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Laughing Gas
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Laughing Gas
Joined: Mar 2016
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From: Cheyenne, Wy
Is this custom?
This is a Ford topper. Was the cab to canopy boot an option with the top?
Other side. Riveted in place.
Both upper corners have a turn clip to hold in place. The rest is snapped in place. Both Cab and canopy..
Was this boot part of the option list?
Wants $100 for the top and boot.
Cargo Master
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Great American SouthWest
That’s definitely a HomeBrew hack! I don’t know if the factory canopy had a sliding window or a rubber seal, but that mess isn’t OEM
This is a Ford topper. Was the cab to canopy boot an option with the top?
Other side. Riveted in place.
Both upper corners have a turn clip to hold in place. The rest is snapped in place. Both Cab and canopy..
Was this boot part of the option list?
Wants $100 for the top and boot.
Other side. Riveted in place.
Both upper corners have a turn clip to hold in place. The rest is snapped in place. Both Cab and canopy..
Was this boot part of the option list?
Wants $100 for the top and boot.
Lead Driver
Joined: Jul 2017
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From: San Jose, CA
My factory shell had a slider with a lip (for the boot) and I installed a new slider in my cab with a lip so I could install the basic rubber bellows/boot/thingy that attached between the windows. But I've never sen that "leaf guard" thing before.
In my case the boot goes between the two windows, but you retain both windows in place and can then leave the sliders all the way open for pass-through or talking or whatever. In the pics they had the type of boot I've also seen many times back in the day where the windows were removed entirely and the whole area was opened up. I used to see those mainly on full blown campers. Not as often on shells/toppers/caps though.
I'd agree that the riveted on cover is an owner add-on, or perhaps something a camper dealer put on for them. But I can say that it's probably to keep the extra leaves and other debris from collecting on the boot and in between the cab and cap.
I did that this year myself, but because I wasn't driving the truck I just laid a big rubber strip over the gap and down the sides. What a relief to not have to clean out the build-up between the cab and bed for once!
Paul
In my case the boot goes between the two windows, but you retain both windows in place and can then leave the sliders all the way open for pass-through or talking or whatever. In the pics they had the type of boot I've also seen many times back in the day where the windows were removed entirely and the whole area was opened up. I used to see those mainly on full blown campers. Not as often on shells/toppers/caps though.
I'd agree that the riveted on cover is an owner add-on, or perhaps something a camper dealer put on for them. But I can say that it's probably to keep the extra leaves and other debris from collecting on the boot and in between the cab and cap.
I did that this year myself, but because I wasn't driving the truck I just laid a big rubber strip over the gap and down the sides. What a relief to not have to clean out the build-up between the cab and bed for once!
Paul
