tonneau covers?

[LMDGUY]

anybody have one? what brand and how does it fit? any pics

[old Rusty C10]

they were selling ones at the local custom shop for $99 for a longbed and i bought one for my old truck a couple of years back and the thing didnt last the summer before it cracked .. i took it off and never used another one

[OJOE]

Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

they were selling ones at the local custom shop for $99 for a longbed and i bought one for my old truck a couple of years back and the thing didnt last the summer before it cracked .. i took it off and never used another one

i have a gaylords hard cover for my crew cab project. i dont have any pics yet but it does fit good. dont remember the cost, i got it thru styling concepts.

[old Rusty C10]

I was assuming when he mentioned a tonneau cover he was referring to the black vynal or canvas ones that were popular a few years back... these new things are fiberglass and frankly i feel they kinda ruin the purpose of having a pickup if you use it for work or for hauling.... the only reason i had one on there was in my city / state until 2000 it was illegal to have a pickup truck registered as a passenger vehicle and have the bed uncovered. I hated the truck with a cap on it so the tonneau cover was easy enough to unsnap and roll up when hauling stuff

[LMDGUY]

I guess I shoulda said fiberglass cover.. truck is just gonna be for show and crusing

[old Rusty C10]

that being said anyplace that sells caps or camper shells ( depending on what you call them things in your neck of the woods) sells them and they are custom made for your truck... older applications like our trucks are a bit harder to find but they are out there.. you may wanna check out the sites of Leer and A.R.E. as they make the caps up here in the northeast

[piecesparts]

I have a hard fiberglass tonneau on my 84 truck and a a soft vinyl tonneau on my my DD truck and my son's 86 chevy truck. All are SWB trucks. They really make a difference in the daily use.

[8T3GMC]

I have one on my truck and I love it. its a lite rider roll up cover. You still have your truck and the looks with the ablity to use the whole bed.

Here are some crapy pics.

[BLE 'BURBAN]

I personally like this style from A.R.E.....

http://www.4are.com/product/topup/

Unfortunatly they aren't availible for our models.....yet.

[S10Fan]

I have one of these on my S10. They make them for full size trucks as well, and they're paintable.

http://www.checkerpro.com/hardcovers.html

[OJOE]

Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

I was assuming when he mentioned a tonneau cover he was referring to the black vynal or canvas ones that were popular a few years back... these new things are fiberglass and frankly i feel they kinda ruin the purpose of having a pickup if you use it for work or for hauling.... the only reason i had one on there was in my city / state until 2000 it was illegal to have a pickup truck registered as a passenger vehicle and have the bed uncovered. I hated the truck with a cap on it so the tonneau cover was easy enough to unsnap and roll up when hauling stuff

sorry

[gchemist]

Give me a day or so. I'll post a video of my tonneau cover. The video shows air flow at 70 MPH. Tonneau covers work!!

[staggerd86c-10]

gchemist does your truck have a rev limiter at 70? whats your obsession with that speed? lol, anywyas back to the point i would like to get one of those flush looking ones that roll up kind of like the one on 8t3gmc's truck but it's flush with the bed sides.

[gchemist]

It has a rev limiter at 70 for MPG!! If I drive it I want to get there fast and still afford fuel.

Yea I like the bed flush mount. I think it uses velcro!! How easy is it for it to fly off!!

YouTube - Tonneau cover

[piecesparts]

The one on my DD truck has the aluminum rails and the snaps (Extang Platinum Classic). That way if I am using the bed, the aluminum rails protects the bedside toprails and I have received no damage there.

[staggerd86c-10]

anyone have pictures of a flush mount tonneau covers on their trucks, please post some pics with the make and model. I kind of like the truxedo and i think its kind of low profile also.