It's a waste of money to change that early, but I know many people do it thinking they're somehow doing a good thing. You can't tell anything by "how dark" the oil is. The only way to truly know when to change your oil is use an oil analysis company like Blackstone, etc. They can tell you how...
I can't find much about this mat. It looks like foam. I wonder how it would hold up under every day use where we're putting stuff in and out of the bed every day. I realize they offer a lifetime warranty, but also state "abnormal wear and tear" is not covered. What constitutes "abnormal wear...
These are the same as the Lasfit and others that come folded. I found the folds are a pain for someone that uses their truck daily where things in the bed are being removed and replaced over and over. The folds have raised edges which will catch lots of things making them more difficult to...
Changed the oil, installed the Ronin drain plug and S&B sensor protector thingies, looked at stuff under and around, put MOAR fuel into it (thirsty beasties, these are)drank a beer or 3 sitting under it and listening to the best classic rock one can find.
This is why I prefer Blackstone or Caterpillar for oil analysis. They will tell you a lot more about the additive pack, make suggestions for maintenance intervals with hard numbers and warn you that sampling oil in a new engine is not useful data.