z0lt3c's 2025 1500 Laramie Sport

[z0lt3c]

New member, first post. I purchased this CPO 2025 Ram 1500 Laramie Sport with just over 10k miles from a dealer in Ohio this past summer.

Here is where I am at with it:





Previous owner added a spray-in bedliner and OEM all weather mats. So far I've added:
Go Rhino Dominator Xtreme DSS Sidesteps
MaxMate Soft Roll-up Truck Bed Tonneau Cover
Auto Ventshade In-Channel Rain Guards
RMOURTEKK Center Console Organizer Tray
OEM Front License Plate Bracket 68566317AA
OEM Bed Utility Rails 82215285AB

Looking for suggestions on wheels and tires next.

 

[Full Throttle Dad]

Welcome to the forum; that's a beautiful truck! I really like those sidesteps too.

I think where to go next really depends on your plans for how you're going to use the truck (commuting, towing, off-road, etc.) but window tint always looks good and you can't go wrong with a roll bar IMO.

 

[RAM REAPER MAN]

New member, first post. I purchased this CPO 2025 Ram 1500 Laramie Sport with just over 10k miles from a dealer in Ohio this past summer.

Here is where I am at with it:

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Previous owner added a spray-in bedliner and OEM all weather mats. So far I've added:
Go Rhino Dominator Xtreme DSS Sidesteps
MaxMate Soft Roll-up Truck Bed Tonneau Cover
Auto Ventshade In-Channel Rain Guards
RMOURTEKK Center Console Organizer Tray
OEM Front License Plate Bracket 68566317AA
OEM Bed Utility Rails 82215285AB

Looking for suggestions on wheels and tires next.

Welcome, glad you are here
Great looking truck! We love pictures around here.
The utility rails you got. how do they mount? Did you drill holes or are they made to fit an exact spot?
Someone has a set near by with the same part number asking a $100 and was considering making an offer.

 

[DannyDrey]

Welcome

 

[RamBum]

Nice looking truck!!

 

[z0lt3c]

The utility rails you got. how do they mount?

The factory method uses M6 hex shape rivnuts or nutserts, which get inserted into the factory hex shaped holes pre-punched into the bed, followed by M6 bolts. The rivnuts need to be pressed into place once inserted. The OEM instructions suggest a method using a bolt and nut to compress them, but you are much better off buying the $40 compression tool from Harbor Freight. The tool doesn't apply extraneous rotational force, which often leads to the hex shaped holes rounding. If you have a spray-in bedliner, you may also need to file away excess bedliner, which sometimes shrinks the hex holes. Some third-party rails switch to using T-bolts in the hex shape holes, followed by nuts, which bypasses the bedliner and compression challenges.

 

[RAM REAPER MAN]

The factory method uses M6 hex shape rivnuts or nutserts, which get inserted into the factory hex shaped holes pre-punched into the bed, followed by M6 bolts. The rivnuts need to be pressed into place once inserted. The OEM instructions suggest a method using a bolt and nut to compress them, but you are much better off buying the $40 compression tool from Harbor Freight. The tool doesn't apply extraneous rotational force, which often leads to the hex shaped holes rounding. If you have a spray-in bedliner, you may also need to file away excess bedliner, which sometimes shrinks the hex holes. Some third-party rails switch to using T-bolts in the hex shape holes, followed by nuts, which bypasses the bedliner and compression challenges.

Thank you that's exactly what I was wanting to know. I have a compression tool, but I've also done it without one. Thank you again