Little Things You Do To Make Things Last.

I always dim my interior dash lights to increase the life of the bulbs

 

Silicone-based spray on rubber, especially the boots on the IFS.

 

The dash bulbs are LED and dimming is achieved with Pulse Width Modulation or "electronic time switching" though a solid state relay.

By that I mean dimming is actually technically more work for them.

Now the accessory switch lights and AC console lights are incandescent but I don't know that dimming the dash lights dims them as well as mine have never worked.

Replaced the AC lights with new OEM and the left two burned out in a week.

 

Is this to prevent cracking? Have yours cracked before, and do you know why if so? Just curious.

 

1. Hand wax 3 times per year
2. Complete all scheduled maintenance.
3. Monitor oil and all fluid levels between changes
4. Always warm up prior to driving (even a short warm up during summer.
5. Frequently check tire pressures.

Also.... my truck is not a daily driver. So I make sure to take it out a couple of times a week and get it to operational temps.

 

Some good ideas on here.
I do a few similar task as mentioned, but here's a new one.

I vinyl wrapped the door sill edge along the rocker to prevent scratching the paint with boots or shoes.

 

Yeah and for cosmetic reasons as it helps the black rubber/plastic to shine and helps repel dirt. The boots still get filthy of course when you go offroad but they look great once you clean them up and rub a little silicone spray onto them. The 303 spray would be good too.

 

Here we are, time to paint again. Do I just buy a different rack, or paint it with bedliner this time?

 

i almost obsessively check my tires visually for wear patterns and rotate amost every 5-6k miles on all of my cars

 

30k change interval for all gear oil
Same goes for plugs
Grease the driveline every 5-10k
OEM filters
Heavier gear oil in the boxes

 

I sanded and repainted (bedliner) mine once and it was a huge pain. I can't imagine doing that on a yearly basis. I ended up ditching my rack.

 

Girlfriend and wife never ride together. Both gotta be my weight so there's equal balance on suspension.

 

Use 4lo once a month
Try ac once in awhile (i am Canadian, eh?)

 

steady drive no hard accelerating when the engine is hasnt warmed up fully

 

In a snow state, I don't crank the blower to full blast. Go out, start the truck, turn it to 3, go back inside. Maybe it's just a 4cyl thing, but it will take longer to heat up if the blower is going full tilt.

 

Park it in the garage.

 

Liberal application of wax would be second only to the garaging.

 

i record the miles and gallons and brand for each fill-up. i like to think it gives me a history for optimal engine operation. smh

 

I watch my fuel gauge like a hawk.

I can’t do my own oil changes anymore , but I check the oil stick afterwards. Last oil change they overfilled it by a quart! Might have blown a seal.

 

Surprising how disciplined some of you all are, kudos.

Try to shift before hitting the rev limiter.

Try unsuccessfully to keep it under 100 on the highway, under double speed limit on the road.

Push the ac button off a little before I get to where I’m going to help clear out the moisture in the ducts.

Fill up before I hit 1/4.

Keep eyes forward when passing an accident.

NEVER touch my phone while driving.