What did you do to your Ram today???

[cubb99]

Why? It’s just a convenient step to get into a lifted truck bed…

Oh gotcha ya not everyone wants to pay 330$ for a bed step haha

 

[billfraley]

So, for the last month or so I have been doing a TRX interior swap. I had everything working except the memory buttons. Well, today I solved that problem too. It was simply a matter of adding the can IHS connection to the seat connector on the drivers seat. Keep in mind that I also swapped the door harness with a Limited harness. I have memory mirrors on the way. I don't have any plans to swap out the adjustable pedals with the memory version though.

The easy exit function also works.

 

[Morenar]

Installed the Bulletpoint mount today.

 

[boogielander]

Looks like a female moose to me. They eat pond seaweed. I think caribou eat land greenery. A caribou doesn't have such a saddle back either. Over 97% of female caribou would also be growing antlers by August. Caribou tend to stay in land roaming packs, where moose tend to be more solitary. And this is extra special, since there are probably 100x more caribou than moose!

Awesome you got to see Denali!

thank you.
that is really useful information!

 

[boogielander]

Looks like a female moose to me. They eat pond seaweed. I think caribou eat land greenery. A caribou doesn't have such a saddle back either. Over 97% of female caribou would also be growing antlers by August. Caribou tend to stay in land roaming packs, where moose tend to be more solitary. And this is extra special, since there are probably 100x more caribou than moose!

Awesome you got to see Denali!

Caribou spotted!
I think LOL

 

[JamRam]

Looks like a female moose to me. They eat pond seaweed. I think caribou eat land greenery. A caribou doesn't have such a saddle back either. Over 97% of female caribou would also be growing antlers by August. Caribou tend to stay in land roaming packs, where moose tend to be more solitary. And this is extra special, since there are probably 100x more caribou than moose!

Awesome you got to see Denali!

Somebody takes their hunting quite seriously!

 

[Dogpatch]

Oh gotcha ya not everyone wants to pay 330$ for a bed step haha

I got lucky and bought a new Mopar bedstep from my Ram Sales Guy off his truck for $150 CAD. That’s about $20 in USD. LOL

 

[coralhuddle]

Got set of new Bridgestone Dueler A/T Ascent 285/45R22 tires to replace the stock Goodyear Eagle racing slicks. So far they are excellent not to mention quiet on highway. Firestone dealer said I was the first customer to order this new tire...guess I'm the guinea pig

 

[billfraley]

Today I finished taking care of some damage done to the TRX radio bezel, by the previous owner of this part. It appears there was some type of controller mounted on top of the bezel. I was originally going to try and patch the hole, but came up with this alternative:

The part came from a salvage company and I only paid $100 for it. You can see the hole that was drilled here:



So I took a rubber grommet and 12 volt usb adapter and hardwired it. I mounted it through the grommet and connected it to the existing 12v plug:





And here is the finished product:

I am happy with the outcome and I feel like I took a lemon and turned it into lemonade.

 

[Watts]

Oh gotcha ya not everyone wants to pay 330$ for a bed step haha

My Amazon bed step is fine after 2 years. I had to re-tighten some of the screws holding the step to the arm, and some of the powder coat is chipping on the edge. But otherwise all good!

 

[Biggiehorn]

Agreed. While I have seen photos of the knock off bed steps absolutely thrashed and covered in rust mine has been fine for 2+ years now. I use it all the time, but I also don’t let my guard down. I inspect it every so often just to make sure it’s good.

 

[Dogpatch]

Agreed. While I have seen photos of the knock off bed steps absolutely thrashed and covered in rust mine has been fine for 2+ years now. I use it all the time, but I also don’t let my guard down. I inspect it every so often just to make sure it’s good.

I find you have to keep them clean and well greased up or they get stiff as hell..
They catch a lot of road debris like water, mud and snow being in line behind the rear tire.

 

[boogielander]

I got lucky and bought a new Mopar bedstep from my Ram Sales Guy off his truck for $150 CAD. That’s about $20 in USD. LOL

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yo can you hook me up with that LOL
i'm willing to go back to BC for that

 

[boogielander]

Today I finished taking care of some damage done to the TRX radio bezel, by the previous owner of this part. It appears there was some type of controller mounted on top of the bezel. I was originally going to try and patch the hole, but came up with this alternative:

The part came from a salvage company and I only paid $100 for it. You can see the hole that was drilled here:

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So I took a rubber grommet and 12 volt usb adapter and hardwired it. I mounted it through the grommet and connected it to the existing 12v plug:

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And here is the finished product:
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I am happy with the outcome and I feel like I took a lemon and turned it into lemonade.

PO probably didn't know that rubber matt can be removed and drill under the matt lol

 

[boogielander]

yesterday -
My Ram and I made it to Dalton and Arctic Circle

And get caked in mud.


For the first time ever I didn't have to photoshop out my plate LOL

As usual, day's summary in my build thread.

 

[billfraley]

PO probably didn't know that rubber matt can be removed and drill under the matt lol

Could be true. The top piece is separately replaceable, if I ever wanted to get rid of that hole. I just don’t think it would be worth the cost.


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[boogielander]

Could be true. The top piece is separately replaceable, if I ever wanted to get rid of that hole. I just don’t think it would be worth the cost.


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i didn't know that top piece is replacable lol
i just drill mine under the matt and put the matt back if i want to remove everything I've installed and sell the truck.
entirely "reversible" LOL

 

[billfraley]

i didn't know that top piece is replacable lol
i just drill mine under the matt and put the matt back if i want to remove everything I've installed and sell the truck.
entirely "reversible" LOL

Yeah, it’s called the bezel appliqué. It’s the entire piece you can see in the pictures, before I installed it back to the full bezel in the truck. It costs from $50 for the Bighorn to $350 for the real wood Limited version.

Definitely should have drilled the hole in the bottom.

 

[Dogpatch]

Yeah, it’s called the bezel appliqué. It’s the entire piece you can see in the pictures, before I installed it back to the full bezel in the truck. It costs from $50 for the Bighorn to $350 for the real wood Limited version.

Definitely should have drilled the hole in the bottom.

I don’t think any new owner would complain about having a USB power point there. Nice fix!

 

[Gregdad]

Stock duratracs wore out after only 48,000km so I replaced them with Cooper Rugged Treks.