The running boards are bolted to the chassis, you will need the inner and outer plastic sills to replace.
Running boards are normally an option, if wanting to remove them the sill sections need to be fitted.It's a dealership option to delete running boards, no idea if they want to charge haven't got to that stage yet!
Hi new member (today 14/2) ref: the above I have purchased a GLC 220 NIGHT EDITION. with ff standard running boards, which make entry & exit difficult for my partner with a bad knee. Is it an expensive dealer swap? as I would like to remove them completely..Running boards are normally an option, if wanting to remove them the sill sections need to be fitted.