How-To’s
- November 09, 2009
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Do-It-Yourself
Custom KW Door Window Trim
Give your Kenworth’s cab the chopped look by adding upper window trim panels
A popular customizing trend among KW owners is adding a painted trim piece to the top of the door window frame to give the cab a chopped look.
The trim fits along the door lip at the top of window without interrupting the window operation and there are a number of aftermarket stainless offerings available. (Prices range from $90-$120 pair.)
But if you are ...
- July 07, 2009
Fine-tuning your custom rig's sound system ensures it'll perform at peak level. But to get your ear's worth as well as your money's worth out of it you need to read audio expert Grizz Archer's article on adjusting the gain of each component in the stereo system's chain.
- July 07, 2009
By John Baxter
Let's face facts: An older tractor that's clean and sharp on the interior always seems a lot newer and more inviting than one that's dirty and ragged. That look and feel is magnified in a customized rig where one's eyes tend to focus on the seats before anything else in the cab.
While full-on Limited Mileage show trucks may have the luxury of low annual miles and owners who think nothing of re-working the interior before every major show, ...
- May 06, 2009
Installing aluminum diamond-plate flooring brightens up the cab of any custom rig
By Bruce W. Smith
Ten years and a million miles do a wear-and-tear number on just about anything in a working rig. Just look down by your feet. The floor covering, which was once pristine, probably looks as if half those miles were driven over it.
Even if you're diligent keeping the cab floor clean, years of exposure to extreme temperatures and climate conditions take their toll, as does moisture from ...
How-To Articles For You & Your Truck
Some add-ons are simple enough anyone with some basic tools and put them on their truck. Some upgrades don’t take much work either and these types of concepts are important to personalizing your rig, and we definitely wanted to share some of the easiest and most popular quick add-ons with our readers. Check out the pictures, directions, and coverage and see if there are some things you can do to customize your rig! For even more How To coverage, subscribe to Custom Rigs Magazine where we’re posting even more product and add on information. A 1 year subscription is only $19.95 for 4 full issues and a 2 year subscription is only $29.95 for 8 full issues AND you get a FREE CustomRigs t-shirt!
