Ken, sorry for this being late but drill and screw it
to the side rails so it does not move.
Brian T.
--- Ken Allgood <kenallgood@cox.net> wrote:
>
> 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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