WHAT do You Want to SEE @ SEMA 2024

wayoflife said:
Will definitely keep an eye out for the bumper tire carriers.

There aren't nearly as many around ever since all the wheel and tire manufacturers pulled out of the show.

Never see much of them or any bike for that matter at SEMA
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Rugged ridge , which I have concerns on quality has been showing off the one they debuted last year, but it’s still not available.

Yeah, the wheel and tire was a good place to visit !

Crown always has some cool vintage jeeps on display.
 
Hard to imagine but all 29 of these companies used to be separate and individually owned. Most, I used to either know the owners of or at the very least, had personal contacts with them.

A.R.E. (50027)
Alloy USA (50027)
AMP Research (50027)
AVS (50027)
Backrack (50027)
BAK (50027)
Bedrug (50027)
BelMor (50027)
Bushwacker (50027)
Extang (50027)
GoRhino (50027)
Havoc (50027)
Husky Liners (50027)
LUND (50027)
Mountain Top (50027)
N-Fab (50027)
Omix (50027)
Rampage (50027)
RealTruck.com (50027)
Retrax (50027)
RoadWorks (50027)
Roll-N-Lock (50027)
Rugged Liner (50027)
Rugged Ridge (50027)
Stampede (50027)
Superlift (50027)
Truxedo (50027)
Undercover (50027)

Today, they are all under the ONE umbrella company, Real Truck and they are once again, at the front door of the West Hall at SEMA with a mega booth.
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I get this is the only way to survive but I gotta tell ya, it's done nothing to help promote creativity, innovation and or meaningful new products and it really kind of bums me out.
 
Another big change that I've been seeing at SEMA over the years, is this...

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More and more China companies at the show and with copycat products :(

Of course, all the good American companies who used to put out good stuff have all been bought out and now all they do is focus on what will sell.
 
wayoflife said:
Hard to imagine but all 29 of these companies used to be separate and individually owned. Most, I used to either know the owners of or at the very least, had personal contacts with them.

A.R.E. (50027)
Alloy USA (50027)
AMP Research (50027)
AVS (50027)
Backrack (50027)
BAK (50027)
Bedrug (50027)
BelMor (50027)
Bushwacker (50027)
Extang (50027)
GoRhino (50027)
Havoc (50027)
Husky Liners (50027)
LUND (50027)
Mountain Top (50027)
N-Fab (50027)
Omix (50027)
Rampage (50027)
RealTruck.com (50027)
Retrax (50027)
RoadWorks (50027)
Roll-N-Lock (50027)
Rugged Liner (50027)
Rugged Ridge (50027)
Stampede (50027)
Superlift (50027)
Truxedo (50027)
Undercover (50027)

Today, they are all under the ONE umbrella company, Real Truck and they are once again, at the front door of the West Hall at SEMA with a mega booth.
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I get this is the only way to survive but I gotta tell ya, it's done nothing to help promote creativity, innovation and or meaningful new products and it really kind of bums me out.
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That's nuts. But not surprised.
 
wayoflife said:
Another big change that I've been seeing at SEMA over the years, is this...

View attachment 415731

More and more China companies at the show and with copycat products :(

Of course, all the good American companies who used to put out good stuff have all been bought out and now all they do is focus on what will sell.
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Yep. And it's a lot more expensive to build American quality and hard to compete with the commie copycats.
 
wayoflife said:
Hard to imagine but all 29 of these companies used to be separate and individually owned. Most, I used to either know the owners of or at the very least, had personal contacts with them.

A.R.E. (50027)
Alloy USA (50027)
AMP Research (50027)
AVS (50027)
Backrack (50027)
BAK (50027)
Bedrug (50027)
BelMor (50027)
Bushwacker (50027)
Extang (50027)
GoRhino (50027)
Havoc (50027)
Husky Liners (50027)
LUND (50027)
Mountain Top (50027)
N-Fab (50027)
Omix (50027)
Rampage (50027)
RealTruck.com (50027)
Retrax (50027)
RoadWorks (50027)
Roll-N-Lock (50027)
Rugged Liner (50027)
Rugged Ridge (50027)
Stampede (50027)
Superlift (50027)
Truxedo (50027)
Undercover (50027)

Today, they are all under the ONE umbrella company, Real Truck and they are once again, at the front door of the West Hall at SEMA with a mega booth.
View attachment 415730

I get this is the only way to survive but I gotta tell ya, it's done nothing to help promote creativity, innovation and or meaningful new products and it really kind of bums me out.
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Stellantis should buy this umbrella company, and get to work on turning around the brands.
 
wayoflife said:
Hard to imagine but all 29 of these companies used to be separate and individually owned. Most, I used to either know the owners of or at the very least, had personal contacts with them.

A.R.E. (50027)
Alloy USA (50027)
AMP Research (50027)
AVS (50027)
Backrack (50027)
BAK (50027)
Bedrug (50027)
BelMor (50027)
Bushwacker (50027)
Extang (50027)
GoRhino (50027)
Havoc (50027)
Husky Liners (50027)
LUND (50027)
Mountain Top (50027)
N-Fab (50027)
Omix (50027)
Rampage (50027)
RealTruck.com (50027)
Retrax (50027)
RoadWorks (50027)
Roll-N-Lock (50027)
Rugged Liner (50027)
Rugged Ridge (50027)
Stampede (50027)
Superlift (50027)
Truxedo (50027)
Undercover (50027)

Today, they are all under the ONE umbrella company, Real Truck and they are once again, at the front door of the West Hall at SEMA with a mega booth.
View attachment 415730

I get this is the only way to survive but I gotta tell ya, it's done nothing to help promote creativity, innovation and or meaningful new products and it really kind of bums me out.
Click to expand...
All about volume and sales and the almighty dollar customer service no longer factors in 🤬
 
Just catching up on all the forums, Looking forward to seeing the videos this year! I second Chris on the rear tire carrier for the JT. Pretty much would like to see any mildly built JT that is more useful than the usual transformers. lol
 
My buddy has his '66 nova "Slick" on display there. Build was just finished recently. Go check it out if you get a chance. Spot V006 near the main entrance of Central Hall.
 
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