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Have you seen that show on MTV called Pimp My Ride? Well, in true country fashion, CMT now has a show called Trick My Truck. Instead of making cars into something much more lavish than how they began, the popular CMT show customizes semi-trucks. It’s very interesting, too! It just seems like truck owners absolutely love their trucks, whether it’s a semi or a full-size pickup truck. If you just bought a vehicle from a GMC truck dealer, here are four tips for helping you “trick it out.”

Have a Picture or Your Truck Ready
If you’re getting help from a customization shop, it’s always better to bring a picture of your truck or the truck itself. This way, they can get a better idea about the colors and actual accessories that will look good on your truck.

Search Online
Nobody knows your truck better than you. And nobody knows how you want your truck to look better than you. As such, you can search for your own customized parts and accessories online.

Have Your VIN Ready
Some accessories are specifically made for certain brands and models. The easiest way to get custom parts is use your VIN when searching online or at local customization facilities. Of course, you can always get universal parts and accessories, but they aren’t always as special as the others.

Let Someone Else Do It
One of the best parts about those customization TV shows is the look on the person’s face when they see the modifications for the first time. If you have the money and you feel like taking a risk, hire a professional to customize your truck instead of doing it yourself. When you allow their imagination to run wild, you’ll be surprised what they come up with.

On Monday, we talked about the famous hearse that resides outside the Haunted Mansion attraction at Disneyland. The attraction did not open for over six years after the show building was built, which led to some pretty interesting urban legends flying around. When the ride finally opened in 1969, the rumors hit a fever pitch. One of these rumors, which is still passed around today, is that the hearse outside was used to transport Brigham Young to his funeral. Mormon researchers claim that the rumor is false, yet it persists. However, the hearse at Walt Disney World’s Haunted Mansion has its own, legitimate, claim to fame.

Walt Disney World Haunted Mansion
The Haunted Mansion opened with the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971. It was developed alongside the Disneyland version, and consequently is extremely similar. The only major changes, other than theming the building to match the colonial architecture of Liberty Square, were made due to the fact that at Walt Disney World, the entire attraction is housed within the berm, unlike Disneyland’s version.

The berm is a manmade structure that encloses the park. At Disneyland, the actual ride building for the Haunted Mansion was too big to fit inside the berm, so it was built outside. The stretching room is an elevator that takes guests down to a walkway below the berm. At Walt Disney World, there is no need for an elevator, so the stretching room’s ceiling rises.

The queues for the two versions are extremely similar, right down to the horse-drawn hearses. However, Disneyland’s hearse is white and apparently not famous, while Walt Disney World’s is black and famous in its own right. The Walt Disney World Haunted Mansion hearse was featured in the 1965 John Wayne film “The Sons of Katie Elder.”

So the next time you are at Walt Disney World, be sure to check out this famous prop piece. In the meantime, if you are in the market for a more modern hearse, why not stop by our friendly dealership?