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Still Green but learning
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Central NC
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Need recomendations/PICs -- Bed cover
Had some Job changes @ work that are making me nervous. Needless to say a building out back to clear room in the Garage for Ol Duke is not in the cards. So the new Idea for keeping the bed rust free is a Tonneau cover. I see two in LMC, are they worth the money? Any Recomendations out there? and of course anyone with Ideas and Pics puts me in the bonus.
Thanks again guys
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Owosso, Mi
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I made a cover for my short box 69. I think i had 60$ into it, but quite a bit of labor. I will tell you real quick how I did it. I had some c - channel lightweight steel laying around so i welded a frame that was 1/2" smaller than the inside of the box lip and used flat head carriage bolts to secure 1/2" marine plywood to the c - channel frame. Finally covered it with tonneau cover material from a upholstery shop using some adhesive. Sounds kind of simple but it did require some labor. By far the coolest part about it is you can stand on it, put lawn chairs on it, etc. However, it is a 2 person job to remove.
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Plymouth, MA
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I have a checkmate and really liked the fit. Once I received it, it only took about 20 min to have it mounted.
www.checkerpro.com
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This is a gaylord. Keeps bed dry. They also have them now with hidden seal. John
http://www.gaylordslids.com/
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Location: Louisville, Ky
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Is that the X2000? That lid looks AWESOME. How much did it cost, the site doesn't have prices.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Atlanta
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The lid type john shows is great. Kept someone from breaking into my truck and stealing all of my tools out of it (after the smashed my side window out and took everything else).
Honestly, that Gaylord lid looks a lot better than my SnugTop SnugLid. I'll never buy from those SnugTop bastards again. Their idea of "acceptable fiberglass ripples" is a joke. I talked with them for several weeks trying to get reoslution after blowing $1300 on a screwless top and I just ended up selling it with the truck and taking a $1000 hit on it. Here's an example, and I have two more if this isn't enough: ![]()
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71 Cheyenne SWB Fleetside
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
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shifty that picture almost looks like a swimming pool reflection.
haha
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I have Gaylord on my CST...I like it but it takes two people to remove it.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Seriously, I will never buy from SnugTop again. I would always buy Gaylord first.
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Join Date: May 2002
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I made mine out of medex for about 40 bucks
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Alberta, Canada
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What is medex?????
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Carl Junction, Missouri
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is there any way to make your own flush cover with a hard top? i could use wod but i want a better quality and i have no fiberglass skill.
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Does anyone have pictures of a checkmate instaleld on our trucks? Soft and hard one.
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i bought the one out of summit a few years ago but have never put it on...looks to be good quality though
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Plymouth, MA
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Here is my Checkmate installed. They come in black or white. I got white because I plan to paint my truck orange.
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Another Gaylord ,
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Central NC
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Great advice and good looking PICs too. Funny another thread started on this same subject, but more on the soft tops the the Fglass. Any problems with the soft ones?
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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soft ones are not secure (can be cut open), doesn't do any good to lock them, they don't seal as thoroughly as the fiberglass does (fiberglass has a lip over the bed)....the soft ones use either velcro or brackets to attach and require ribs if you want to prevent water from beading up.
I looked at soft ones for a couple months before dropping the loot on a fiberglass unit. It's only a couple hundred more for a fiberglass one. Oh - and you can't paint the soft ones. I think velcro is tacky and I think ribbed soft tops look dumb. I like the sleek streamlined look myself and fiberglass offers it.
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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heres a checkmate cover
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Beading up where? on top of the cover or underneith, I am looking to keep the bed mostly dry For as low cost as possible. I know there will be some leakage, there is with my camper now.
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![]() Beading up on top of the cover. Beading is something you'll deal with on most covers, but ... if it's a leather, cloth or plastic cover, this sitting water will have more ill effect on leather, cloth or plastic than it would on painted fiberglass. The checkmate covers are nice. If you're looking to keep water out of the truck, these are the things you want to look for (and some other luxury items that are a necessity IMHO): - Beveled edge to fit over the bedrails (see lost wages' picture) - Moisture seal on the part that meets the bed surface - Pneumatic shocks for lifting/keeping it up These three items will make getting stuff in and out of the bed easy and it will keep moisture out. If that's all you want to do, there's no real point in spending any more than what you would on a Checkmate. Side bonus: When you're done with it, it should be an easy resale item here on the forums. Just knock off 20-25% from the purchase price and you're good to go.
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If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM. Last edited by shifty; 05-05-2005 at 12:06 PM. |
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Central NC
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That checkmate looks sharp and about 300 less then the Gaylord. how is it at sealing out water?
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