these places

 

[Mooseman]

I'm pretty sure I saw some pics of a 9-7x with running boards. Just searching on the net, found this Aero with them (which I find sacrilegious for an Aero).

 

[fletch09]

it's hard to tell by the pics how they are actually mounted. maybe there was a change somewhere between 02 and 09 as to how and where running boards where mounted.
if you have the mounting points on yours that look like what i posted, maybe look for boards that are 06 or newer. what i posted earlier where my chrome tube steps. here's a pic of what the un-mounted "plastic" boards look like. that match up with the mounting brackets.

 

[dkvasnicka]

So I sent him the photo of my mounts (indeed the same fletch09 posted), asking him if he thinks it'll fit. IMHO, either it won't or he has an exceptional ability to do bad pictures

 

[dkvasnicka]

He sent two more photos and now it looks like the mount points are indeed the same across the years. They look horrible, though, as does the whole car they're from (at least from down under).

 

[Mooseman]

If it's just the underside that's rusty, you can clean and paint them. Should look like new if the top side look good.

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

They are the same mounting and the shape of the lower rocker(plastic piece) under the doors is the same.

 

[Boeing 0286]

I'd love to have running boards on my 9-7X but shipping stuff that big to Europe is expensive as hell. Fortunately, there is a 02 TB currently available for parting out here in the CZ.
Can the running boards it has be attached to a 06 9-7X? If not, is the problem a mount points mismatch only or is the length/shape too different?

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Dobrý den, s Vámi snad můžu česky, že? Chtěl jsem se zeptat, vlastním sbírku automobilů SAAB a mezi nimi i model 9-7X. Též bych měl zájem o zakoupení bočních nášlapů na toto auto, ale nikde jsem nic nesehnal...neměl byste tip, pokud jste to nějak zdárně vyřešil na svém autě?
Já si tam původně nechal dát předělané nášlapy z nějakého asiata, ale musel jsem je dát pryč, hrozně vrzaly a nedržely...

Díky moc předem za odpověď!
Martin

 

[dkvasnicka]

Dobrý den, s Vámi snad můžu česky, že?

You can definitely talk Czech to me but in private messages, not here in the thread (I'd suggest rewriting your message in English)

No, I haven't solved it yet. I'm simply waiting for a nice pair for a reasonable amount of money to show up. It's not a matter of life & death for me, not losing any sleep over it...