The 2014 SEMA Show Recap
SEMA 2014, another year for LED light bars, trucks on 24x14s and seemingly bottomless build budgets. While SEMA is known for the flash, the extreme and often over-the-top vehicle builds, the show is also chalked full of new technology, innovative ideas, and emerging trends in the automotive industry. For those of you out there that haven’t heard of SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association,  is a trade association made up of thousands of automotive product manufacturers, retailers, builders, clubs and more all working towards the common goal of supporting, protecting, and endorsing automotive customization. Each Fall SEMA hosts an event out in Las Vegas, a gathering of companies from around the world to showcase the latest in automotive customization. While the show is closed off to the general public, the world watches on as media outlets, vendors and industry members attend this “industry only” event drawing more than 100,000 each year for the…
BDS’s 2000-Mile Roadtrip to SEMA in the 2015 Colorado
If you haven’t checked out our last post on the BDS Colorado, head to BDS’s Last Minute SEMA Build: 2015 Chevy Colorado for more on the  project, our plans, and the execution to turn our 2015 Chevy Colorado into a 2014 SEMA Show standout in under a month. When we left off with the story the truck had less than a week to go before departing on the 2000-mile adventure from Michigan to Las Vegas. The engineering team prototyped a set of Fox coilovers to work with the existing 6” suspension system and parts were  arriving from Nitto, Eagle Alloys, Rigid, Extang, and Magnaflow. We got word from N-Fab that the steps were built and getting powdercoated to install once the truck arrived in Vegas. Following a quick check up at the dealership the truck stopped off to install graphics and hit the road for SEMA with 3 days planned…
BDS Prepares for the 2014 SEMA Show
The countdown is on, 10 days until BDS lands in sunny Las Vegas, NV for what continues to be the holy grail of the automotive industry events. After 48 years strong, the SEMA Show gets bigger and better hosting more than 100,000 industry professionals from around the world each year.  This annual event hosted by SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) brings in more than 2000 companies from OEM, performance, audio, tools, restyling, suspension, powersport, wheel, and tire sectors of the automotive industry for a week long barrage of automotive overload to the senses. Whether you’re into lifting or lowering, off-road racing or show stopping looks, high performance, lighting, audio, custom wheels or tires, SEMA has something to peak your interest. From debuting the latest products to inspiring future trends in the market, the SEMA Show is the place to see what’s going on in this industry. The 4 day show brings together manufacturers,…
Wrangler JK | Boondock Bumpers
SEMA Trucks: Boondock’s JK Each year the SEMA Show is flooded with amazing automobiles, lifted trucks, lower street rods, resto-mod classics and late model monsters all in the name of automotive customization. There’s something for everyone’s taste from the insane over-the-top to capable daily drivers. BDS Suspension attends this annual show out in Las Vegas and continues to make quite the statement with show vehicles scattered throughout the show grounds on display in exhibitor booths and featured vehicle spots. Boondock Bumpers arrived at SEMA excited to debut a number of new products for the Jeep JK platform. Calling Oklahoma City, OK home base, Boondock Bumpers has specialized in custom bumpers for a variety of fullsize trucks for years. The 2010 Wrangler Unlimited JK they had on display marks their expansion into the Jeep market with a number of parts to enhance the aesthetics while providing offroad protection. Right off the…
Project Super Duty | Big Truck Mafia
SEMA Trucks: Big Truck Mafia’s Project Super Duty Each year the SEMA Show is flooded with amazing automobiles, lifted trucks, lower street rods, resto-mod classics and late model monsters all in the name of automotive customization. There’s something for everyone’s taste from the insane over-the-top to capable daily drivers. BDS Suspension attends this annual show out in Las Vegas and continues to make quite the statement with show vehicles scattered throughout the show grounds on display in exhibitor booths and featured vehicle spots. While there has been a trend at SEMA to over accessorize to the point its the norm and to be expected, there’s a lot to say for a tastefully built, super clean, build that uses a cohesive theme throughout like the 2013 Ford Super Duty owned by Austin Mayfield of Big Truck Mafia (BTM). Dubbed “The Heist”, this F250 was parked just outside of the Las Vegas…
Camo Cummins | Full Flex Customs
SEMA Trucks: Full Flex Customs Camo Cummins Each year the SEMA Show is flooded with amazing automobiles, lifted trucks, lower street rods, resto-mod classics and late model monsters all in the name of automotive customization. There’s something for everyone’s taste from the insane over-the-top to capable daily drivers. BDS Suspension attends this annual show out in Las Vegas and continues to make quite the statement with show vehicles scattered throughout the show grounds on display in exhibitor booths and featured vehicle spots. If you’ve seen the work that comes out of Full Flex Customs in TX you’ve seen this 2013 Ram 2500, or maybe you haven’t, after all it is wrapped in Realtree camo. Eric Billings, owner of this monster took the original concept and turned this Megacab into a show worthy hunting truck. With hundreds of hours invested, the detail of this truck must be seen in person to…