Recommendation on tonneau cover

boarcrz · 03-19-08, 08:20 PM

What would you recommend?
There are from soft to hard to roll up to sectional?
I would appreciate it if you can share your experience on any of them.

Thanks

MOfj40 · 03-29-08, 11:43 AM

I've got a roll up that came with the truck when I bought it. I love it. It's 100% watertight even on the highway, and it rolls back and stows out of the way in about 30 seconds if I need full bed access. Plus it doesn't cover the stake pockets so I can install bed rails or a rack with no clearance issues.

Mine's made by agricover. I would have never bought one before, but after having a truck with one I'd definitely buy one for my next truck.

boarcrz · 03-29-08, 03:44 PM

Hey, thanks for your input. I'll look into agricover. Looks like they come in a few differen styles.

Thanks

MOfj40 · 04-02-08, 05:26 PM

I've got the Access version. works great. My truck had 1 hole in each stake pocket that went through to the inner bed wall. It allowed a little rain to get in. I plugged them with some rubber plugs and it's been watertight ever since.

cackalak han · 04-04-08, 02:03 PM

I've got a shell, so no cover, but just to add in $.02, the hard tonneau cover (ones that don't fold, just lifts up), I don't recommend. My friend has one on his truck, and it's a pain when trying to load anything of a decent size. So aggrivating. I don't know why he got it in the first place. It cuts the functionality of the bed by half, at least. Sorry for the rant, but I really hate them.

The soft cover that was mentioned would be the one I would go with.

Thornton · 04-04-08, 03:08 PM

Had a hard cover on an extended cab Z-71 off road that worked out fine because it never really got used as a truck. It was my wifes dailey driver. I've got a Lund soft cover that I can roll up out of the way on my 07 Tacoma that gets used as a truck. I'd recomend the soft cover if you are going to use your truck as a truck.

Rattler · 04-06-08, 03:06 PM

I got a plain old snap-close SnugTop. Nothing fancy and it can be difficult to snap back on if it gets REAl cold out but I have no problems with it. I got it from Summit Racing for @ $140 shipped last Summer.

boarcrz · 04-07-08, 12:38 AM

Thanks for all your inputs

03-19-08, 08:20 PM	#1
boarcrz IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Santa Clarita Posts: 89	Recommendation on tonneau cover What would you recommend? There are from soft to hard to roll up to sectional? I would appreciate it if you can share your experience on any of them. Thanks __________________ 94 FZJ80 Locked and added a few stuff

03-29-08, 11:43 AM	#2
MOfj40 IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: KC TLCA# 17453 Posts: 414	I've got a roll up that came with the truck when I bought it. I love it. It's 100% watertight even on the highway, and it rolls back and stows out of the way in about 30 seconds if I need full bed access. Plus it doesn't cover the stake pockets so I can install bed rails or a rack with no clearance issues. Mine's made by agricover. I would have never bought one before, but after having a truck with one I'd definitely buy one for my next truck. __________________ 1968 FJ40 00 Tundra 4x4 08 FJ Cruiser 4x4

03-29-08, 03:44 PM	#3
boarcrz IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Santa Clarita Posts: 89	Hey, thanks for your input. I'll look into agricover. Looks like they come in a few differen styles. Thanks __________________ 94 FZJ80 Locked and added a few stuff

04-02-08, 05:26 PM	#4
MOfj40 IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: KC TLCA# 17453 Posts: 414	I've got the Access version. works great. My truck had 1 hole in each stake pocket that went through to the inner bed wall. It allowed a little rain to get in. I plugged them with some rubber plugs and it's been watertight ever since. __________________ 1968 FJ40 00 Tundra 4x4 08 FJ Cruiser 4x4

04-04-08, 02:03 PM	#5
cackalak han IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Salt Lake Posts: 196	I've got a shell, so no cover, but just to add in $.02, the hard tonneau cover (ones that don't fold, just lifts up), I don't recommend. My friend has one on his truck, and it's a pain when trying to load anything of a decent size. So aggrivating. I don't know why he got it in the first place. It cuts the functionality of the bed by half, at least. Sorry for the rant, but I really hate them. The soft cover that was mentioned would be the one I would go with. __________________ 2001 Tacoma DC TRD Off-Road

04-04-08, 03:08 PM	#6
Thornton IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Manassas Va TLCA# 11609 Posts: 113	Had a hard cover on an extended cab Z-71 off road that worked out fine because it never really got used as a truck. It was my wifes dailey driver. I've got a Lund soft cover that I can roll up out of the way on my 07 Tacoma that gets used as a truck. I'd recomend the soft cover if you are going to use your truck as a truck.

04-06-08, 03:06 PM	#7
Rattler IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bay City MI Posts: 47	I got a plain old snap-close SnugTop. Nothing fancy and it can be difficult to snap back on if it gets REAl cold out but I have no problems with it. I got it from Summit Racing for @ $140 shipped last Summer. __________________ You boys up from the Iron League hey? Lotsa fights?

04-07-08, 12:38 AM	#8
boarcrz IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Santa Clarita Posts: 89	Thanks for all your inputs __________________ 94 FZJ80 Locked and added a few stuff

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