Saturday, September 17, 2011

Discovering the Various Types of Truck Accessories

By Henry Johnson


You've just got your new truck and you are planning to add some extra stuff on it. But to be able to get the best add-on to your vehicle, it is best that you do some research. In this article, we'll be discussing about the top 3 most useful accessories for truck that can help increase its usefulness. And to make things clear, we'll be talking about the tonneau covers, nerf bars and fenders. These truck accessories have been installed by many truck owners and they found it to be the best and most useful parts to add-on. In fact, I have an F150 and I used F150 running boards for my truck and this have been the most useful items I have as well as the tonneau covers.

But let me start it with tonneau covers. You might be wondering how effective a piece of tarp could be but if you check it out closely, you are surely missing lots of things - of course by not having these kind of covers. Firstly, tonneau covers will be able to protect your truck bed as well as your cargo from extreme weather conditions like heavy rain and snow. Secondly, you can save more on fuel consumption. This type of truck cover can help reduce the air drag your tail gate which is prevalent particularly when driving at high speeds.

Next are nerf bars: these are pieces of steel mounted under the doors of your truck to make climbing into the seats easier. Also called running boards, they also protect your truck against collision with other vehicles and brush off road debris, effectively protecting your truck's body against damage. There are basically several types of nerf bars that you can choose from but they're all useful for their main function. My Ford running boards never showed how useful they could be until I installed them.

Another great thing that you would want to check out after Ford step bars are fenders and mud flaps. These truck accessories are useful for one thing and that is to protect you and your truck as well as from flying rocks and road debris brought up by the spinning tires of your truck. Certainly you will never realize how useful it is until you hit one of those by accidents so it is very handy to have one for protection.

Any type of truck should have safety features and added accessories so that it can be more beneficial to the truck owners. And, this is also the reason why there are aftermarket truck accessories you can install for your vehicle. Well, as for me, I already discover that my Ford F-150 running boards, tonneau covers and fenders are the most effective items I have for my truck and it is very useful for my daily truck activities.




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