Truck Accessories

[mhailey]

Originally Posted by joeobx

Matt, I have a 11' that looks like your twin. I had spray in liner, got a Truxcedo cover that I like as it will roll all the way up to the window. I have a friend that has a Backfilp that he swears by, it's a hard cover that folds up in three pieces and can be stood up for full bed access. I also got the cargo extender from ford and really glad I did. It's a little pricey but unlike the old style it will fold out of the way to the sides.

OH, Bed extender. Good call. I work downtown, so I purchased the 5.5 foot bed to navigate the garage. However I spend a great deal of time in the mountains so a truck was a natural purchase for me. It would be nice to have a little more room in the bed of the truck to haul the proverbial crud.

Surprisingly my MPG has not really suffered as compared to my old 2001 Pathfinder. I was getting about 18 MPG with the pathfinder, and about 17 with this truck. I will have to wait until more miles are put on this truck to have a set determination on my average MPG though.

Regarding the K&N filters, do you guys realize a noticeable increase in power/MPG? If they are so good, why are they not installed as standard, or given as an option through the dealer? Like I said, my one experience wrecked my MAFS, and I have not looked into the filters since. Maybe they have gotten better since then. And it was not my fault or a pre-existing condition, as I never reached the point of requiring a "recharge/re-oil" of the filter, and the car ran great until 2 weeks after installation of the filter. The Nissan Tech said it was a known issue with the Nissan MAFS and K&N filters.

I will have to check out the Truxcedo.