Bed Cover questions
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Versa cover
I got my hard tonneau (undercover) from versa cover in texas. The cost was 599.00 shipped to me. Any kind of snap covers are not very good to say the least. If you have had both covers like me, a hard cover is the only way to fly.
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Fold-a-Cover
Originally Posted by ChrisAdams
Finally found the Fold-a-cover. it's like the K-cover and I think another one. It's four solid panels that you can fold up or open at the front or back. I installed it with my wife's help in about an hour. Instructions could be better. if I was doing it again two people could do it from scratch in 30 minutes.
It cost 512 dollars to my door.
It cost 512 dollars to my door.
Thanks
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http://www.truckaddons.com/Catalog/subpages/foldacover.htm
The pricing and deals were very confusing. I worked out what it would be, but then called for the exact price before buying. I bought over the phone. It was 512.00 that day. Total. It took about four days for UPS to deliver it, which is very good where we live. It sometimes takes 5 days for UPS to deliver from 50 miles away. We are in a strange location.
I have seen some negative posts about the company truckaddons.com and I do respect peoples experiences. But I was satisfied with them.<O
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They do require that you wait something like ten days before requesting a tracking number. That sucks, but their reasons are valid. They don't actually ship the stuff, it's drop shipped from the vendor. They would have to pay extra for the tracking numbers. And as any businessman knows, extra expenses are extra to the customer.
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I like the top after real world use. So does my wife. Down side to it is that the key to the locks, (same key front and rear) doesn’t go on your key ring. If you open the panel and let it lay on it’s neighbor panel, your key ring would scratch the paint. So I carry the key loose in the cab. At last, a use for the rubber tray. I only use the key for the front, right behind the cab lock. I lock the tailgate with the trucks key so when I want to open the rear panel or panels I open the tailgate, reach up and pull on the locking rod. Super easy to do. Then I fold up the back three panels if I want to. For shopping you don’t bother with opening the tonneau, just open the tailgate and toss things in. I did use a 25 dollar cargo bar set about 6 inches high behind the rear wheel wells. Keeps us from chasing can goods after a hard stop. The bar releases in a second if you need the whole bed.
And black seems to be a good color. I drove my neighbors 2003, the same color as my 2004, with a fiberglass hard tonneau. I was surprised at the glare coming off the rear deck. Of course, we live in the desert, your conditions may vary.
Chris
The pricing and deals were very confusing. I worked out what it would be, but then called for the exact price before buying. I bought over the phone. It was 512.00 that day. Total. It took about four days for UPS to deliver it, which is very good where we live. It sometimes takes 5 days for UPS to deliver from 50 miles away. We are in a strange location.
I have seen some negative posts about the company truckaddons.com and I do respect peoples experiences. But I was satisfied with them.<O
></O>They do require that you wait something like ten days before requesting a tracking number. That sucks, but their reasons are valid. They don't actually ship the stuff, it's drop shipped from the vendor. They would have to pay extra for the tracking numbers. And as any businessman knows, extra expenses are extra to the customer.
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></O>I like the top after real world use. So does my wife. Down side to it is that the key to the locks, (same key front and rear) doesn’t go on your key ring. If you open the panel and let it lay on it’s neighbor panel, your key ring would scratch the paint. So I carry the key loose in the cab. At last, a use for the rubber tray. I only use the key for the front, right behind the cab lock. I lock the tailgate with the trucks key so when I want to open the rear panel or panels I open the tailgate, reach up and pull on the locking rod. Super easy to do. Then I fold up the back three panels if I want to. For shopping you don’t bother with opening the tonneau, just open the tailgate and toss things in. I did use a 25 dollar cargo bar set about 6 inches high behind the rear wheel wells. Keeps us from chasing can goods after a hard stop. The bar releases in a second if you need the whole bed.
And black seems to be a good color. I drove my neighbors 2003, the same color as my 2004, with a fiberglass hard tonneau. I was surprised at the glare coming off the rear deck. Of course, we live in the desert, your conditions may vary.
Chris
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What I really like about my Access cover is that it is so easy to roll up by myself because the support rails roll up with the cover instead of staying on the bed. I had a snap on cover on my '97 and it was a pain to roll up without someone on the other side to help out. The tensioning system also works great.
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Hi Cvinch;
I was going to make a crack about 'since it only rains here once or twice a year it will take awhile to get back to you.' Of course it started raining today...
Just a light rain, made everything wet and the pavement slick. Just waxed the truck of course.
No water inside. I got my wife to lay down in it and I shut it up. (Insert your favorite spouse joke here). She couldn't see daylight anywhere, but I think that if it was a soaking rain, water might get in somewhere. A fiberglass lid would be much better if you live in the rain forest of Oregon. Here, even if it rains hard it usually ends fairly soon.
Seriously, I don't think I would store my collection of Astounding pulps under the tonneau, but I would carry groceries or tools in most rain storms without a lot of fear.
Chris
I was going to make a crack about 'since it only rains here once or twice a year it will take awhile to get back to you.' Of course it started raining today...
Just a light rain, made everything wet and the pavement slick. Just waxed the truck of course.
No water inside. I got my wife to lay down in it and I shut it up. (Insert your favorite spouse joke here). She couldn't see daylight anywhere, but I think that if it was a soaking rain, water might get in somewhere. A fiberglass lid would be much better if you live in the rain forest of Oregon. Here, even if it rains hard it usually ends fairly soon.
Seriously, I don't think I would store my collection of Astounding pulps under the tonneau, but I would carry groceries or tools in most rain storms without a lot of fear.
Chris
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Originally Posted by ChrisAdams
http://www.truckaddons.com/Catalog/subpages/foldacover.htm
The pricing and deals were very confusing. I worked out what it would be, but then called for the exact price before buying. I bought over the phone. It was 512.00 that day. Total. It took about four days for UPS to deliver it, which is very good where we live. It sometimes takes 5 days for UPS to deliver from 50 miles away. We are in a strange location.
I have seen some negative posts about the company truckaddons.com and I do respect peoples experiences. But I was satisfied with them.<O></O>
They do require that you wait something like ten days before requesting a tracking number. That sucks, but their reasons are valid. They don't actually ship the stuff, it's drop shipped from the vendor. They would have to pay extra for the tracking numbers. And as any businessman knows, extra expenses are extra to the customer.
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I like the top after real world use. So does my wife. Down side to it is that the key to the locks, (same key front and rear) doesn’t go on your key ring. If you open the panel and let it lay on it’s neighbor panel, your key ring would scratch the paint. So I carry the key loose in the cab. At last, a use for the rubber tray. I only use the key for the front, right behind the cab lock. I lock the tailgate with the trucks key so when I want to open the rear panel or panels I open the tailgate, reach up and pull on the locking rod. Super easy to do. Then I fold up the back three panels if I want to. For shopping you don’t bother with opening the tonneau, just open the tailgate and toss things in. I did use a 25 dollar cargo bar set about 6 inches high behind the rear wheel wells. Keeps us from chasing can goods after a hard stop. The bar releases in a second if you need the whole bed.
And black seems to be a good color. I drove my neighbors 2003, the same color as my 2004, with a fiberglass hard tonneau. I was surprised at the glare coming off the rear deck. Of course, we live in the desert, your conditions may vary.
Chris
The pricing and deals were very confusing. I worked out what it would be, but then called for the exact price before buying. I bought over the phone. It was 512.00 that day. Total. It took about four days for UPS to deliver it, which is very good where we live. It sometimes takes 5 days for UPS to deliver from 50 miles away. We are in a strange location.
I have seen some negative posts about the company truckaddons.com and I do respect peoples experiences. But I was satisfied with them.<O
></O>They do require that you wait something like ten days before requesting a tracking number. That sucks, but their reasons are valid. They don't actually ship the stuff, it's drop shipped from the vendor. They would have to pay extra for the tracking numbers. And as any businessman knows, extra expenses are extra to the customer.
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></O>I like the top after real world use. So does my wife. Down side to it is that the key to the locks, (same key front and rear) doesn’t go on your key ring. If you open the panel and let it lay on it’s neighbor panel, your key ring would scratch the paint. So I carry the key loose in the cab. At last, a use for the rubber tray. I only use the key for the front, right behind the cab lock. I lock the tailgate with the trucks key so when I want to open the rear panel or panels I open the tailgate, reach up and pull on the locking rod. Super easy to do. Then I fold up the back three panels if I want to. For shopping you don’t bother with opening the tonneau, just open the tailgate and toss things in. I did use a 25 dollar cargo bar set about 6 inches high behind the rear wheel wells. Keeps us from chasing can goods after a hard stop. The bar releases in a second if you need the whole bed.
And black seems to be a good color. I drove my neighbors 2003, the same color as my 2004, with a fiberglass hard tonneau. I was surprised at the glare coming off the rear deck. Of course, we live in the desert, your conditions may vary.
Chris
....You got a great deal.
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Did you call and ask? I looked on their site and again was unsure of the price. Not the best site in the world.
Have you checked Ebay lately? I stopped checking for tonneaus after I got mine, but there were some good deal sometimes.<O
If you private message me I can supply you the invoice number on mine, to use as leverage on the pricing. Might help.
Also, alternatively I thought about
http://www.peragon.com/<O></O>
as a possibility. I think it looks better but there are some downsides<O></O>
www.geocities.com/peragon_cover_review/index.html <O></O>
is a real hit piece on the Peragon. I think it's about as accurate as any attack article, but if you read it carefully you can see through the writers attitude and I don't think it would be a terrible choice. Note the loss of space at the front, and that it takes a strong arm to bring it out of closed
Best of Luck,
Chris
Have you checked Ebay lately? I stopped checking for tonneaus after I got mine, but there were some good deal sometimes.<O
If you private message me I can supply you the invoice number on mine, to use as leverage on the pricing. Might help.
Also, alternatively I thought about
http://www.peragon.com/<O
></O>as a possibility. I think it looks better but there are some downsides<O
></O>www.geocities.com/peragon_cover_review/index.html <O
></O>is a real hit piece on the Peragon. I think it's about as accurate as any attack article, but if you read it carefully you can see through the writers attitude and I don't think it would be a terrible choice. Note the loss of space at the front, and that it takes a strong arm to bring it out of closed
Best of Luck,
Chris
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Whoops, I forgot to attach the link to the reply to the hit piece.
Draw you own conclusions, but it is nice to have both sides.
Chris
http://www.totally-ford.com/ford/for...ks-p-2974.html
Draw you own conclusions, but it is nice to have both sides.
Chris
http://www.totally-ford.com/ford/for...ks-p-2974.html
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Yes, when I called they said $545....Because a competitor said they would beat any price by $20, they agreed to $525 ....But they claim they never sold one for $512.....Since it looks like the best solution, I went for it....Thanks for your help and input....
....But they claim they never sold one for $512.....Since it looks like the best solution, I went for it....Thanks for your help and input....
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From my wife's American Express bill
September 27, 2004
TRAILBLAZERS LEXINGTON KY
11015 AUTO & TRUCK ACCESSORIE
512.05
This is for a 6.5 foot new model.
Someone's lying, or just ignorant.
Still sounds like you got a fairly good price anyway.
Chris
September 27, 2004
TRAILBLAZERS LEXINGTON KY
11015 AUTO & TRUCK ACCESSORIE
512.05
This is for a 6.5 foot new model.
Someone's lying, or just ignorant.
Still sounds like you got a fairly good price anyway.
Chris
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From: Bonney Lake, Washington
Anyone want to try to do a bulk buy on these????