@@derekdimmer777 great information, thank you so much!!!! It’s been about a year and is starting to creak a bit again. I will definitely give that a try once things warm up here in the midwest. Thanks for watching and the great recommendation 👍

@@darrenmoore-pg9sw ugh that stinks. Sorry to hear that. Never buying any of their products again. For my next truck I will look at WeatherTech’s panel. I think the only issue with theirs is that the last panel (closest to the cab) does not flip open. That would be a deal breaker for me since I often have my ATV in the bed. My friend just order a Ranger Raptor and he asked me if he should get the factory tonneau cover. I told him that another company makes them for Ford and I was afraid that BakFlip was the manufacturer. I told him not to order it and we’ll find him and brand after he takes delivery. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@DaK1ngmike glad I could help. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@michaelstanley2289 not for a couple of more years. Thanks for watching.

@@raven1969david you are absolutely correct and thanks for catching that and pointing that out 👍. I had folders on the brain, lol. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@josephrickard7973 that’s exactly what happened to me with both the original and the replacement. It’s very gradual so you don’t notice it at first. I also have to get into the back of the truck now to open the last panel (I have 4 with my 6.5’ bed). Best of luck with your new truck. I’m still a year or two away. Not sure which brand I will go with when the time comes. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@googlreviews7813 since it’s a 2018, the 5 year paint warranty has expired, so a $15k repair/repaint will be on your own dime. Even then the issue will probably come back. Unless they are practically giving it away, I would run away as fast as you can. My advice would be to look at a different brand of vehicle all together. Personally we will never be buying another Jeep or Stellantis product again.

@@brandonarthurs6568 the plow, push tube and mount are made by Warn (Provantage), for Honda. You can by the undermount, push tube and plow from either Honda or Warn. You will also need a winch. Neither of the 3 are included with the 520. The part numbers are included in the description.

@@hawedehre Bitte schön. Glad I was able to help. Thanks for watching.

@@frankgeis6064 thanks for the kind words. Glad I could help and congrats on the new purchase. I use an old Radio Shack 25A Switching Power Supply that I used to charge my RC racing car batteries with. Most power supplies just have the two output terminals on them, so what I did was get a cigarette lighter plug extension and cut the plug end of it off so that I just had the socket. Amazon may also already sell the plug that way. Then you can plug the radio into the plug. I would not recommend cutting the plug off the radio, as you never know if you’ll end up using it in the car. That’s what happened to mine and I now use the Anytone 778-UV as my base in the house. I love the Radioddity for in my truck. The cigarette light plug makes it easy to remove and out the radio in the center console for storage. Video on that setup coming soon. Here’s a good link with some suggestions. I would say get one that is rated at least 10A. I also have a Tripp Lite 4.5A that also does the job for this 20W radio, but I think it’s pushing it. Hope that helps and thanks for watching and commenting. forums.mygmrs.com/topic/6791-power-supply-recommendations/

@ thank you I appreciate the knowledge and I agree. I don’t want to cut the plug off that goes into the cigarette lighter. I know people say do it on the Internet but I think you’re just asking for trouble. I could be wrong, but I wanna play it safe thank you again.

@ I look forward to your video of the complete set up. Thank you.

@ video is posted 👍

@ I hear you, but it hasn’t been all bad over the last 10 years. Everything works great on it with one exception. Bluetooth in this truck absolutely sucks. The connection sounds crackly at times and the listening volume is all over the place when the other person is talking. I’ve had several different new phones over the last 10 years and it’s definitely the truck and not my phone. One positive note is I like the fact that since mine was an early build 2025, my Sync screen still has the heated seat buttons by the heated wheel button. Ford removed that not too long afterwards, so you have to use the physical buttons below. It’s the best of both worlds for me….if I only turn on my heated seat, I use the physical buttons below as it’s much easier. If I use the heated wheel and seats, I turn them all on from the Sync screen. Thanks for watching.

@@toddshook1765 congrats on the new rig and glad to have been able to help 👍. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@sweet65mustang great points!! Having the antenna mounted outside wasn’t an option for me, therefore in the attic above the office bedroom was a perfect place. I hit all my local repeaters without a problem. I also put up in the attic a 4’ (that’s all the height I have in my attic) Comet GP1 dual band for 2m/440. That one’s hooked up to my 25 watt Anytone AT-771UV. I’ve been getting great results with that combo. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@michaelH0000 that is awesome!! I’m now coming up to the 10 year mark in 2 months. I’ve got 64k miles now and I had the spark plugs changed for the first time. They looked pretty good. Just put new Bridgestone Dueler Ascent tires on. Love them. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you have continuing good luck with yours.

@ nice!! Keep that truck running another 10 …easily can be done. Ford🇺🇸💪

@@stevehakala8503 I am running the CPS software on an older laptop running Windows 10 (I’m a MAC user). First thing to check is to see if the software sees a com port that the programming cable is plugged into. In software if I go to Set/Set Com, there is nothing there in the dropdown when the cable is not plugged in to the computer. As soon as I plug it in, I can see COM6 is now there and is the only choice. At that point I would plug the other end into the mic plug on the radio. If you don’t see a com port listed after you plug the cable into the computer, you might need or not have the right driver for the chip in the cable. Check Radioddity’s website for a download if needed. If you’re seeing the com port but nothing happens when you select “Program/Read From Radio”, make sure the plug is firmly seated into the radio. I have had occasions where I’ve plugged the mic back in and while all the buttons, including the PTT work fine on the microphone, and the radio responds, no one can hear me. If I then unplug the mic and then re-plug it back in and make sure I hear the click sound, then the mic works fine and I have no issues. Wondering if maybe you experienced that same type of connection issue with the programming cable. If all else fails, contact Radioddity customer service at their website. They’ve been pretty helpful for me. Good luck and let us know you find.

@@OldGrowthRedwood what’s your preferred method, assuming you’ve had to go through this Jeep engineering design nightmare? Hopefully you had an easier time. I had a friend with an ‘18 JL do the method shown by Wayalife (removing the fuse/solenoid harness at the top of the battery box) and ended up damaging one of the connector plugs. The third way is remove the inner fender liner. Probably would have had some broken clips there too. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@MarY-bk3ng I won’t be at the house where the ATV is for a couple of months. It’s very easy. You remove the seat and slide out the plastic cover that covers the battery. there is a hole in the back of the trunk box that leads to the battery area. You just pass the wires through to the battery. From there you connect the two ends of the charger wire to the battery, slide the cover back in place and put the seat back on. Easy Peezy.

Thank you! Very helpful. We have a seat on the back of our ATV, similar to your box. Did you have to remove that to access the battery?

@@ceedub7374 thanks for watching.

@@shanediditagain thanks for commenting and watching.

@@terrymeyer7084 yes this is a great radio for the price. It is my base rig now. My only gripe that Anytone is investigating is a popping noise I get from the mic speaker if I have the audio set to both the main unit and the mic. When someone first keys up on a frequency I’m listing to, I get a slight popping sound from only the mic speaker. Do yours do this too if you set the speakers to both? Thanks.

@@EverydayATV i use an external speaker, i’ve never noticed

@@EverydayATV i just switched to the main and mic speaker. it does pop when someone keys up

@@terrymeyer7084 thanks so much for confirming it’s not just my radio. Not a big deal since I won’t use the mic speaker but still good to know nonetheless. Thanks again.

@ no problem

@@andreagrimes9721 yes the camera is a USB-C son yes, you would need a cable with USB-C on both ends. Thanks for watching.

@@JasonRobbins-e7p wow that is crazy. Kudos for being able to do that after all this time. Stay safe with all that driving. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@Roadrunnerz45 agreed but keep in mind this is their entry level dash cam and is priced as such. There are some brands that include gps at this price point but many are just cheap junk. In the Mini 3 they have switched the camera orientation from vertical to horizontal and added a polarizing issue. They have also resolved the overheating issue that many of the Mini 2’s were experiencing. The two Mini 2’s that we already have do get quite hot, but have never failed to work. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@marcinmichigan2772 yep, I got them mixed up, thanks. The way I keep them straight now is PL is the plug (male) connector.

Great to hear. Totally agree, it’s not a 5.0 (that’s in my F-150) but it’s still plenty fast for me. Still 100hp more than my ‘82 Vette whose 350ci is rated at 200hp. My kids 4 cylinder SUV makes more power than that 😂

@@stevel6252 congrats on the new Jeep. Hate when the dealers tell you it’s normal and then don’t even fix it correctly. When we took our back, it was a little better but still way off. It’s so easy to correct it yourself….just make sure you adjust the nut a little at a time. I was surprised how much the steering wheel position changed from turning the nut very little. My first attempt moved it over to the other wrong side and I had to back it off a bit. Please do yourself a favor and keep an eye out for the paint blistering issue. I did another video on this and there is a huge Facebook group dedicated to this called “JL Corrosion can be Fixed”. We too went through this. We were lucky so far as the repaint has held up 3 years later. That said, if it comes back we will trade it immediately. We already said, this is our first and last jeep. Thanks for commenting and watching. Glad I could help 👍

@@Animatronicbear channels 15-22 are regular simplex channels. They are not set up for repeaters. Channels 23-30 are the repeater channels for the same frequencies found on channels 15-22. The 462.5500 frequency is the same for channel 15 and 23 except that channel 23 will transmit on the repeater frequency of 467.5500 (offset of +5) and receive on 462.5500. Hope that helps. www.baofengradio.com/blogs/news/difference-between-simplex-and-repeater-channels

@@stagetechtd7563 thanks for watching and much appreciated.

@@chuck830 thanks for watching and commenting.

@@romanwarriorsalute great info, thanks. I will keep an eye and ear out for it. I’m at 62k miles now. Hard to believe it will be 10 years old in a few months. Still looks and drives like brand new. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@Truthh4040 yes but the Garmin app is terrible and takes forever to try and view and download a clip on your phone. I did another video where you can plug your phone directly into the camera to view and grab the files as if the camera was an external drive.

@@ChrisHariis sweet!!!! The white with red interior is beautiful. Great to hear of others loving theirs. Yep I’m on my second battery and tires, only because of years, not miles. Yes the 4.6 is great, especially with the 5 speed. While 300hp is low compared to the 5.0’s of today, it has all the performance and speed I need. For us it’s a great cruising car. Hope you have continued luck with yours and enjoy. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Mine is at 135k. Engine and transmission runs strong but it needed a lot of TLC when i bought it at 115k (new valve cover, new coolant hoses, brakes, tires, spark plugs and coils, alternator, AC problems, wiper fluid doesn’t work. That’s really it and it had 115k when i bought it.

@@MH-5274 no unfortunately not. Not even if you unlock the radio for ham bands. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@MH-5274 the TIDRadio TD-H3 handheld that I reviewed does. It’s currently $27.99.

@@Bartsnightmare good to know. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@joeladd6023 that is awesome. Thank you again and great to know it works the same for the Mini 2, as both my children have them in their cars. We visited the UK for the very first time two years ago. Spent a few days in London before taking the train to Southampton to catch our cruise. Absolutely loved the city and the people.

Marvelous spot. You're a genius.