RAM 2004 OPINIONS ON ACCESSORIES!!!!!

From : bobbins bobbins

Q: hi all.........was hoping for some input on which accessories to choose for my 2500 diesel ram. here are my questions i need a tonneau cover. i was looking at the one that telescopes back. does anyone have or know about this one as opposed to the snap on one or the fiberglass bedliner.......seems like spray on is the best choice. i dont carry alot of equipment or things that will scrape it up so it seems a better choice than the bedliners that rattle and get rust beneath them. any opiions there those are the two immediate ones. but someone also recommended i get --- the edge in line computer kit. then a 4 exhaust with a low restriction air intake to compliment it. i am a little worried what effect this might have on the engine. does anyone know about this product thanks in advance for any help you might have!!!!! tony .

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From : bdk

bobbins@nyc.rr.com says... hi all.........was hoping for some input on which accessories to choose for my 2500 diesel ram. here are my questions i need a tonneau cover. i was looking at the one that telescopes back. does anyone have or know about this one as opposed to the snap on one or the fiberglass i have a friend who had one of the telescoping ones cant remember who made it though. he was happy with it except it did leak a little after a few years. i have been very happy with the two are fiberglass lids i have had. bedliner.......seems like spray on is the best choice. i dont carry alot of equipment or things that will scrape it up so it seems a better choice than the bedliners that rattle and get rust beneath them. any opiions there i have a line-x looks great so far at a year old. a couple of friends have the dealer ones that the one local dodge dealer uses seems ok. rhinos seem to hold stuff in place and are better at sound deadening than line-x. the sound deadener in the doors made a bigger difference than anything else did made the stereo sound better and made the truck noticably quieter in general. if you decide to upgrade the speakers to something better almost anything is have them put a half sheet of dynamat or equal in the doors. the 100 bucks or so is well worth it. those are the two immediate ones. but someone also recommended i get --- the edge in line computer kit. then a 4 exhaust with a low restriction air intake to compliment it. i am a little worried what effect this might have on the engine. does anyone know about this product neve had a diesel...cant help you. thanks in advance for any help you might have!!!!! tony good luck.....bdk .

From : gunbunny31

bobbins@nyc.rr.com says... hi all.........was hoping for some input on which accessories to choose for my 2500 diesel ram. here are my questions i need a tonneau cover. i was looking at the one that telescopes back. does anyone have or know about this one as opposed to the snap on one or the fiberglass i have a friend who had one of the telescoping ones cant remember who made it though. he was happy with it except it did leak a little after a few years. i have been very happy with the two are fiberglass lids i have had. i have a snap cover that has been very good to me and much easier to remove than a fiberglass cover. dont say wont need the bed for something the wife will have a different view. the whole down side to the covers are things in the bed tend to find themselvs at the front of the bed. if you get a fiberglass cover look at the gull wing type. regardless all you are doing is keeping honest people honest. bedliner.......seems like spray on is the best choice. i dont carry alot of equipment or things that will scrape it up so it seems a better choice than the bedliners that rattle and get rust beneath them. any opiions there i hate spray in liners. and ill tell you why 1. there isnt any changing your mind. its in there for good. dont worry about paint getting scrached your never going to see it again. 2. they fade. i dont care what the salesman tells you. i have had several come thru here they will fade. 3. they will gouge and they look like shit when they do. 4. they wont keep the bed from getting dented. i had a truck with a huge dent in the wheel wells and rino liner sprayed all over. the mopar liner will a least absorb most of an impact. if you get a mopar liner and all of the drain plugs removed then no problem. they dont rattle and fit right. those are the two immediate ones. but someone also recommended i get --- the edge in line computer kit. then a 4 exhaust with a low restriction air intake to compliment it. i am a little worried what effect this might have on the engine. does anyone know about this product if you ever want any warranty work done to that diesel then do not put any computer kit on the truck. if we see them we stop all work and the warranty job just went customer pay. chrysler has us restrict the warranty on the diesel. any after market computers or un-authorized modifications will viod the warranty. you might sneak it by but dont count on it. i have seen this countless times. the exhaust i have seen them. they mostly just make the truck loud. thats a matter of preference. you might want to see the what it would cost to replace if you dont like. in the end its your truck and your money. thanks in advance for any help you might have!!!!! tony good luck.....bdk .