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What's your favorite low-cost Amazon upgrade?

fliptide

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The most useful has been the obdii reader and security bypass cable so to make changes with ALPHAOBD.
Was also able to pick up Husky exact fit contour floor liners and husky mud guards as excellent condition used (customer returned) for a fraction of typical cost.
 

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For me it's been a few things:

Bullrings for stake pockets - Front: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HS4FJ4V/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Bullrings for stake pockets - Rear: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JMDN4C2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I don't like bright white lights in my truck bed. I don't like advertising to the world whatever I might have in there. I'm also not using these in a grocery store parking lot. It's usually at a dark boat landing or in the woods, so I don't like killing my night vision. These red lights put out more than enough light:
Red bed lights - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HHFT3V2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
Bed light switch - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07THYLHL5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Lower console organizer - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B081G68DWB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Ram mount on my dashboard for my iphone. It allows me to see my phone without taking my eyes off of the road. This is the mount ball. Pick any ram mount that attaches to one of these pivot balls - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B007EZPLFS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Black lug nuts to match my Night Edition truck - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B007QB5A56/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 

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For me it's been a few things:

Bullrings for stake pockets - Front: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HS4FJ4V/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Bullrings for stake pockets - Rear: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JMDN4C2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I don't like bright white lights in my truck bed. I don't like advertising to the world whatever I might have in there. I'm also not using these in a grocery store parking lot. It's usually at a dark boat landing or in the woods, so I don't like killing my night vision. These red lights put out more than enough light:
Red bed lights - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HHFT3V2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
Bed light switch - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07THYLHL5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Lower console organizer - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B081G68DWB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Ram mount on my dashboard for my iphone. It allows me to see my phone without taking my eyes off of the road. This is the mount ball. Pick any ram mount that attaches to one of these pivot balls - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B007EZPLFS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Black lug nuts to match my Night Edition truck - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B007QB5A56/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
That, sir, is a good list of inexpensive upgrades
 

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That, sir, is a good list of inexpensive upgrades
I got many of those ideas from others here. I just put together the 'greatest hits' album.

I must not have purchased through Amazon, but one of the best minor appearance upgrades that I did was adding the front tow hooks. It's ridiculous that Ram stopped making them standard. Within weeks of installing them, I was up in the woods in early spring. I had to drive around an area where the snow melt eroded a dirt road. My truck got stuck in the mud trying to get up a hill. Out came my come-along and was able to give it enough to pull past the worst spot. Not only do they make a truck look better, but they can be damn useful too!

Buy the bezel kit as well - DTTOWHOOKBLK | Mopar Online Parts
 

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I vote for the foam cupholders that fit the front door pockets. Should have come with every trim level IMO, or at least should have been in the accessory catalog.
Have a link?
 

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I did a quick search for bed extenders and done see the one pictured above coming back in any returns, the Mopar OEM on for my 2020 appears to be a smooth matte black one. Is this for latter years @crusher ?
my 2022 did not came factory with them, so i odered them. it seem for a dumb safety reason they drop that for 2022

they are same spec as pre 2022,

they are matte black, just a picture effect

 

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I vote for the foam cupholders that fit the front door pockets. Should have come with every trim level IMO, or at least should have been in the accessory catalog.
Have a link?
Here's the part numbers
Cup Holder Right 5YK46TX7AC
Cup Holder Left 5YK47TX7AC

and here's a few possible links
https://www.amazon.com/Mopar-2019-2020-1500-Right-Cupholders/dp/B08D21BPJN
https://www.amazon.com/LINOAH-Compatible-2019-2022-5YK46TX7AC-5YK47TX7AC/dp/B0BDTY23KZ?th=1
https://www.amazon.com/AUTOHAUX-Right-Holder-5YK46TX7AC-5YK46TRM/dp/B09BW31VMM

I don't remember where I actually got mine, but think all those are about the same.

Oh, and Ram calls them "bottle holders". Your big gulp will not fit, they are sized for cans, soda bottles, and small/medium cups.
 

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Ouch... maybe I should sell my foam dust holder... truck only came with a driver's side.
 
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Ouch... maybe I should sell my foam dust holder... truck only can with a driver's side.
Ram seems to have been all over the map with these, none/one/both. I could see it on a Tradesman, maybe, with a laptop computer, files, and parts in the passenger seat, but not sure what Ram's theory was.
 

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Motofab leveling pucks

MotoFab Lifts DR-2-2" Front... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I5057UU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
New Ram owner here, still getting my head around the whole leveling concept. I never knew it wasn't level until I read about it, now I can't unsee it. Seems like there are lots of options to do the same thing, and pricing is all over the place. Are these pucks really all that are required to level a stock '22 Laramie, for example? Is there a better option that'll result in a better ride or longer wear for the other suspension parts?
 

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Ouch... maybe I should sell my foam dust holder... truck only came with a driver's side.
Mine o my came with drivers side as well. Bought a passenger side and don't think it's ever been used.
 

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Do you think Ram designed the door striker to hold a couple hundred pounds? I realize that a portion of the weight is transferred to the jamb, but I still wouldn't want to weaken that area and cause issues with the door closing tight. You can't use that thing to wash your truck without getting water in the cab anyway. This is a safer solution.

 

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Do you think Ram designed the door striker to hold a couple hundred pounds? I realize that a portion of the weight is transferred to the jamb, but I still wouldn't want to weaken that area and cause issues with the door closing tight. You can't use that thing to wash your truck without getting water in the cab anyway. This is a safer solution.

The door jamb SEPA have been around for over 20 years. Can't say I have ever heard of any issues from people using them
 

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