Heated running boards

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AmyRain

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This will be my 24th new car purchase. I have tried about everything so I have a wide range of options that I like, dislike and just can’t find. Three of my purchases have been trucks. A Ford, a Chevy, and a Ram, all of which I have fallen out of due to ice on my running boards. I think this could be an easy fix, considering options of a heated mirrors, seats and steering wheels. Maybe it already exists but not in my world yet.
 
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This will be my 24th new car purchase. I have tried about everything so I have a wide range of options that I like, dislike and just can’t find. Three of my purchases have been trucks. A Ford, a Chevy, and a Ram, all of which I have fallen out of due to ice on my running boards. I think this could be an easy fix, considering options of a heated mirrors, seats and steering wheels. Maybe it already exists but not in my world yet.
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Not sure if it would help, but would retractable might keep some of the ice off them. I live so far south, the only thing my diesel block heater have managed is a permanent recall notice due to a fire hazard-that the dealers will not address because nobody uses them here.
 
This will be my 24th new car purchase. I have tried about everything so I have a wide range of options that I like, dislike and just can’t find. Three of my purchases have been trucks. A Ford, a Chevy, and a Ram, all of which I have fallen out of due to ice on my running boards. I think this could be an easy fix, considering options of a heated mirrors, seats and steering wheels. Maybe it already exists but not in my world yet.

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This will be my 24th new car purchase. I have tried about everything so I have a wide range of options that I like, dislike and just can’t find. Three of my purchases have been trucks. A Ford, a Chevy, and a Ram, all of which I have fallen out of due to ice on my running boards. I think this could be an easy fix, considering options of a heated mirrors, seats and steering wheels. Maybe it already exists but not in my world yet.
I like the idea but when driving in snow I suspect the cold air flow and snow build up from the road would require some serious heat to keep the ice/slip factor from building up