Is your Truck Ready for spring Trip?

Spring is upon us, are you gonna take a road trip? Don‘t hurry, before you set off anywhere, you should prepare your truck for the road trip. It is bad enough if you have truck trouble in your own driveway, however, nothing could be worse than you having your truck break down far away from home. The road trip is supposed to be a time for relaxation and fun, so making your truck prepare for the trip is the first step to do.

Doing a specific check for your truck is to protect your truck, your trip, and your partner. First, take a whole-body check for your truck. Oil, brake pad, light, tires are the important things you should notice.

Oil

Oil should be changed every 3,000-5,000 miles. Think about when you changed your oil last time. Maybe you don’t remember, but never mind, we can use the dipstick to check the oil condition and fill level. If it's black, gritty, or below the minimum, get it checked out right away. It is also a good idea to keep extra fluids in your truck for emergencies.

Brake Pad

The brake pad is a so important thing regarding our safety. It is worn away with frequent use, becoming too thin to work effectively during the time. Dealers always recommend us to change the brake pad from 25,000 to 70,000 miles. We can know the brake pads should be changed or not through a simple test. Lightly step on the brakes, if there is a snoring sound like ”si, si, si..” at the same time, that means the brake pads have done their work and you need to consider changing them.

The composite inner part of brake pads needs to be above 5mm thick. Once the pad wears down below this, the pad needs to be replaced.

Light

Check all lights, signals and the horn are functional. As we all know, light has its limited lifetime, the lifetime does not mean they won‘t light your way but are their light is weak, they may be the killer if their lightness is not enough. Your holiday may involve driving at night or in misty conditions, sometimes we cannot predict the condition we drive. So we need to make sure the light is working correctly, a brighter light can ensure your driving safety better. If necessary, just change them. OEDRO led light are made of high quality and 300% brighter than other brands.

Tires

The whole lifespan of tires is 25,000 to 50,000 miles. Check the surface of your tires, if you find that there are nails or stones embedding the rubber of the tires, or cracks tears, abrasions, flat spots, and bumps on the sidewalls, just look for professional personnel to solve or replace the tires immediately.

Check your tires is a long-term thing that should be done. The wrong air pressure of tires will cause tire wear is uneven and make your truck cannot get the best fuel efficiency. You should check your tire pressure every 1000 miles on your road trip.

Emergency Roadside Kit

In addition, you should keep an emergency roadside kit in your truck. No matter how much you do on a truck before a trip, there is no guarantee that you won’t have trouble on the road. Make sure your kit includes: water, food, flashlight, aid kit, basic tool kit, pliers, electric charger wire, tow rope, tire sealant, spare fuses, and a fire extinguisher.

Check the part functional is for a safe trip, upgrade accessories are for a more comfortable trip. Here are several upgrades that will color your trip.

Floor mats

It is hard to keep your truck clean on the way to travel. Imagine that, you drive your truck on the snowy, muddy road, or you walk down the truck with your shoes covered in mud, when you come back to your truck, it definitely dirty your carpet. A full set of all-weather floor mats will help you solve the problem, keep the dirty way and your carpet clean. They also reduce the time and money on cleaning.

OEDRO’s all-weather floor mats are laser measured to protect your Truck‘s foot-well and carpets. For ultimate strength and dependability, these floor liners feature high-density core materials and are engineered to safeguard your vehicle's interior.

Cargo liner

There is a lot of baggage along your trip, the cargo liner has the same function with floor mats, just to keep your cargo area clean.