Best Mods for Under $100

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1stindoor

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The phone cable hanging out of the side of the console from the USB port kind of annoys me. Has anyone drilled a series of holes through the console in a manner where the wire comes out below the cell phone cradle, all nice and neat?
My co-worker did that to his Ram. Said you needed a 6' cable. He had to unscrew the plastic cover pieces on the bottom of both parts of the console. When you open his console all you see is his USB plug. The wire feeds in right below it. It comes back out just below where the phone sits. Another one of those things I'll get to eventually.
 

McBroom

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My co-worker did that to his Ram. Said you needed a 6' cable. He had to unscrew the plastic cover pieces on the bottom of both parts of the console. When you open his console all you see is his USB plug. The wire feeds in right below it. It comes back out just below where the phone sits. Another one of those things I'll get to eventually.

Me too that’s an awesome idea. I hate wires hanging everywhere!


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Activate

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My co-worker did that to his Ram. Said you needed a 6' cable. He had to unscrew the plastic cover pieces on the bottom of both parts of the console. When you open his console all you see is his USB plug. The wire feeds in right below it. It comes back out just below where the phone sits. Another one of those things I'll get to eventually.

Do you have a picture?

Thanks and greetings,

Erik.
 

HickoryC

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Bought the truck Friday nite. Added a Husky Quest Brake Control $97; and a Tekonsha harness $21. Got home, reached under the dash and pulled out 2 connectors, one fit the harness, plugged it in and mounted it.
 

katokahn99

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Finally took the time to install a DeeZee assist on my replacement truck. Hands down the best $25 mod.

Did that to mine too. The part that goes into the tailgate worked loose and became damaged after a few years. Replaced it a couple years ago and has held up well.
 

SitKneelBend

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Did that to mine too. The part that goes into the tailgate worked loose and became damaged after a few years. Replaced it a couple years ago and has held up well.
Same story here...

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Addicted2fishing

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Bought the truck Friday nite. Added a Husky Quest Brake Control $97; and a Tekonsha harness $21. Got home, reached under the dash and pulled out 2 connectors, one fit the harness, plugged it in and mounted it.

I used one for my bass boat. Worked very well and I liked that you can dial in exactly how much brake you want. Leave it on the lowest setting B1 I think and use the wheel to fine tune.


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JMod45

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Bought my truck a few weeks ago, then I found this thread.

Found a cabin air filter door on a junkyard truck. That plus the rubber cup holder inserts that were missing on my truck cost me $10
K&N cabin air filter, about $40.
Wadestar phone holder for the center console was $20
LED map light replacement 10 pack for $12

AlfaOBD - $50 (already had the OBDlink) I actually bought this for my last truck, to enable the trailer brake controller, but have enabled DRL reduced the park assist volume, and adjusted my tire pressure thresholds on my current truck. Also plan to buy a second fob and program it myself with this app.

Tailgate assist is in my amazon list, but I haven't bought it yet.

Can't think of any other <$100 stuff on my list at the moment, but I keep watching this thread for ideas.
 

Addicted2fishing

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Bought my truck a few weeks ago, then I found this thread.

Found a cabin air filter door on a junkyard truck. That plus the rubber cup holder inserts that were missing on my truck cost me $10
K&N cabin air filter, about $40.
Wadestar phone holder for the center console was $20
LED map light replacement 10 pack for $12

AlfaOBD - $50 (already had the OBDlink) I actually bought this for my last truck, to enable the trailer brake controller, but have enabled DRL reduced the park assist volume, and adjusted my tire pressure thresholds on my current truck. Also plan to buy a second fob and program it myself with this app.

Tailgate assist is in my amazon list, but I haven't bought it yet.

Can't think of any other <$100 stuff on my list at the moment, but I keep watching this thread for ideas.

Don’t hesitate on tail gate assist. Best mod in my books. I just love mine


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big daddys house

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Did that to mine too. The part that goes into the tailgate worked loose and became damaged after a few years. Replaced it a couple years ago and has held up well.
Mine just arrived yesterday [emoji5]

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