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Old Apr 13, 2023 | 08:51 AM
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Buckle up Utah!

And it is supposed to rain/snow all day today.


I saw someone with a load of sandbags on my way up to my Sisters house last night, quite possibly headed to Kaysville.... the top story above.



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Old Apr 13, 2023 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Monkeybizness
Doesn't mean you can't still mount a bracket in there to angle up alongside the steering wheel. Putting the bracket mount inside there would hide the bolts you use to mount it.
I think you guys have a feature I don't... I have no pockets by the driver's knee area.
Old Apr 13, 2023 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by white89gt
Sometimes I wonder how I make it home from work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp689M03kPQ
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Old Apr 13, 2023 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by COStruck
I think you guys have a feature I don't... I have no pockets by the driver's knee area.
You don't have a pocket in the lower dash, right above the accelerator pedal, right in front of where the driver knee would be, like in the pic?
I've never seen one without that (but I don't doubt you either).



It should be an easy swap if you want one as it just means changing the lower panel. Two or three screws and a couple spring clips near the top. No other panel in the way.
Great place to keep your sidearm handy (when you are in the truck with it).

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Old Apr 13, 2023 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ultimatenoobie
You don't have a pocket in the lower dash, right above the accelerator pedal, right in front of where the driver knee would be, like in the pic?
I've never seen one without that (but I don't doubt you either).

It should be an easy swap if you want one as it just means changing the lower panel. Two or three screws and a couple spring clips near the top. No other panel in the way.
Great place to keep your sidearm handy (when you are in the truck with it).
Smooth as a baby's bottom.




I'm going to look for one with a pocket. More storage is always better. Thanks for the tip!
Old Apr 13, 2023 | 10:56 AM
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Interesting... that little pocket it perfect for a Bluetooth OBD-II adapter.

I can't believe how well this thing wheels.

Old Apr 13, 2023 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by ultimatenoobie
You don't have a pocket in the lower dash, right above the accelerator pedal, right in front of where the driver knee would be, like in the pic?
I've never seen one without that (but I don't doubt you either).



It should be an easy swap if you want one as it just means changing the lower panel. Two or three screws and a couple spring clips near the top. No other panel in the way.
Great place to keep your sidearm handy (when you are in the truck with it).
You're missing the pocket under the stereo noobs. - fits the phone perfectly. That may have came with the stereo...(?) Don't think so....can't recall at the moment.

EDIT: Guess I should mention, the phones today fit in there. Installed the stereo 20 years ago (Pioneer Supertuner)...it wouldn't fit a phone back then. Phones eventually thinned up with time. I recall having the ability to wedge one there at one point. Deep pocket though. Trucks not here , can't get a pic.

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Old Apr 13, 2023 | 11:47 AM
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I fixed the rust line in my roof channels.

Before



I sanded the channel, applied two coats of POR15, sanded that after a three-day cure, primed (gray sandable), and painted with Duplicolor PerfectMatch (2-stage).

After


It doesn't look very good, but this photo makes it look worse (not sure why the roof has 10 shades here - it doesn't IRL). Regardless, the PerfectMatch doesn't match perfectly, like it did when I fixed my door bottoms, which is disappointing. I also have a hard tape line that I'll just have to live with since it's down in the channel, but I did that on purpose so I wouldn't have to sand and polish the roof. Maybe that was the wrong call for perfection's sake, but in the end, I really just wanted to stop the rust, so mission accomplished.
Old Apr 13, 2023 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by COStruck
Smooth as a baby's bottom.


I'm going to look for one with a pocket. More storage is always better. Thanks for the tip!
Huh! Can't believe some of these trucks didn't get one.
Old Apr 13, 2023 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by COStruck
I fixed the rust line in my roof channels.

Before

I sanded the channel, applied two coats of POR15, sanded that after a three-day cure, primed (gray sandable), and painted with Duplicolor PerfectMatch (2-stage).

After

It doesn't look very good, but this photo makes it look worse (not sure why the roof has 10 shades here - it doesn't IRL). Regardless, the PerfectMatch doesn't match perfectly, like it did when I fixed my door bottoms, which is disappointing. I also have a hard tape line that I'll just have to live with since it's down in the channel, but I did that on purpose so I wouldn't have to sand and polish the roof. Maybe that was the wrong call for perfection's sake, but in the end, I really just wanted to stop the rust, so mission accomplished.
I don't think so , turned out really good CO.



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