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thoughts on tonneau?

6K views 37 replies 21 participants last post by  norcalbrdr51  
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oh hell yea... thats really nice.

one of the reasons i was lookin at it WAS because it was black.... so yeah, its one of the benefits of havin an onyx truck i guess... other than dirt... blecchh.
 
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Badassilverado said:
I like the flush ones too. Only thing I don't like about that one is how big the weatherstripping is on the edges, it seems to stand out. Your truck is black though so maybe it wouldn't be very noticeable.
i think in the pic they show that yellow one with a matched yellow weatherstripping.
 
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onyx_silverado said:
check this out.... i'm lookin for something that is flush, lightweight and quality... let me know your thoughts on this product.. thanks....
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You might want to scope out Checkmate they have nice fiberglass tonneaus and they are relatively easy to take off/on all you need to do is get the quick release hinges. my buddy has one on his 96 sierra and between the 2 of us we can usually get it off and on it a couple of minutes. :mexsmoke:

http://www.checkerpro.com/checkmate_fx.html


that Gemtop cover is really nice also. anybody know how much those go for?
 
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While we are on the subject of tonneau covers....

I went down to my local truck accessory store in attempt to pick up a Gaylord lid. He all but refused to sell me one by claiming that the quality was very poor and that snug lids were far superior. Well, that may be, but snug lids cost bundles more. Is Gaylord really that bad, or is this guy just trying to sell me more expensive stuff.

Also, I found this lid on the internet. Anyone know the brand? The semi-spoiler/fin is beginning to grow on me...

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Well just FYI...I did a little research on the mystery tonneau cover in question. I contacted the owner and this is what he had to say about it:


The cover is a Fibernetics, or what used to be called Steel Horse cover. There is only one place I could find it, and it is StreetbeatCustoms.com. It is like $600 and $150 to ship it. Spend the extra $150, and have them paint it, so it will be $900 to your door, but the paint quility on it, is better than you would get at most body shops!
I always hate to buy stuff sight unseen...has anyone else dealt with Street Beat Customs before? Did the stuff arrive on time & un-damaged?
 
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I have the Checkmate cover, it comes in black or white gel coat fiberglass ... it's not too bad for the money. Also put the bushwacker rails on to match it, if I get it painted those will either be painted too or pulled back off.
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I used to have the checkmate soft cover but this is what happened to it after a bad thunderstorm
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Checkmate took it back, and applied a full credit to the hard cover .. so I was pretty happy.
 
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I got a snuglid the SL model, I think its pretty sweet. I wanted one that covered the rails cause I have a spray-in liner I wanted to hide.
 
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I have a leer 600 series tonneu, cept instead of havin the lock and handle in the back, it's up on top of it cover. It fits over the bed, but it's fit is very snug and matches up with the body very nice. I think they retail around 550-600, but i ended up gettin mine for 300 installed cause they guy i bought it from no longer sells tonneu's at his shop and had the exact one i needed left over, so he cut me a fat deal. Of course the tonneu is dark green and my truck is indigo blue. But that will all be fine once all the body work is done and i get the whole thing repainted. But i really enjoy the quality of the leer tonneu.
 
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Badassilverado said:
See I'd rather have something like this... this is a GemTop:

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This is the one I have on my truck and I love it. It will leak, if you spary it at the seams when washing your truck, but not to bad. Mine has had the lock shaved. I picked it up from a member of "the other site" for $100 :naughty: I need to get it painted to match my truck though, but all and all I like if very much. Don't have pics, wish I did because it has flames on the under side of the tonneau. And it's very easy to get off, has quick hinges, just lift up slide back and remove, very easy. Plus it has a metal top, not fiberglass.