Fix My Ride HQ — truck and SUV maintenance, gear and builds out of Southern California

Built for trucks that work all week and get out of town on the weekend

Southern California runs on trucks. They haul, they tow, they earn. Then Friday hits and the same truck is headed for the desert, the mountains, or a fire road with a rack on top.

Fix My Ride HQ is for the people running both — maintenance you can actually do yourself, gear judged under real weight, and builds that hold up to the abuse.

Maintenance Guides

Step-by-step guides on oil, brakes, tires, batteries, and seasonal prep. Written in plain language, from miles put on under load. Browse all Maintenance Guides →

Accessory Roundups

Bed liners, tonneau covers, roof racks, dash cams, tires, and jump starters — compared on how they survive hauling and weekend use, not on spec sheets. Browse all Accessory Roundups →

Builds & Mods

Step-by-step interior and exterior work you can do in a driveway, written on three budgets so the same build is possible whether you are spending forty dollars or four hundred. Browse all Builds & Mods →

  • Interior Mods — starlight headliners, suede and trim wrap, blacked-out plastic, ambient lighting
  • Exterior Mods — chrome delete, auxiliary lighting, window tint and California law, wheel fitment

Who Runs This Site

Vince T runs a delivery and logistics business in Southern California — dump runs, heavy hauling, private delivery jobs. The trucks and SUVs covered here are working equipment that still have to look right and still have to get up a trail. Read the full story →

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