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Jun 26, 2011 | 09:38 PM

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Nice Truck! Put a hard bed cover on it and the external tie down hooks will come in handy if you want to haul something on top of the bed cover or just tie down a pille of stuff in the bed!

Jun 26, 2011 | 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by air1jpg

Nice Truck! Put a hard bed cover on it and the external tie down hooks will come in handy if you want to haul something on top of the bed cover or just tie down a pille of stuff in the bed!

Thanks!

That pic was taken in mid Fall 2009 with Truxedo LowProQT cover that was on it at purchase.
I later decided on the "Undercover" hard cover with pebble finish. I have since done exactly as you describe a couple of times. Even climbed up on it to wax the roof, etc.

Jun 27, 2011 | 08:54 PM

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This truck was on our lot for a month and I walked by it several times. I was looking at our website one night and saw this pic. Loved it, then bought it.

Jun 27, 2011 | 09:24 PM

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Thanks!

Cool Beans! I really like my undercover, best cover for the money! IMHO. I have climbed up on mine to clean the roof as well..

Jun 27, 2011 | 10:12 PM

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This truck was on our lot for a month and I walked by it several times. I was looking at our website one night and saw this pic. Loved it, then bought it.

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Jun 28, 2011 | 09:35 PM

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Not bad looking for this 04-08 generation on flareside. Yet, I personally like the styleside. Wondering why there's not many flaresides on market? Not enough demand, I guess.

Jun 28, 2011 | 11:14 PM

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.... etc .... I personally like the styleside. Wondering why there's not many flaresides on market? Not enough demand, I guess.

Nothing wrong with stylesides, and they do maximise the available cargo space on the chassis which increases their numbers with businesses owning them and then there is more aftermarket support for them.

It's also maybe partly due to those in the majority who follow the pack, who try to stay "in style" .... and those few who live out on the cutting edge.

I've only owned 4 pickups in my life,
Two Chevies, Two Fords
Two Stylesides, Two Step (Flare) Sides
Two long beds, Two Short Beds
Two 4X4s, Two 2X4s