Kids much shorter than that don't seem to have trouble, so I'm surprised any adult would need running boards. In my experience, they don't work well with these vehicles. They just get your pants dirty.

Have you actually tried an XC60 with running boards? Make sure it will actually help you in the way you need, before you spend the money. In my opinion, they don't work for most people.

 

Huh, my partner is 5'1" and has no issues at all. The XC60 ground clearance is only something like 9".

+1 to try one, maybe ask your dealer.

 

I forgot to mention that my wife is 82 and is more and more fearful of falling.

 

I don't want to rain on your parade. Perhaps you'll find them useful. My mother, and my mother in law, are both in that age range and short-ish. But the running boards are just dangerous. It's so much easier to fall from them than when climbing in the car from the ground. They are simply too narrow to offer a safe footing surface, while at the same time wide enough to dirty your pants when entering/exiting.

If you have air suspensions, entry/exist settings that lower the car are more useful.

Your experience might differ - and I hope it does. But try them before you buy them, if you are in still in time to decide.

 

Our R-Design came with them. Like the look, but not functionality.

 

My experience with Volvo accessories is that the instructions are hit or miss. Something like running boards are going to be more complex than, say, installing a bike rack.

If you're adamant on DIY, perhaps you can convince the dealer where you bought the running boards to print out the installation instructions and give them to you?

 

If anyone needs it Installation Instructions

https://accessories.volvocars.com/en-ca/InstallationInstruction/Document/VCC-516822-1/XC60(18-)/2021

 

If anyone needs it Installation Instructions

https://accessories.volvocars.com/e...ocars.com/en-ca/InstallationInstruction/Document/VCC-516822-1/XC60(1:cool:/2021

Ah. I was thinking they were some sort of electrically-operated thing that would need tie-in to the BCM. These look comparably easy to install.

 

Maybe something like this would assist? Stander Steel Handybar 3-in-1 Vehicle Support Handle in Red 3001

 

This is an old post, but I'd reinforce what others said. The Volvo running boards are horrible for function. I think they would make it harder to get in and out of for most folks and would actually increase the chances of someone falling.

 

I have found this to be true of just about every car with running boards I have seen. My sister in law is "less than tall" and they have them on their Jeep Grand Cherokee, and their F150. I can't see them helping that much, and they do get in the way of normalish people like me. I think they actually help her, especially on the F150, but I agree with what you said overall.

 

Yeah, even modern 2wd trucks have gotten quite tall over the years.