I found the little nicks in the back of my cab also. I've toyed with the
idea of drilling a small hole down thru the side rail into the slide part of
the back rail and put a screw or a pin to stop it from sliding foward and
hitting the cab. Never got a round to it I guess ;p I took care of the nicks
with a little touch up paint.
Shortly after I got my QC I put Anti-Slip Tape on all door the sills. Got
this tape from Pep Boys. I found the left over roll and placed a pice of
this 2 inch wide Anti-Slip Tape from the body seam (including inside the
seam) just below at end of the rear window running it to the other end of
the window. This will protect the paint just under the rear window. I want
to have this same area done whith the spray in liner when the time comes.
One of these days I'll post a pix on my site along with outher work done
latly ;) May I add that it look great with the tonneau cover and the tinted
rear window!!
*---------------------------------Y2KOTA---------------------------------*
Don Mallett
'00 Dodge Dakota QC, 4.7L Auto @ http://www.geocities.com/maldbnsf
Rest listed at dakota profile @
http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/QwkvWz@DAJFf6/profile.htm
*-----------------P.S. Did I mention I love my DAK!!!!!!!!---------------*
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>
> For those of you with Soft Tonneau covers, thought I would pass along
> something I found out, and maybe someone has some possible suggestions...
>
> Couple days ago, I was looking on the backside on the outside of my cab,
> right in front of the bed, and I noticed that there were several small rust
> spots. I was confused at first on how these got there, but it became clear
> very soon. I have a soft tonneau cover that is the snap on type. When I
> pull the soft tonneau off to put something in the bed of my truck, I have
> to removed the rear bar (sitting on top of tailgate) and the 3 middle bars
> supporting the cover. I cannot remove the front bar however, because it
> does not go far enough forward from the rails to be pulled out.. Not really
> a problem, or is it? I often carry stuff in the bed of my truck, usually in
> the front of the bed, which pushes that front bar up against the rear of the
> cab... at first this did not seem like a problem. Now, the rust spots?
> Well, those are coming from the snaps on the bar! When the bar gets pushed
> forward into the cab, the snaps are pushed up against the paint on the cab,
> and when you start driving, well, you get the idea. Anyone have some ideas
> here? I do this very often, probably 1-2 times a month as I seem to be the
> church mover :-)
>
> Ken Allgood
> 97 CC SLT 5.2L
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