Hey Jeff, good post! But you didn't give us the price you paid for your
cover! If you don't mind me asking;)
Josh
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Durling <jdurling@mindspring.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Advice on Tonneau Covers
> Warning this is a long post but I wanted to make sure the person who asked
> the question got the full info since I have already been all through this.
>
> I owned one on my '96, It's an ok cover but I really didn't feel that it
held
> up well for the price. It never fell apart but the rubber gaskets kept
> getting torn (poor design) and the cover itself is not of the highest
grade
> vinyl. Mine was sun bleached in less than a year and I did everything they
> said to keep the top in good shape. The plastic cover over the canister
was
> really sun bleached and bowed in the middle. The paint used on the bed
rails
> was not the best job so they started to fade and finally you could see the
> bare metal under the paint. I fixed mine with bumper and trim paint. I
bought
> a different roll-top cover for my QC and I really like it. It's a
Roll-N-Lock
> and it is a much better designed and made cover. It is made locally here
in
> town (Ft. Lauderdale) and I did purchase mine through a list member and
> picked it up myself through will call. They are wrong about one thing when
> they say you do not have to drill. There is a piece that goes on the lip
of
> the tailgate that the cover locks into (something else that the pace
edwards
> isn't really good at. more in a sec) and you have to drill three or five
> holes (your choice) to install it and the cover locks into that. The
bedrail
> are heavier, the cover on the canister is a wrinkle painted metal cover,
the
> vinyl top is a much heavier made piece and mine has not even showed signs
of
> loosing it's luster and I installed it in the beginning of December. On
the
> pace edwards lock, it just locks into the bed rails and offers only two
> places to lock into. Since it doesn't lock into the tailgate and they used
a
> lighter gauge metal on the back piece it tends to flap up and down a
little
> bit and is noisy if you have a rear slider and open it. The roll-n-lock
> doesn't have this problem. I don't work for roll-n-lock or get paid by
them
> in any way it just i've been down that road and feel that this is a much
> better product for the money. BTW, since the pace edwards doesn't lock
into
> the tailgate you have to find a separate lock for that to keep people out
> while the roll-n-lock does lock into it so when you lock the cover the
> tailgate is locked also. The metal piece they use on the cover is pretty
> heavy and should keep most thieves out. I am currently going to purchase a
> pop-n-lock power tailgate lock and wire it into my existing door locks for
a
> little extra security. If you need to see pics let me know and I can take
a
> couple and post them. BTW, Patrick Engram on the list had the best prices
I
> ever found for the cover and is a real good guy to work with. He runs a
> firestone tire center in Maryland so he's legit. Sorry for such a long
reply
> but hope it helps.
>
> Jeff Durling
> '01 4x2 QC SLT+
>
> Ashley & MaryAnn Hinman wrote:
>
> > I am thinking of getting a Pace Edwards Toll top Cover for my 2001
Dakota
> > Quad-Cab. Anyone had any experiences (good or bad) with this Tonneau
> > Cover? The price quoted to me was $600 installed. Is this a good
price?
> > Any mail-order suggestion for a better price would be appreciated.
> >
> > I have a Line-X bed liner installed Over- the-Rail yesterday. I am
really
> > impressed. Mid-Atlantic Line-X of Eldersburg, MD did a great job. The
> > owner is a real craftsman.
> >
> > Ashley Hinman
> > Two Week old 2001 Silver Dakota Quad-Cab
>
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