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Are you tired of buying a tool you have no idea what it’s for? This year choose one of our top 5 unique gift ideas for truck lovers.
Note this gift guide is written by a hard to buy for guy. Trust me, we don’t need more shop towels.
Unique gift ideas for truck lovers
Factory service manuals
When I was growing up, automotive parts stores had repair manuals for vehicles lining the walls. These books from Chilton or Haynes manuals would show you step by step how to replace parts often with pictures or part diagrams. They could make any truck owner look a lot smarter than they were about fixing their own truck.
These manuals slowly vanished as trucks got more complex and the feeling now is you can’t repair your truck anymore. What if I told you that wasn’t actually the case?
I was shocked to discover these manuals still do exist and you can get them digitally. I found one company called Factory Manuals that offers a large variety of service manuals for around $70 for many vehicles.
Just visit the website, put in the year, make and model of the vehicle, place your order, download it and boom your Father’s Day shopping is done. Yeah, it is a digital gift. But, these manuals are thousands of pages long. Can you imagine trying to hand him that heavy book in a box?
Use this link for 20% off your purchase.
ScreenProTech
One of my surprise favorite items this year I’ve tested out is the ScreenProTech screen protectors for digital dashes and infotainment screens.
These protectors are a plastic film that you apply with a soap solution to the screen to protect it from accidental damage and to keep fingerprints off the screen. Plus, they can help reduce the glare on a sunny day.
Also, the screen gets a more tactical feel. This is nice when you are doing something like changing the station while driving. Your finger doesn’t slip around as much without the screen protector.
I’ve installed them on both of my trucks I own right now. They are a good investment IMO especially with replacement screen prices running into the thousands of dollars.
Get yours at ScreenProTech and use discount code Pickup15 for 15% off.
Keep Car Alarm security system
One of the more innovative security systems I’ve seen in years is the Keep Car Alarm. I had the opportunity to install one on our long-term test model Ram 1500 RHO truck.
It is a connected car alarm that fits in a cup holder. After locking it into place, running the power cord to the truck’s OBDII port and downloading the app, the Keep Car Alarm is basically installed.
The car alarm will monitor the vehicle for intruders looking in the windows and record them via a built-in video camera and upload the footage to the cloud (monthly subscription required). If they try to enter the vehicle, two 120 dB sirens go off, the device emits a flashing red light and the unit records them on video. This should deter many thieves looking for a convenient item/s to steal.
Watch our video and buy yours from Amazon.
XPEL Ultimate Cleaning Kit
Trucks have gotten more expensive and with that comes more of an emphasis on keeping them looking good. Gone are the days of letting your new truck get filthy as a badge of honor or to show you “really use it.”
This is especially the case with the higher-end trucks with expensive paint jobs that can be damaged going through even so-called touch-less car washes.
The trend now is to wash and detail your truck at home and companies like XPEL, known for their paint protection film and ceramic coating business, have expanded into offering cleaning supplies.
They sent me their Ultimate Cleaning Kit with a selection of ready to go spray bottles filled with pre-mixed fluids for specific cleaning jobs. Also, it contained my new favorite toy, the Big Foam cannon. Attaching this to a power washer and filling up a 3.5 ounce reservoir bottle with soap, it provides both a professional level of soap application but also brings out the 10-year-old boy in men.
Check out the video above on this kit and be sure to read the description with a full list of products they are offering sales on. You can buy things separately or go for the whole kit.
Lasfit floor liners
Every guy I know hates a messy truck floor and wants an easy way to spray out dirt, snow or mud. All weather floor liners are THE solution to that issue and now you can buy them made specifically for your vehicle.
Lasfit offers high-quality floor liners that are easy to install and remove for cleaning. Plus, they are significantly cheaper than competitors.
Plus, they offer bed mats, tailgate mats, tire inflators, LED bulbs and off-road accessories if he already has floor mats.
Check them out on their website and get 10% off your first order.
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