First Month of Basic Mods

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Ocelot

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It's been one month since I bought the Ram and I've done a few basic mods. Well, addons really, so I thought it was time to list them here.

1. Added the U-Connect module and USB cable in the glove box. Had the dealer flash it when I took it in for an O2 sensor software recall.

2. Added a Prodigy P2 brake controller that I kept from my last truck. No picture of that one.

3. Added fog lights and wired them to a relay so that they come on automatically with parking lights. The fogs are just cheap Pilot brand but they are very sentimental to me since my Son picked them out for me for Christmas before he passed away in 08.
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4. Added a license plate backup camera with a twist: I also added a second RCA video jack to the underside of the hitch bar so I can plug in the camera that's on the back of my camper when I hitch up. I installed a DUAL 4.3" screen rearview mirror. The screen on the left is the Rams camera and comes on automatically when in reverse. The screen on the right is for the camper camera and will remain on as long as the camper is hooked up and the truck ignition is on. Here's a pic of the mirror with both on, but it was had to get a clear picture of it in the daylight.
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5. Added an American Tonneau tri-fold soft cover. All I could afford at the moment, but I actually like it a lot. Had a many problems with a gen 1 bakflip that I had on my Colorado.
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6. Added Mopar rubber mud flaps.
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7. Added Truck Champ Black oval nerf bars.
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Looks good. What happen to your son?

He was killed by an accidental rifle discharge by his best friend at his friends house. He was only 14 when he was killed.
 

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He was killed by an accidental rifle discharge by his best friend at his friends house. He was only 14 when he was killed.

That had to be hard to swallow. It must be like the end of the world losing a son/daughter. Especially at that young age.
 
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That had to be hard to swallow. It must be like the end of the world losing a son/daughter. Especially at that young age.

Absolutely devastating. Plus, he was our only child.
 

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Truck looks awesome! Love the Duel cameras! Sorry to hear about your son :(
 

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Those dual cameras are awesome! Didn't even know something like that existed.
 

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Truck looks sharp, sorry to hear about your son.
 

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Very nice! I'm digging the mirror and cameras. Do you have any links to more info on those?

Sorry to hear about your son. That's awful.
 
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Very nice! I'm digging the mirror and cameras. Do you have any links to more info on those?

Sorry to hear about your son. That's awful.

Thanks

The mirror was this one from eBay:
NEW Dual 4.3" REAR VIEW MIRROR MONITOR HIGH RESOLUTION LCD FOUR INPUTS CAR DVD | eBay

Unfortunately it was a clip on, but I turned it into a regular replacement mirror. I salvaged a standard adjustable arm from an old rear view mirror that I had laying around and mounted it to the new mirror. Then I also removed the clip on spring arm thingies.

The instructions that came with the mirror list several models, and they have one that isn't a clip on. They call it "Special" In fact all of their mirrors have "clip on" and "special"

They don't even have a company name in the booklet, at least not in english anyway. I suppose you could email the eBay seller and ask them for the "special" model instead of the clip on.

By the way, you can actually connect 4 video sources to the mirror - two for each screen. They are auto detect.
 

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Nice mods so far.
 

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That rearview mirror is freaking awesome, nice addon! the truck is looking good man, I actually really like the way those fog lights look too
 
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