Featured New Products      Nov - Dec  06

A QUIET TOW

The QuietRide locking hitch pin makes towing more safe, secure, and quiet than ever while using your old receiver shank and ball. With solid stainless steel construction and a salt spray tested, corrosion proof brass lock, the QuietRide Locking Hitch Pin is the highest quality towing system in the market today. A rubber cage holds a durable nut in place inside of your ball mount. A stainless steel bolt cinches the nut securely to the side of your hitch receiver taking up all of the slack in today's hitch receiver design eliminating the "clanking" felt when towing. Included with the QuietRide Locking Hitch Pin is a durable lock cover to protect the lock from road debris. www.softride.com; 800-557-6387

FOG CUTTERS

ARB 4x4 Accessories IPF 840 Series Fog Lights are powerful, dedicated fog/foul weather lights designed to penetrate fog, snow, and rain where conventional headlights fall short. The 840 Series are housed within an lightweight aluminum housing and use an 85W high performance H3 bulb and hardened glass lens for optimum lighting performance. They throw a wide, flat, long beam to cut through the worst night driving conditions. The kit comes with two lights, an easy-to-install plug-and-play wiring loom, LED toggle switch,  relay, and white protective covers. www.arbusa.com;

THROATY HUMMER H3

Corsa Performance Exhaust adds the 2006 Hummer H3 to its list of hot-sounding vehicles. This specially designed and engineered 2.5-inch stainless steel, high performance exhaust system utilizes CORSA's patented Reflective Sound Cancellation™ (RSC™) technology, creating an enhanced aggressive sound at idle and during acceleration, with whisper-quiet, resonance-free cruising at highway speeds. Featuring dual rear-exit, 100% mandrel-bent pipes and RSC muffler, the CORSA Hummer H3 exhaust system comes with handcrafted, 4.0-inch Pro-Series double-wall stainless steel tips for a stylish appearance, improved sound and flow. No welding is required for the bolt-on system and complete installation hardware and an illustrated installation guide are also included. www.corsaperf.com; 800-486-0999

SEEING BACKWARDS

Rostra Precision Controls, Inc. RearSight™ passive rear camera system is designed specifically for light trucks to assist in eliminating backing accidents. RearSight uses a state-of-the-art high-quality color waterproof camera designed for installation in the vehicle’s tailgate to provide a 150 degree wide-angle view from the rear of the vehicle.A special harness with waterproof connectors allows for tailgate removal without inconvenience. Inside the truck cabin is a 3.5” LCD color display built into the rearview mirror that activates when the vehicle is put into reverse. Monitors/mirrors are a direct factory replacement.

www.rostra.com; 800-782-3379

GMC BED CARGO SYSTEM

GM’s Cargo Management System for the 2007 Sierra and Silverado pickups is a new, innovative powder-coated cargo management system that begins with three rails that run the length of the box sides and the forward box wall, all secured with high-strength anchors and, unlike competitors’ systems, incorporate upper and lower tracks. Four adjustable tie-down brackets are included with each system and can be located anywhere on the tracks. Each tie-down is rated for a load point of 500 pounds. The rails enable the use of an overhead utility rack rated at 500 pounds loading capacity; a sliding diamond-pattern tool box; a sliding bed divider; two diamond-pattern side storage boxes or a bicycle mount. These accessories can use either the upper or lower rails, allowing numerous combinations that can easily fit together or bypass one another as they slide along the rails. www.gmc.com.

NO-CLANK HITCH

QuietRide's Ball Mount with Lock provides a secure, sound dampening connection between your vehicle and trailer not only improving your towing experience, but also protecting your valuable vehicle, trailer and cargo. QuietRide's Tightening Ball Mount has two critical components that work together to ensure you have the safest and quietest ride the industry has to offer. For starters, the threaded stainless steel hitch pin tightens securely to an internal nut fixed to the inside of the ball mount's inner wall. The magic lies in the way the Ball Mount is pulled into the corner of the receiver tubing by the tightening action of the "gold wedge" and pin. This 3 dimensional cinching eliminates all of the forward, back and side to side movement causing the clanking sound you hear when starting, stopping, and cornering. www.softride.com; 800-557-6387

HOT ALTERNATOR

Wrangler Northwest Power products just released their 250-amp High-Output GM Alternator ($750) as a direct replacement for GM 1999-2007 light- to medium-duty trucks including GMC, Hummer, Chevrolet models. The H.O. alternator cranks out 110amps at idle and is ideal for any vehicles running a lot of extra lights, big sound systems, or other power-draining accessories. For more information, check it out at www.wranglernw.com; 800.962.2616.

PERFECT PARKING

Forget dangling tennis balls or other parking locators in your garage, the ParkingSpot F1™ Parking Guide ($29) from Diamondlife Garage Gear helps you know where to park and when to stop. All aluminum construction won't rust, rot, corrode, degrade. Double-sided tape on the back allows the ParkingSpot to be placed on the garage floor so it will not slip or slide. Contact: www.diamondlifegear.com; 412.793.3511

DIAMOND-PLATED GARAGE FLOORING

Want a really cool looking garage floor? Check out the new XFloor™ Modular Metal Flooring from DiamondLife Garage Gear. This Xtreme Modular Flooring snaps together-snaps Apart, making it simple to install—or take with you when relocating. All aluminum diamond-plate fascia will never rust, rot, corrode or degrade. Just mop or wipe to clean. Can be purchased as individual tiles ($9) that measure 1-foot-square, or in complete garage kits ($3,999 for a 20x20 garage with trim and side panels.) Contact: www.diamondlifegear.com; 412.793.3511.

LONG-LIVED BATTERY

Those who live in the Rust Belt where cold winters wreak havoc on truck and SUV batteries—or those who own diesels pickups that require a lot of cranking power on cold days—will find the new Odyssey PC1500 dual-purpose Group 34/78 battery ($278) a great replacement for the stock battery. This new battery features state-of-the-art absorbed glass mat (AGM) technology so it provides great cranking power and a very long life expectancy—up to eight years, or more than twice as long as most OEM ones. Contact:  Odyssey Batteries by EnerSys (www.odysseyfactory.com); 800.538.3627.

TOO COOL TRAILER

Let’s Go Aero’s new GearWagon 125™ Sport Performance Trailer provides owners with 125 cubic-feet of cargo carrying capacity for hauling everything from bicycles, motorcycles and ATVs to camping equipment, sporting gear and lawn and garden tools. The modular design trailer is available in three modes: as an open pickup bed; as an open bed with soft/hard tonneau cover; or as a fully-enclosed carrier – utilizing the high-capacity, value-added, high-utility TwinRunner™ lid set – to keep cargo dry, secure and out-of-sight. GearWagon 125 retails for approximately $1,200 as an open pickup bed with end gate and approximately $2,200 with the TwinRunner lid set. For more information, visit Let’s Go Aero at www.LetsGoAero.com, contact company headquarters at 877.GO.4.AERO (464.2376), or write to 3380 N. El Paso St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80907.

TOP-UP, UP, UP

A.R.E., a leading manufacturer of fiberglass truck caps and tonneau covers, has reached an agreement with TopUp LLC to be the exclusive manufacturer, distributor and marketer of the TopUp tonneau cover. The TopUp Series is a low profile fiberglass tonneau that features an electric/hydraulic lift mechanism that raises the cover to allow up to 6 ½ feet of clearance from the floor of the truck bed. Activated by a switch mounted underneath the dash, the tonneau’s electric/hydraulic motor (located inside the bed, in front of the driver-side wheel well) initiates the lifting mechanism to raise the lid to a desired height.  And, because the cover is locked by the pulling pressure of the lift system, no lock cylinder or keys are needed.For more information, contact A.R.E. at 400 Nave Rd. S.E., P.O. Box 1100, Massillon, OH 44648; call 800.649.4ARE, or visit www.4are.com.

A TONNEAU RACK

Downey Products has introduced the first aluminum cargo rack designed to work with a soft tonneau cover. It’s called the Tonn-O-Rac. The Tonn-O-Rac, which Ipowder-coated balck, installs directly to the tonneau’s rail system with crossbars that can be easily adjusted or removed.  It also features upper and lower T-slots for flexible mounting options. The Tonn-O-Rac is designed to work exclusively with Downey Products’ Top Spin™ tonneau cover.  It allows users to access the truck bed without removing the rack or its contents by simply rolling up the cover to gain access to cargo.Downey Products also will market numerous accessories for the soft tonneau cover cargo rack including bike and ski racks, as well as basket carriers, to further address an array of cargo carrying needs.  For more information, visit www.global-accessories.com/corp/ or call the company toll-free at 800.736.1610.

LONG-RANGERS

Owners of 2007 GM 2500 and 3500 series diesel pickups can go that extra mile by installing a 45-gallon replacement fuel tank system from Transfer Flow, Inc., a leading manufacturer of aftermarket fuel tank systems. The new replacement fuel tank system fits the ’07 Chevy and GMC crew cab and extended cab pickups with a 6-foot bed. There is also a 56-gallon replacement fuel tank for crew cab and extended cab pickups with 8-foot beds. Transfer Flow’s replacement fuel tanks are made from 12 and 14-gauge aluminized steel for superior rust resistance and strength, and are baffled for extra support.  They come with all components needed for installation, including straps and mounting hardware, and are powder coated black for a durable finish. For more information on Transfer Flow’s larger replacement fuel tank systems for GM heavy-duty pickups, or for a copy of their Aftermarket Fuel Tank Systems catalog, call 1-800-442-0056, or visit their website at www.transferflow.com.