Re: Careful with Soft Tonneau covers

From: Mr. Plow (adam_is_mr_plow@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Jul 04 2002 - 16:25:55 EDT


I know exactly what you're talking about. And i think that i have a very
similar tonneau to the one you own.
Probably a solution would be to put a screw on each side, and screw it
through the side frame (of the tonneau), and into the front bar.

The Adam Blaster

>
>
>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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