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84Stepper · 02-18-2003, 05:55 PM

I was wonderin if they make bed covers for stepsides cause when i get my nice wood bed done i dont want it getting messed up. I've seen the realy expensive fibergalls ones but too much money for me Do they make the soft kind like BADBOW recently bought. I have always said I would never get a bed cover but it would get messed since it wont be in the garage all the time.

Low87 · 02-18-2003, 05:59 PM

Yeah, they make the soft tonneau covers for stepsides. Check companies like Checkmate. Open any full size truck magazine and you'll find dozens of ads. IMO, why ruin your bed (drilling holes for the cover snaps) to keep from ruining your bed floor? Spend a few bucks and get a nice cover that doesn't require any drilling. If you don't have a copy of Truckin, grab one and look for the bed cover ads. Visit the websites and order catalogs, the pick the one you like.

84Stepper · 02-19-2003, 12:37 AM

Ya I would never drill holes in my bed after all the work I've been spending on it. I just do not wanna spend $1,200 on a hard cover. I've seen soft cover without snaps on a newer truck and I was wondering if they made it for my truck.

Low87 · 02-19-2003, 10:32 AM

I've never seen a $1200 hard bed cover!

Top of the line hard covers max out at about $500. That's high even. Definitely shop around on prices.

LOHRTBT · 02-19-2003, 01:24 PM

I think my Checkmate fiberglass cover was under 300. www.checkerpro.com

84Stepper · 02-19-2003, 05:08 PM

ya my bad guys I was looking at a bed cover off a site called pros pick and aI thought they were all around that price range. If they are only 300 I think ill get one thanx.

Low87 · 02-19-2003, 05:12 PM

No problem, that's what we're here for!

Big Paul · 02-19-2003, 05:46 PM

Do you have the buttons on the bed rails? My brother had those from the factory. I think they were. But he had a black soft tonneau on it. Looked real nice.

This is the only pic I have of it:

**swervin ervin** · 02-19-2003, 05:50 PM

I bought a Checkmate. It's now off and will not go back on. I just thought I wanted a bed cover on my truck. I prefer it much better without one. I guess I'm just not a bed cover person. Not anything wrong with it, just didn't like it.

82 Silverado 4X · 02-19-2003, 06:38 PM

All the work that goes into a wood bed to make it and keep it really nice, makes it a pretty hard decision to cover up. But, then you think about what will happen to that nice wood if you don't protect it. That's when the choice to cover it becomes a lot easier.
I think that having my nice bed full of wet leaves in the fall and full of snow in the winter would bother me alot more.
I've seen quite a few hard covers and like them more than the soft ones mainly because the soft ones are harder to reattach when the temperatures drop.
They also support the weight of snow better if you are forced to store your truck outside under a car cover during the winter months.
Just my 2 cents.

84Stepper · 02-19-2003, 08:28 PM

NO. I never had any buttons on the bed rails. Thanks for showing me the pic of that truck Big Paul. That looks pretty good but the more I think about it I dont want a bed cover and if I do get one it will be a hard one. I just dont know what im gunna do when I go off to college I guess I'll have to buy a house with a garage. I'm just worried about all my hard work and money going down the drain.

Low87 · 02-20-2003, 11:03 AM

Isn't the wood sealed and the hardware stainless? Seems as long as you kept it clean you'd be alright.

84Stepper · 02-20-2003, 07:11 PM

ya, thats true I never thought about that

helmdogg · 02-25-2003, 11:13 AM

If I had wood bed that nice I would put plexiglassss over it.Then you can have it protected while showin' off the wood in style!!! It would be cheaper than a solid cover that takes away the reason to put wood in?! ope this info. helps!!!! PLus i've never seen it done!

84Stepper · 02-25-2003, 06:03 PM

Ha, good idea but I don't think I would do that. I have seen plexiglass in place of the wood and that was realy trick! But if your gunna do that it would have to be strictly show.

PHOENIX · 02-25-2003, 06:32 PM

Check out this recent thread, it may help with a few issues, like acrylic (plexi-glass).
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...threadid=41081

gchemist · 02-26-2003, 12:53 AM

Here are some pics of the installation of my bed cover. I do miss the fiberglass cover I had before. Some day I'll get the lift up mechanism and make my own.

Empty bed
Tonneau mounting.
Cover pull over.
Side view of BAD BOW.
Side view of tonneau cover.
Final rear view mounting.

02-18-2003, 05:55 PM	#1
84Stepper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma Posts: 425	bed cover I was wonderin if they make bed covers for stepsides cause when i get my nice wood bed done i dont want it getting messed up. I've seen the realy expensive fibergalls ones but too much money for me Do they make the soft kind like BADBOW recently bought. I have always said I would never get a bed cover but it would get messed since it wont be in the garage all the time. __________________ 84 Chevy Stepside, 350, TH350, 268h Comp cam, Hooker headers, MSD Pro Billet, Edelbrock Performer manifold and 1604 carb, 40 Series Flowmasters dumped, and Western Chassis 3/5 drop w/ c notch. New 3:73 Eaton Posi

02-18-2003, 05:59 PM	#2
Low87 been here longer than Liz Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 2,437	Yeah, they make the soft tonneau covers for stepsides. Check companies like Checkmate. Open any full size truck magazine and you'll find dozens of ads. IMO, why ruin your bed (drilling holes for the cover snaps) to keep from ruining your bed floor? Spend a few bucks and get a nice cover that doesn't require any drilling. If you don't have a copy of Truckin, grab one and look for the bed cover ads. Visit the websites and order catalogs, the pick the one you like. __________________ ~Greg~ Mac's Garage '87 SWB 6/8 drop "Piso" '08 CCSB Silverado DD the departed '89 GMC K5 Jimmy 4x4 "Rusty Nuts" '77 Chevy K5 Blazer 2wd '83 Chevy stepside "You get what you pay for" - Mike 'swervin ervin' Ervin

02-19-2003, 12:37 AM	#3
84Stepper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma Posts: 425	Ya I would never drill holes in my bed after all the work I've been spending on it. I just do not wanna spend $1,200 on a hard cover. I've seen soft cover without snaps on a newer truck and I was wondering if they made it for my truck. __________________ 84 Chevy Stepside, 350, TH350, 268h Comp cam, Hooker headers, MSD Pro Billet, Edelbrock Performer manifold and 1604 carb, 40 Series Flowmasters dumped, and Western Chassis 3/5 drop w/ c notch. New 3:73 Eaton Posi

02-19-2003, 10:32 AM	#4
Low87 been here longer than Liz Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 2,437	I've never seen a $1200 hard bed cover! Top of the line hard covers max out at about $500. That's high even. Definitely shop around on prices. __________________ ~Greg~ Mac's Garage '87 SWB 6/8 drop "Piso" '08 CCSB Silverado DD the departed '89 GMC K5 Jimmy 4x4 "Rusty Nuts" '77 Chevy K5 Blazer 2wd '83 Chevy stepside "You get what you pay for" - Mike 'swervin ervin' Ervin

02-19-2003, 01:24 PM	#5
LOHRTBT BeWarE tHe eViL CrAnkTOe! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Yukon, OK Posts: 3,605	I think my Checkmate fiberglass cover was under 300. www.checkerpro.com __________________ ~Dave~ You can call me Mike, Mike Oxlong - 1986 Chevy SWB - Stock for now - *1986 Chevy Custom SWB* *Stolen 6/26/05* - 1985 Chevy SWB SOLD - 1999 T/A Some mods www.cardomain.com/id/ramairdave AIM Screenname - Jester84

02-19-2003, 05:08 PM	#6
84Stepper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma Posts: 425	ya my bad guys I was looking at a bed cover off a site called pros pick and aI thought they were all around that price range. If they are only 300 I think ill get one thanx. __________________ 84 Chevy Stepside, 350, TH350, 268h Comp cam, Hooker headers, MSD Pro Billet, Edelbrock Performer manifold and 1604 carb, 40 Series Flowmasters dumped, and Western Chassis 3/5 drop w/ c notch. New 3:73 Eaton Posi

02-19-2003, 05:12 PM	#7
Low87 been here longer than Liz Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 2,437	No problem, that's what we're here for! __________________ ~Greg~ Mac's Garage '87 SWB 6/8 drop "Piso" '08 CCSB Silverado DD the departed '89 GMC K5 Jimmy 4x4 "Rusty Nuts" '77 Chevy K5 Blazer 2wd '83 Chevy stepside "You get what you pay for" - Mike 'swervin ervin' Ervin

02-19-2003, 05:46 PM	#8
Big Paul Iamnotanofficerofthelaw Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Turlock, California Posts: 352	Do you have the buttons on the bed rails? My brother had those from the factory. I think they were. But he had a black soft tonneau on it. Looked real nice. This is the only pic I have of it: __________________ ~Paul~ '96 C1500 Silverado- Vortec 5.0L/Exhaust/Stock '87 S-10 Ext Cab- 2.8L/700r4 KIA Caught fire 12/7/03

02-19-2003, 05:50 PM	#9
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	I bought a Checkmate. It's now off and will not go back on. I just thought I wanted a bed cover on my truck. I prefer it much better without one. I guess I'm just not a bed cover person. Not anything wrong with it, just didn't like it. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

02-19-2003, 06:38 PM	#10
82 Silverado 4X Genuine Chevrolet Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South West Pennsylvania. Posts: 582	All the work that goes into a wood bed to make it and keep it really nice, makes it a pretty hard decision to cover up. But, then you think about what will happen to that nice wood if you don't protect it. That's when the choice to cover it becomes a lot easier. I think that having my nice bed full of wet leaves in the fall and full of snow in the winter would bother me alot more. I've seen quite a few hard covers and like them more than the soft ones mainly because the soft ones are harder to reattach when the temperatures drop. They also support the weight of snow better if you are forced to store your truck outside under a car cover during the winter months. Just my 2 cents. __________________ George 82 Silverado LWB 4x4 350 SM465 NP208 77 Chevrolet Blazer Chalet 400 TH350 NP203

02-19-2003, 08:28 PM	#11
84Stepper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma Posts: 425	NO. I never had any buttons on the bed rails. Thanks for showing me the pic of that truck Big Paul. That looks pretty good but the more I think about it I dont want a bed cover and if I do get one it will be a hard one. I just dont know what im gunna do when I go off to college I guess I'll have to buy a house with a garage. I'm just worried about all my hard work and money going down the drain. __________________ 84 Chevy Stepside, 350, TH350, 268h Comp cam, Hooker headers, MSD Pro Billet, Edelbrock Performer manifold and 1604 carb, 40 Series Flowmasters dumped, and Western Chassis 3/5 drop w/ c notch. New 3:73 Eaton Posi

02-20-2003, 11:03 AM	#12
Low87 been here longer than Liz Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 2,437	Isn't the wood sealed and the hardware stainless? Seems as long as you kept it clean you'd be alright. __________________ ~Greg~ Mac's Garage '87 SWB 6/8 drop "Piso" '08 CCSB Silverado DD the departed '89 GMC K5 Jimmy 4x4 "Rusty Nuts" '77 Chevy K5 Blazer 2wd '83 Chevy stepside "You get what you pay for" - Mike 'swervin ervin' Ervin

02-20-2003, 07:11 PM	#13
84Stepper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma Posts: 425	ya, thats true I never thought about that __________________ 84 Chevy Stepside, 350, TH350, 268h Comp cam, Hooker headers, MSD Pro Billet, Edelbrock Performer manifold and 1604 carb, 40 Series Flowmasters dumped, and Western Chassis 3/5 drop w/ c notch. New 3:73 Eaton Posi

02-25-2003, 11:13 AM	#14
helmdogg Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 22	If I had wood bed that nice I would put plexiglassss over it.Then you can have it protected while showin' off the wood in style!!! It would be cheaper than a solid cover that takes away the reason to put wood in?! ope this info. helps!!!! PLus i've never seen it done! __________________ BAD@$$ BOWTIE

02-25-2003, 06:03 PM	#15
84Stepper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma Posts: 425	Ha, good idea but I don't think I would do that. I have seen plexiglass in place of the wood and that was realy trick! But if your gunna do that it would have to be strictly show. __________________ 84 Chevy Stepside, 350, TH350, 268h Comp cam, Hooker headers, MSD Pro Billet, Edelbrock Performer manifold and 1604 carb, 40 Series Flowmasters dumped, and Western Chassis 3/5 drop w/ c notch. New 3:73 Eaton Posi



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02-25-2003, 06:32 PM	#16
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	Check out this recent thread, it may help with a few issues, like acrylic (plexi-glass). http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...threadid=41081 __________________ * AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION *

02-26-2003, 12:53 AM	#17
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Here are some pics of the installation of my bed cover. I do miss the fiberglass cover I had before. Some day I'll get the lift up mechanism and make my own. Empty bed Tonneau mounting. Cover pull over. Side view of BAD BOW. Side view of tonneau cover. Final rear view mounting. __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos

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