Five Great Gift Ideas For Truck Owners

It’s that time of year again when every website tosses out a gift guide, and we’re going to add to the fray by offering up some gift ideas for Tundra owners and truck owners in general.

First, here’s a list of the coolest gifts you can get your favorite truck owner. This isn’t a list of cheap gifts for truck owners, and it’s not a list of the most popular accessories for the Tundra, but it IS a list of accessories a lot of pickup truck owners would love to have.

Tonneau covers are a very popular to add "trunk space" to your truck.

1) A Tonneau Cover. Most tonneaus cover and protect the contents of the truck bed while also streamlining the truck’s appearance. Since tonneau covers often come with a locking mechanism, they’re a decent way to add a whole lot of “trunk space” to a pickup truck. While there are too many tonneau options to list, some of the most popular tonneau covers include:

• Undercover Tonneau cover – See our review of the Undercover Tonneau cover for the break-down.
• BakFlip Tonneau cover – The Bakflip Tonneau review is that it’s easy for one person to install and remove.
• The Truxedo Tonneau cover is an inexpensive way to cover the bed, but it’s not really secure. It does, however, look nice.
• Extang Trifecta Tonneau cover – We reviewed the Extang solid-fold tonneau, which is basically a more expensive version of the trifecta. Both are quite popular.

We recommend aFe's cold air intake kit.

2) A Cold Air Intake Kit. Cold air intakes offer more power, better gas mileage, and they make the engine sound even meaner than it already does. It’s a very cool gift idea for the hot-rod type of truck owner.

We’ve reviewed all the popular cold air intakes including the Volant air intake, the aFe air intake, and the K&N air intake. Of all the kits we’ve reviewed and tested, the kit from aFe was our favorite.

Westin's Platinum Oval Steps are a best-seller.

3) Some step bars. There are thousands of step bars to choose from, but Westin’s Platinum Oval Step Bars are top-sellers on AutoAnything.com and only $200-$400 per set depending on your truck.

Chrome billet grille before (left) and after (right).

4) A chrome billet grille. We’ve reviewed the Carriage Works billet grille and we have to say it’s a great deal. Less than $150 for a part that really dresses up a pickup.

5) A cat-back exhaust system. If you buy this for your favorite truck owner, we’ll guarantee a HUGE smile on their face. After-market exhaust systems are incredibly popular accessories because they can add power, boost gas mileage, and make a truck sound mean (in an awesome sort of way). Another great gift for a hot-rod truck owner.

We like after market exhaust systems made by Borla, Gibson, Flowmaster, and Magnaflow.

Our favorite cat-back exhaust kits are from Gibson, Magnaflow, Flowmaster, and Borla.

Read up on all of the different kits here.

Final Tip – AutoAnything.com has a pretty big sale going on during the holidays. They’re offering free shipping and a one-year guarantee on their price. They’re top-notch in terms of customer service and definitely worth a look…but don’t forget about checking Amazon.com either.