3rd party side steps for XC90 R-Design

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Originally Posted by MrM83

I may be facing having some more time on my hands and am revisiting the side step idea which I’ve done nothing about. @Dohnut I bought and then fitted the OEM Volvo mudflaps and they are very simple to fit, you shouldn’t have too much of an issue.

Regarding side steps I’ve spoken to many third party providers and some say they will fit no problem (not sure all are qualified to say so quite so quickly) others say they will be an issue due to the different body trim of an R Design vs Inscription, more specifically the “extra” protruding sill trim piece at the very bottom. A number of third party ones fit by anchoring into various holes underneath the car, and some require the rubber jacking points to be removed in order to fit. I’m not sure how big a problem this might be in practice.


Giving this thread a little bump in case anyone has fitted non OEM side steps to an SPA XC90 R Design and can provide any insight.

Maybe of no help but here is a pic of the oe steps on my my22 R Design975EA693-A5BF-47C1-810A-8CBA94F5D709.jpeg