Recent content by Quint

The starter on my 2021 Bighorn with 75k miles died in May. I got the single click too, so slid underneath with a hammer, gave it a tap, and it started up. I installed an aftermarket starter and it's working fine ever since. The two dealers nearest me were over two weeks out for appointments. Who...

When I was a tow truck driver in college, the first car that I learned to unlock was my '83 Mustang. It had a stick lock like our Ram trucks. When they showed me how to slide in a wedge and use the lock-lifter to pull up on the lock, I was amazed at how easy it was to break into a car. The...

Thanks for the responses. I typed in "lock" and "door lock" and "skin" and few other searches and never found anything. Apparently I'm not good at this search thing! It's great to know that there is an option to fix this. It looks like I have a new mini-project.

I didn't see any threads about this topic. Does anyone have a problem with the front door locks catching your skin as the doors automatically lock? It has nabbed my brother probably twenty times over the years, and just got my wife for the second or third time. When I hit 15mph and the doors...

It's a bad idea because most people don't care enough to learn when it is okay versus not okay. The problem is when turning. Your tires need to slip because of the distance disparity. On a wet, gravel, muddy, or snowy surface the tire can slip easily. On a dry surface you get wheel hop which is...

I purchased these black lugs two years ago. They still look great even though I rotate the tires twice per year. They are still black as night. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QB5A56?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2 McGard 65315BK SplineDrive Black Cone Seat Lug Nuts (M14 x 1.5 Thread...

Hoping it's just through the floor mat. My sub just sits under that rear left seat without being tethered to anything. I've locked up the brakes for flying turkeys, idiot drivers, too many deer, and other hazards. Not once has my sub slid out from under the seat. I don't believe that there is a...

That sucks to deal with. You didn't list any info about your truck. What is the year and model? Is it still under warranty? You said that it's been having this problem for the past few months. Is it safe to assume that it worked correctly before then?

I think that most tonneau covers also aren't sealed well up near the cab either. You could buy a seal kit or improvise your own, but I agree with PurpleRT - the bed is made to carry things, not keep them pristine clean. If I were constantly on gravel roads, I think that I would try to seal up...

I was born in the 70s but mainly like music from that decade back to the start of the blues. Friends are always shocked when I don't know the latest songs (or songs from two decades ago) but I'm always finding new stuff to me that was created long before I was born. I suppose that our dad was...

One of the many good things that I learned from my older brother, was not to blare your upgraded car stereo around home. His point was that you don't want everybody who lives around you to know that there is expensive electronics sitting in your car, ready to be stolen. Of course, the real...

Long ago when our daughter was young, as part of a bonus my boss included an old Honda that he used when he flew into town. It became my wife's car and there was food and trash everywhere. Sure enough it eventually got mice. I couldn't help but laugh. She did start to try keeping it in better...

I've towed my Alumacraft Navigator thousands of miles with both a 2015 with 3.21 gears and my current 2021 with 3.92 gears. There is no difference in towing or MPG. Somewhere there is a thread that breaks it down simply, that you are trading a low gear for a high gear when going from 3.21 to...

I removed the ANC module under the drivers seat, put in a small amp, and connected it to a sub that sits under the right rear seat. It works well. I don't like the stock stereo in the RAM but have never spent the time or money to upgrade it. I've always been tempted to put in another amp for the...

There are little people that keep your truck running. What you hear is them punching the clock at the end of their shift.