Big Red Baby Comes Home From the Hospital
September 23rd, 2009Report Finished
Pretty soon (I hope), I will get a positive report from the mechanic, and it will be time to pick up my pickup.
I forgot to check to see whether this thing had running boards. I have been looking for aftermarket jobs I can buy. Some guy has a used set he’ll part with for around a hundred bucks.
They’re not running boards, exactly. They call them “nerf bars.” I assume “nerf” refers to the rubber stuff in the step areas.
The pair I’m looking at will fit an ’06, so I’m wondering whether they’ll work on an ’07. And I don’t know how much work it is to install them. Does Dodge provide hardware under the truck, or do you have to order the bars as an option in order to get that?
I joined a Cummins forum, and I’m asking questions.
The truck smells like a rental car. Not sure what to do about that. I can always hit it with Febreze, but sometimes that makes rental-car smell worse.
They called! Time to go hear the verdict.
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Nerf bars refer to the fact that the bars sit off from the truck about 6 inches and take the abuse of hitting rocks and liberals on the trail rather than damaging the rocker panels.
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:32 AM
Congrats.
Drive with the windows down for a while, the smell will go away.
A good vacuum, dusting with baking soda and another vacuum will help.
Make sure you get under the seats.
-C
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Bad smell — I’ve read that an open can of fresh coffee grounds will absorb bad smells, supposedly used in dead body clean ups. What’s not to like with the smell of ground up coffee permeating the cab.
Nerf bar installation — find a shop that sells and installs after market off-road bumpers. I recently had my body shop, the same one that’s the primary repair shop for the local Mercedes dealer, install an after market Pre-runner bumper on my Dodge. They did a great job and only charged the book rate for the work. A body shop would also be able to install your nerf bars as they would have to be removed and replaced in the event of a crash.
TxBubba
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:14 PM
“nerf” is a racing term when two cars bump.
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Fabuloso, man, Fabuloso.
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:23 PM
Well, you’ve just infinitely expanded your opportunities to serve your fellow men (and women).
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Congrats!
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Open box of Bounce killed cigar smell in my car in about a week.