Enjoying a day off work with a morning drive through the Texas country. Pulled into a little camping/fishing area for a bit and snagged this picture. Wound up being about 120 miles of driving.

I'm looking for quality seat covers for everyday use with kids/dog/car seats etc. Our Silverado rear bench seat has a flip down center console and also each side has storage built in behind a door that opens as pictured. Any recommendations for seat covers that maintain functionality of the storage, like unzip to access?

I’m looking to design a flatbed for my truck a 2008 ford ranger. I have a rwd and am looking to do mobile mechanics and also not deal with the body damage on my bedsides and bumper. I wanna know if anyone here has designed and custom built a flatbed and can give me any pointers if I should use wood or steel for the deck how to design it to the frame and any other pointers. And also what lighting is good for the tail lights and reverse lights

Bought this from the first hvac company I worked for

The little sign right under the actor's face says something like "Driven Craig" or "Drivers Craig" - it's clearly been taped over by the film crew with some black gaffa tape. I was wondering if anyone had any idea what that was, I'm not from the US so I don't know the customs around trucking.

The screenshot is from The Mongoose, a recent Liam Neeson film, which should tell you everything about its artistic qualities, but it's actually not sooo bad :)

Thanks!

All of the major brands(except ford and Nissan) offer or did offer(RIP this particular option on the HD Dodge Rams) their pickups

I get why regular extended cabs aren’t popular, clamshell doors are godawful for every day use, but the cab themselves have plenty of room for even an adult. You get a larger bed with the same overall length in comparison to a crew cab.

I personally have a supercab (the clamshell doors I talked about earlier), but if I were to do it over again, I probably would get a quad cab just because it’s more convenient.

Wondering your guys's thoughts on this 79 F150, the key has an old tag on it that says "DARE 14TL". The fact of it having that and custom decals (very well done mind you) is giving clues that it was potentially a dare truck back then? I know dare started in 83 but that doesn't necessarily mean they only used 83+ vehicles. The owner of the truck is not sure, although it has been in his possession since the early 2000s.

It's taking way longer than expected.. but I'm still chipping away at the Ford DentSide Restoration.

truck came with these wheels and they are fine i just am not a big fan of the hub cap and seen people replace them, where could i find a aftermarket hubcap for theses like the reference photo

Bought these rims and tires the other day. Ad clearly says brand new, no curb rash. Showed up and they were super dirty, I did a quick once over and everything looked good so I gave him the cash. When I got home I gave them a wash and it uncovered the curb rash in the 3rd and 4th photo. It’s not a huge deal to me but I payed a descent amount of money and expected to get wheels in good shape. I messaged him asking if he would be able to send me a couple hundred back to even things up and he read my messages then blocked me. Seems like he knew what he was doing to me but who knows. Just annoying how no one shows any honesty or integrity nowadays. I haven’t tried to push the issue at all but what would you guys do?

First truck. 05 dodge ram 1500 laramie quad cab with 207,025 miles as of right now. Leather interior, heated seats, sun roof. Bought it as is for $3500. Has wrangler duratrac rt tires and vision rims.

Absolutely nothing wrong with it except rear passenger window motor died and the typical hemi exhaust manifold leak which is quiet compared to others ive heard lmao. Stock exhaust so its pretty quiet once it warms up and the manifold leak goes away. Is it worth fixing the manifold?

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The system mounts to the mirror brackets, monitors the area alongside the trailer, and turns on a bright, focused spotlight if someone lingers nearby.

The project has come a long way since my last update.

Assembly

When it came time to assemble the device, some of the actual components were slightly different from those the enclosure had originally been designed around. So I rearranged the electronics inside, designed the necessary internal mounts, and also designed a separate mount for the spotlight.

Once everything was ready, it was finally time to 3D print all the parts and assemble the first fully working prototype.

First installation

With everything ready, I installed the complete system on my Volvo FH for the first time.

Everything fit exactly as planned.

The enclosures fit perfectly, the mounts were solid, and the LiDAR, spotlight, and electronics all ended up exactly where I’d intended.

Honestly, this was probably one of my favorite moments of the whole project. Seeing something that had previously existed only as CAD models and separate parts on my workbench finally installed on a real truck was incredibly satisfying.

What’s next?

The prototype is now fully functional, but there’s still plenty I’d like to improve.

Right now the control panel inside the cab sits in a temporary enclosure on top of the dashboard.

My next goal is to integrate it into the factory radio/equipment slot so it looks like it came with the truck.

I also want to hide all of the wiring so nothing is visible either inside or outside the cab.

Once that’s done, it’ll finally be time for real road testing and, I’m sure, another round of improvements.

just wanted to show yall my newest truck. its a 95 ford ranger with a 5speed! I pulled this truck out of a field for 400 bucks. i have pics of what its like now vs before. and yes that is the same truck.