Chux Trux

Specialties

Chux Trux sells & installs every type of accessory for cars, trucks, Jeeps & SUV’s including, custom wheels, tires (off road tires, high performance tires & replacement tires), suspension lift kits and lowering kits, window tint, bugshields chrome accessories, body kits, nerf bars (step bars) and running boards, window rain guards (vent visors), hard tonneau covers (painted fiberglass & ABS), soft roll up tonneau covers, folding tonno covers, floor mats & floor liners, seat covers, contractor /​fleet truck items like tool boxes, ladder racks, camper shells, custom LED lights, strobe lights & more. We also sell & install bed liners, Jeep accessories, bumpers, winches, heavy duty bumpers, grille guards and other off road goodies. Trailer hitches, 5^th wheel hitches and goosenecks, floor mats, remote start systems, cruise control, performance items such as computer programmers, custom exhaust systems /​cat-​back exhaust systems, air filters, cold air intakes, throttle body spacers & more.

History

Established in 1991.

Chux began as an idea back in 1990. At the time there were very few automotive accessory stores and mini trucks were very popular. On June 1, 1991 Chux Trux opened for business. The first day I sold 1 bugshield. That’s all. The first month we totaled 12,000 in sales. Same the second month.

We grew steadily for the next 10 months. As the business grew, we spent many nights working late. We were learning together how to install and what not to install. We grew steadily and in August of 1995 moved to our current Independence location in Gasoline Alley. The business continued to grow and in December of 1999 we opened our first satellite store in Overland Park, Kansas. About the same time we acquired a camper shell store called Pickup Palace which gave us the A.R.E. line and put us in the cap business. We ran Pickup Palace for a few years before consolidating it with our Independence store. We opened Chux in Olathe, Kansas in July of 2002 and Chux North opened in July of 2005.

Meet the Business Owner

Seth G.

Business Owner

Chux began as an idea back in 1990. At the time there were very few automotive accessory stores and mini trucks were very popular. I was a mini truck enthusiast. After working in the world of auto parts for most of my life and after that the cell phone business and part time pin-​chaser in a bowling alley, I put together a business plan using books from the library, consulted with some guys I knew from a local wholesale automotive supplier and started going to banks for funding. I visited quite a few banks but after about 9 months, I was granted an SBA backed loan and started looking for buildings. After a long search I ended up at a small shop that sat way back off the road in Independence, Mo. on the east side of Kansas City. The building had been a Taylor Rental store (division of Stanley Tools) and Taylor had many years remaining on the lease even though they had closed the store. On June 1, 1991 Chux Trux opened for business