Best Mods for Under $100

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My first "mod" was a dash cover, cabin air filter next then the DeeZee tailgate assist. I have new puddle lamps, back up sensors and mirror turn signals sitting here on my desk. I will be ordering the kit to make them running lamps also.
I feel the best mod was the dash cover as the glare off the dash was blinding in the early morning hunting trips. Back seat mod will be next.
 

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2 washrack mats from tractor supply ($14 each) cut to fit. Keeps stuff from sliding and easy to pull out if I need to. 11df5157e9cd21cb2ea76e56f9ac69e3.jpg933d371e5213b2f1fd864cf2117a73be.jpg

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Good idea !
 

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2 washrack mats from tractor supply ($14 each) cut to fit. Keeps stuff from sliding and easy to pull out if I need to. 11df5157e9cd21cb2ea76e56f9ac69e3.jpg933d371e5213b2f1fd864cf2117a73be.jpg

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I like that a lot. And I have a NEW Tractor supply 5 minutes from me :)
 

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My first "mod" was a dash cover, cabin air filter next then the DeeZee tailgate assist. I have new puddle lamps, back up sensors and mirror turn signals sitting here on my desk. I will be ordering the kit to make them running lamps also.
I feel the best mod was the dash cover as the glare off the dash was blinding in the early morning hunting trips. Back seat mod will be next.
Any pic's of the dash cover ? Thanks
 

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Wolfgang makes good products. OBTW, why do so many guys buy crappy Kicker speakers for their trucks. They aren’t even close to the best bang for the buck.
 

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I put this in "what did you do to your 4th gen this week" but i figured it also belongs here. Sport owners dont have cool badges to show off trim package like everyone else so i got one for $3 from aliexpress. Shipping took like 2.5 months but at $6 shipped, i didnt mind

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Wolfgang makes good products. OBTW, why do so many guys buy crappy Kicker speakers for their trucks. They aren’t even close to the best bang for the buck.

Atleast its not sony xplode lol people like me, when we get the itch, we gets whats available and kicker seem to be well stocked where ever i go. I ran some kickers before and wouldnt be opposed to running them again. They did the job without issue
 

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Atleast its not sony xplode lol people like me, when we get the itch, we gets whats available and kicker seem to be well stocked where ever i go. I ran some kickers before and wouldnt be opposed to running them again. They did the job without issue

I did the Kicker upgrade on my old F-150. I liked them a lot. I'm sure the audiophiles will nit-pick them, but to the average listener they were a great value. I did Kenwoods in my Ram...also great speakers.
 
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I did the Kicker upgrade on my old F-150. I liked them a lot. I'm sure the audiophiles will nit-pick them, but to the average listener they were a great value. I did Kenwoods in my Ram...alson great speakers.

No offense to them but yea they will lol but that goes for anything that has a passionate following. Average joe here just needs some beats that wont blow on the first bar of some speed metal :head3:
 

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No offense to them but yea they will lol but that goes for anything that has a passionate following. Average joe here just needs some beats that wont blow on the first bar of some speed metal :head3:

Probably won't find anything under $100, but the Kickers and the Kenwoods are both great. I am very happy with the KWs. Night and day difference. When you take the OEM speakers out, you will see how cheap and flimsey they are.
 

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Probably won't find anything under $100, but the Kickers and the Kenwoods are both great. I am very happy with the KWs. Night and day difference. When you take the OEM speakers out, you will see how cheap and flimsey they are.

I forgot i was in the $100 thread. Might be able to get individual pieces for that price but to get all the fixins that go with it, na uh lol

Ive had alot of beaters growing up and the first thing i did with all of them was speakers. Blown head gasket? Pssh nope! Tweeters first! I may not have gone long distances but i sounded good doin it. Now my stock head unit in the ram has been dead for almost a year and havent touched it. Priorities were different pre-20yrs old
 

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in the one pic I tried to show the reflection of the dash in the window if you look at the tree on the right side.. This is on a cloudy day. Next is with the mat, which I haven't secured yet. I recommend Black as it does not reflect light.

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Thanks that does not look too bad. And Thanks for the link. Bummer now I may have to spend more money on y=the RAM LOL
 

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The mats made it out just fine.... Looks like I need another truck to put them in though b053f69d07105677bdec60122a638e03.jpg0fa893078cbaec2a937e1f9853be82d9.jpg

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WOW that sucks.
Glad your family was not with you and you did not get to injured real bad
Looks like you got hit pretty hard :O
 

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WOW that sucks.
Glad your family was not with you and you did not get to injured real bad
Looks like you got hit pretty hard :O

What kind of car hit you?
 
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