or other debris that can be thrown up from the wheels as well as provide protection from rocks or other anomalies that can exist off road the sheet metal basin is formed from sheet metal and triangular or pie shaped sections are removed and the edges from the removed section are joined and welded at 77 to form two structural triangles 74 and 76 to increase the structural strength of the basin or foot well the foot well incorporates a variety of features such as slots grooves raise and depressed areas to allow drainage cleaning and improve foot retention the foot well starts as a flat punched and formed sheet the sheet is fit and welded onto the tubular frame to create a single structural unit or half unit that is bolted to the frame of the vehicle additional mounting locations 15 and 16 secure the back of the nerf bar on the frame of the vehicle a location for a logo plate 180 provides a mounting location to identify the part number or other identifiable information regarding the manufacturer fig3 is a front view of the nerf bar structure and the replaceable foot peg inserts this view show the structure 5 looking across the.