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J/D/S · 05-22-2010, 08:29 PM

Who make's the fiberglass flush mounted tonneau covers for ower trucks? Mines a 79 short bed and I really like the way they look.

Hubscrub · 05-22-2010, 10:18 PM

try thishttp://www.checkerpro.com my wife bought one from them several years ago and still works fine

J/D/S · 05-22-2010, 10:43 PM

I was looking at them the only problem I can see is that I'm smoothing the tail gate and am going to put the tailgate handle on the inside so it may be hard to get the cover open to get to it.

J/D/S · 05-22-2010, 10:46 PM

Also whats the price on one?

givengold · 05-23-2010, 02:14 AM

Deleted, sorry

J/D/S · 05-23-2010, 11:19 AM

WOW givengold!!!!
You just added so much to this thread with that comment.

RandyP · 05-23-2010, 11:53 AM

That looks very similar to a cover we just painted for a customer. We had never seen a cover quite like it honestly, was fairly thin aluminum with a inner structure sort of like a hood has, to give it strength. It fit down right on top of the bed top, and since it was just a thin piece of aluminum around the edge, it fit flush and snug. This one had a keyhole in the top at the rear though, it controlled two rods that kept it secure in the back. The front hinges were very simple and the two halves just slipped in to each other, and then it had support shocks left and right. All in all two guys could remove it in a matter of seconds and it weighed hardly anything.

It did not have a name or brand on it anywhere though, maybe I'll call the owner and find out what the heck it was. I do know he told me it cost $1000, unpainted. We charged him $325 to turn it black, so for a price tag of over 1300, sorta pricey.

J/D/S · 05-23-2010, 01:49 PM

That would be great thanks RandyP

RandyP · 05-23-2010, 03:50 PM

http://www.ltsportcover.com/index.html

That is what he had, but as I said, his had a keyhole on the top to lock/open with. Seems the new style does not have that. Anyways, that is the website he pointed me to when I called and inquired about the brand.
I didn't even think about if they made one for square bodies, I just know it was the coolest cover I'd ever seen. He had a late model nissan truck though.

bigarmzz · 05-23-2010, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Hubscrub

try thishttp://www.checkerpro.com my wife bought one from them several years ago and still works fine

x2

got a pic of the one i had on a truck some time ago...just need to find it, it was about $650, and comes primed in either black, or white

looks very nice when painted to match the truck

pics:

J/D/S · 05-24-2010, 11:03 PM

bigarmzz, That looks really good I think I may only be able to run that cover, the company that RandyP gave me the info on only does them for the newer trucks which sucks because they are kick a$$.

givengold · 05-25-2010, 12:22 AM

OK, sorry for the late night jab. I ended up going with Gaylords, but I really liked the Checker units. My problem with them was that they are more prone to leaks, and they discontinued the aluminum unit.
In a better space now.

Jons85 · 05-25-2010, 01:19 AM

I have a gaylords on my 85' and think it's perfect. Keeps everything secure with the dual locks and still looks smooth. I also have a shaved tailgate and it's still easy to get access to the bed.

J/D/S · 05-25-2010, 06:25 PM

Jons85 can you get me biggier pictures of your truck so I can see the bed better?

Jons85 · 05-26-2010, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by J/D/S

Jons85 can you get me biggier pictures of your truck so I can see the bed better?

I took a few today with the phone camera so they aren't very good I don't know why the other picture is so small. I'll see if I can get some better ones tomorrow.

rolyats · 05-27-2010, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Jons85

I took a few today with the phone camera so they aren't very good I don't know why the other picture is so small. I'll see if I can get some better ones tomorrow.

Do they by any chance have those available for stepsides?

05-22-2010, 08:29 PM	#1
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	looking for a flush mounted tonneau cover Who make's the fiberglass flush mounted tonneau covers for ower trucks? Mines a 79 short bed and I really like the way they look. __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

05-22-2010, 10:18 PM	#2
Hubscrub Cruzin Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: on the road Posts: 2,835	Re: looking for a flush mounted tonneau cover try thishttp://www.checkerpro.com my wife bought one from them several years ago and still works fine __________________ Lime Wife's 67https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...wZEMODaS2d94u8 Back to the Fifties 59 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...NAeStpydfrcj_U Proverbs 3:5,6 "Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything."Charles Kuralt In memory of our first baby daughter, daddy and mommy love you. Danica Grace 6/26/14

05-22-2010, 10:43 PM	#3
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: looking for a flush mounted tonneau cover I was looking at them the only problem I can see is that I'm smoothing the tail gate and am going to put the tailgate handle on the inside so it may be hard to get the cover open to get to it. __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

05-22-2010, 10:46 PM	#4
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: looking for a flush mounted tonneau cover Also whats the price on one? __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

05-23-2010, 02:14 AM	#5
givengold Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 194	Re: looking for a flush mounted tonneau cover Deleted, sorry Last edited by givengold; 05-25-2010 at 01:52 PM. Reason: inappropriate

05-23-2010, 11:19 AM	#6
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: looking for a flush mounted tonneau cover WOW givengold!!!! You just added so much to this thread with that comment. __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

05-23-2010, 11:53 AM	#7
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: looking for a flush mounted tonneau cover That looks very similar to a cover we just painted for a customer. We had never seen a cover quite like it honestly, was fairly thin aluminum with a inner structure sort of like a hood has, to give it strength. It fit down right on top of the bed top, and since it was just a thin piece of aluminum around the edge, it fit flush and snug. This one had a keyhole in the top at the rear though, it controlled two rods that kept it secure in the back. The front hinges were very simple and the two halves just slipped in to each other, and then it had support shocks left and right. All in all two guys could remove it in a matter of seconds and it weighed hardly anything. It did not have a name or brand on it anywhere though, maybe I'll call the owner and find out what the heck it was. I do know he told me it cost $1000, unpainted. We charged him $325 to turn it black, so for a price tag of over 1300, sorta pricey.

05-23-2010, 01:49 PM	#8
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: looking for a flush mounted tonneau cover That would be great thanks RandyP __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

05-23-2010, 03:50 PM	#9
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: looking for a flush mounted tonneau cover http://www.ltsportcover.com/index.html That is what he had, but as I said, his had a keyhole on the top to lock/open with. Seems the new style does not have that. Anyways, that is the website he pointed me to when I called and inquired about the brand. I didn't even think about if they made one for square bodies, I just know it was the coolest cover I'd ever seen. He had a late model nissan truck though.

05-24-2010, 11:03 PM	#11
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: looking for a flush mounted tonneau cover bigarmzz, That looks really good I think I may only be able to run that cover, the company that RandyP gave me the info on only does them for the newer trucks which sucks because they are kick a$$. __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

05-25-2010, 12:22 AM	#12
givengold Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 194	Re: looking for a flush mounted tonneau cover OK, sorry for the late night jab. I ended up going with Gaylords, but I really liked the Checker units. My problem with them was that they are more prone to leaks, and they discontinued the aluminum unit. In a better space now.

05-25-2010, 01:19 AM	#13
Jons85 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 31	Re: looking for a flush mounted tonneau cover I have a gaylords on my 85' and think it's perfect. Keeps everything secure with the dual locks and still looks smooth. I also have a shaved tailgate and it's still easy to get access to the bed. Attached Images Last edited by Jons85; 05-25-2010 at 01:29 AM.

05-25-2010, 06:25 PM	#14
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: looking for a flush mounted tonneau cover Jons85 can you get me biggier pictures of your truck so I can see the bed better? __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."



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