The current A.R.E. website only shows the CX series fitting the Ford Superduty. Are there older A.R.E. models that fit?

I ask becaue I am looking at a used A.R.E. cap that looks like the MX series. The guy said it came off his Superduty and that it fit fine.

Thanks

 

I have the (Z) series A.R.E. for the SD For sale in the classifieds....Z series is their top of the line.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/classifi...ct/18389/cat/5

 

I have a Z series cap and I love it. The fit and finish of the cap are first rate. This coming from 2 Leer caps that were both junk.

 

I also have a "Z" model on my truck.

 

I am looking for an inexpensive aluminum topper for a superduty long box. I am having a hard time finding manufactures for them. I just want something inexpensive to put on when I need it. 90% of the time it will be off the truck and i don't want to spend big bucks on a fiberglass one. Plus they are too heavy to put on and take off all of the time.

 

MIne weighs 200lbs., me and the wife have taken it off.

 

Z Zee ZEE!

I have one - nice fit, had to replace the rear door after it shattered into a million little pieces. (pieces spoken with appropriate Ren voice).

$500 to replace the door. I see them for sale all over the place, entire cap, for $400-500 used. I payed $1600 brand-new with tinted glass and screens on the side.

I built a rack on the side of the garage - pull the truck up to the garage, put cross-pieces under the cap, screw to brackets on garage, insert uprights, drive away. Single person topper removal

 

now thats a good idea....and man you got that cap cheap! I paid $2400 for mine with carpet, rear slider (that folds too), dome lt. and roof racks....did I get ripped?

 

First, I paid that $1600 around 5 years ago. Second, no rug, front split window (tinted), side tinted windows with fold-out windows and screens, tinted rear window (standard). The racks are probably what made the cost jump up ...

J&J Trailers in Oakdale, on Sunrise Highway, on Long Island (New York).

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The $500 glass replacement was covered by my ZERO deductible glass coverage (New York State law, can get two glass incidents per year without raising my premiums).

 

I called ARE and they have Superduty caps in all their product lines. I was looking at the website wrong when I concluded they only carried one model.

It is interesting that everyone that has responded thus far has got the "Z" model.

 

With my shortbed, supercab, 4x4, I see an increase of MPGs of around .5 on long trips, with the cap on.

The only times I've approached upper 16s with my V10 was with the cap on it. Without it, average, I'm down to less than 16.

YMMV

 

I've had some cheaper caps. but the "Z" is built better than most. You can even remove your tail gate and add the rear door kit. I paid $500 for a barely used one.

 

Was it Christmas? You got a good deal knowing most places retail them in the $1,800 range.

Did it have carper? rear slider? dome light? roof racks?

 

It was some older guys, he usually had hi s5th wheel hooked up and it sat on his back porch. It has, carpet, dome light and the window folds down for cleaning. I watched the paper for about 6 weeks until it finally popped up. and I snagged it. It was even white to match my truck.

 

I've been seeing fiberglass caps/toppers for sale here on Long Island in the $400-500 range for the past few years.

Sickening really.

Some people (me included) bought a truck brand-new and either had the dealer put a cap on it before buying, or bought one ourselves and gave proof to the dealer. So we could register than as passenger cars. After that's done, and the title and registration all say "SUBN" (suburban) instead of "PICK" (pickup) and we have passenger-car plates, the cap doesn't have to stay on any longer.

Many people wind up with them sitting in the backyard and the wife constantly saying "if you're not going to use it, get rid of it"

The problem is the color matching. If you're lucky enough to find one color-matched to your truck (and it's not faded too much more than the truck is), good. If not, it can be expensive to have a body shop paint the cap to match the truck.

Basically, that's why they are so cheap used.