Tonneau Cover snaps

[76C10Stepside]

Couple questions about tonneau covers and the snaps that hold them on.

Background: I'm redoing the bed my 76 C10 Stepside. Changes include replacing the bed wood with Trex decking and unpolished stainless strips, and a black spray-on bed liner. The bedliner will cover the top rails and the top of the tailgate.

This truck had a tonneau cover on it at some point, and still has all the snaps on the bed. I plan to remove all the snaps before applying the bedliner. This leaves the decision of whether or not to replace the snaps. I don't have a tonneau cover, but maybe a future owner will want one. So, it's down to these options:
a) Replace the snaps
b) Leave the snap holes
c) Weld the snap holes shut (very remote possibility)
Question #1: What would YOU do?

Question #2: Is there as "standard" spacing for the snaps? If I install new snaps in the old holes, and later I or another owner wants to install a tonneau cover, will the snaps on the new cover line up with the snaps on my truck?

Thanks!

[bnoon]

If I were redoing the bed anyway I would weld, but I have a MIG and TIG available to me so it makes it an easy decision. I've never seen snaps be in the same position exactly, even on same brand tonneau covers.

[76C10Stepside]

Originally Posted by bnoon

If I were redoing the bed anyway I would weld, but I have a MIG and TIG available to me so it makes it an easy decision. I've never seen snaps be in the same position exactly, even on same brand tonneau covers.

Yeah, if I had MIG/TIG and better welding skills, I'd weld them, but I just have a wirefeed welder, probably just make a mess of it. Thanks for confirming the random snap locations. Think I'll just leave the holes for the next owner!