Buying a Tonneau Cover...

[RumbleNTheTrunk 10+ year member]

Alright Im looking for a tonneau cover for my 94 ford f-150...if im really lucky i'll find one for my truck online used or not...but I doubt that will happen...i've called a local dealer who deals A.R.E. and snugtop and they dont have any in stock but do make one for truck both companies make atleast one top for my truck...but the thing is a new tonneau cover would be around 1 grand...is it worth it? im looking to do a blow-through...but what if i dont do it? did I just make a dumb purchase?

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[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

Id say that caps are worth it, My brother and his friends (when they had trucks) would take them off in the summer sometimes, but it was nice to have the cover sometimes.

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

I'm assuming you are wanting a hard tonneau cover then? Even if you want to do a cut through, a hard one isn't really necessary, it just adds a touch more security.

I've known people who have done cut throughs with a soft cover. It makes it a ton easier to work on a setup or if you ever plan on carrying large objects in the bed ever again.

 

[RumbleNTheTrunk 10+ year member]

I'm assuming you are wanting a hard tonneau cover then? Even if you want to do a cut through, a hard one isn't really necessary, it just adds a touch more security.
I've known people who have done cut throughs with a soft cover. It makes it a ton easier to work on a setup or if you ever plan on carrying large objects in the bed ever again.

yea...iono I was leaning towards the hard covers because of there looks...but i found a pace edwards jackrabbit retractable cover for around 650...no drill or anything...know anything about those?

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

definitly do a blow through.

 

[RumbleNTheTrunk 10+ year member]

definitly do a blow through.

why definately?

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

why definately?

cause its worth it. someday when i am ready to cut up my new truck, i will have a blow through.

 

[RumbleNTheTrunk 10+ year member]

cause its worth it. someday when i am ready to cut up my new truck, i will have a blow through.

parents dont want me to do it...but I told them i really didnt plan on selling this truck anways...once it goes to shit I would take all my equipment out and get another truck....do ya'll reccomend a shop doing it? and if so how much does it normally run...or what If I know a guy who built my box and is pretty knowledged...he said he's done them before...and could do it pretty cheap...

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

parents dont want me to do it...but I told them i really didnt plan on selling this truck anways...once it goes to shit I would take all my equipment out and get another truck....do ya'll reccomend a shop doing it? and if so how much does it normally run...or what If I know a guy who built my box and is pretty knowledged...he said he's done them before...and could do it pretty cheap...

shit, i will even let you borrow my sawzall.

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

parents dont want me to do it...but I told them i really didnt plan on selling this truck anways...once it goes to shit I would take all my equipment out and get another truck....do ya'll reccomend a shop doing it? and if so how much does it normally run...or what If I know a guy who built my box and is pretty knowledged...he said he's done them before...and could do it pretty cheap...

It's not that hard to do.

Mark out your cutout lines with some tape, double checking that the lines you lay out will leave enough edge to attach the accordian boot to both the cab wall and the bed wall. The most sure way would be to lay it out on the bed, since the bed floor will usually be higher than the cab floor.

 

[RumbleNTheTrunk 10+ year member]

It's not that hard to do.
Mark out your cutout lines with some tape, double checking that the lines you lay out will leave enough edge to attach the accordian boot to both the cab wall and the bed wall. The most sure way would be to lay it out on the bed, since the bed floor will usually be higher than the cab floor.

Alright yea tre(the guy who would do it) was telling me about all that...he mentioned the boot...im not sure where he gets em at...im gueesing the internet? any place you know of that sell em?

 

[RumbleNTheTrunk 10+ year member]

Tre said in his last truck he didnt even use a cover...he just covered the box with sheetmetal...have no leaks or nothing...ive mentioned that to some people and they've had mixed emotions

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Alright yea tre(the guy who would do it) was telling me about all that...he mentioned the boot...im not sure where he gets em at...im gueesing the internet? any place you know of that sell em?

Any RV dealer should have one/be able to get one.

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Tre said in his last truck he didnt even use a cover...he just covered the box with sheetmetal...have no leaks or nothing...ive mentioned that to some people and they've had mixed emotions

If you want to go the cost-saving route, you can get a soft cover. Then to make absolutely sure that your box won't get damaged from rain or other liquids, you can cover the outside of the box with bedliner.

 

[SlimShady16 10+ year member]

i was hooked up phat with one from my aunts B/F, he got me a roll up cover with the stick of $250, and i drove away with it for $25!