The Tackiest Truckers Accessories

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS THE UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUM (INTERACTIVE)
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After reading the All Ride thread, it made me think of all the crap advertised in truck accessory catelogues…
“Haulin ■■■” chrome grille plate
Spanish bullfighter arrows

Anymore nominations?

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Light up crucifixes.

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frilly curtains…

did i mention frilly curtains.pmsl :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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Those Indian Dreamcatcher things! :frowning:

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silver ladies and anythink with a confederate flag :unamused:

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Those lights that go on the back wall of the cab interior that say the make of truck…
Seriously chavvy / tacky :slight_smile:

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Those miniature footie scarves that say “driver” on them. Hardly likely to say ■■■■■■■ “chartered accountant” are they?

+1 on Spanish arrows. WTF is that all about anyway?

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10000000 neon or led lights in various colours liberally spread around the unit, just to confuse your eyeballs at night.

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Love call light up signs
Stickers saying “500 bhp”…usually on Scanias

Commonrail:
silver ladies and anything with a confererate flag

Tippers of the 1980s :laughing:

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Tacky wheel trims and those hub/ halfshaft covers in chrome effect!

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Phantom Mark:
10000000 neon or led lights in various colours liberally spread around the unit, just to confuse your eyeballs at night.

+10 … :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: see so many of them at night mainly jhonny foreigner … :sunglasses:

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I win, roadking.co.uk/truck-curtain … elvet.html . Into the tunnel of love, yeah baby.

Not forgetting one of these. roadking.co.uk/steering-knobs.html.

The greatest truck accessory of all time was the green windscreen tint with the word LESMAHAGOW in white letters, which any self respecting tramper of the early 90’s would affix to the top of his screen to let everyone know he had “done a scotch” very popular with the drivers of the world famous Cardiff Transport.

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Those weird tattoo-like graphics seen in side windows and not forgetting the ■■■■■■■ woman version too.

American/Canadian license plates stuck on the grille :blush: :laughing:

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Scania badge.

Ducks for cover

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Oversize pieces of Lego :slight_smile:

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gnasty gnome:
Those miniature footie scarves that say “driver” on them. Hardly likely to say [zb] “chartered accountant” are they?

+1 on Spanish arrows. WTF is that all about anyway?

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    what about those coffee making things, I worked with a guy who had one, and did`nt even like the stuff, WTF :blush:
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Can you still get beaded seat covers?!

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GCR2ERF:
Can you still get beaded seat covers?!

I hope not, there was one in a truck I drove many years ago and it was like sitting on bloody pebbles.

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mike68:
I win, roadking.co.uk/truck-curtain … elvet.html . Into the tunnel of love, yeah baby.

Not forgetting one of these. roadking.co.uk/steering-knobs.html.

The greatest truck accessory of all time was the green windscreen tint with the word LESMAHAGOW in white letters, which any self respecting tramper of the early 90’s would affix to the top of his screen to let everyone know he had “done a scotch” very popular with the drivers of the world famous Cardiff Transport.

Cardiff Transport, now theres a name from the past - part of the infamous Jeff Leightons empire.

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Hombre:

mike68:
I win, roadking.co.uk/truck-curtain … elvet.html . Into the tunnel of love, yeah baby.

Not forgetting one of these. roadking.co.uk/steering-knobs.html.

The greatest truck accessory of all time was the green windscreen tint with the word LESMAHAGOW in white letters, which any self respecting tramper of the early 90’s would affix to the top of his screen to let everyone know he had “done a scotch” very popular with the drivers of the world famous Cardiff Transport.

Cardiff Transport, now theres a name from the past - part of the infamous Jeff Leightons empire.

Was it true, that they were the M.A.N. test fleet ?..them 361s did`nt hang around :sunglasses: