Besides velcro I do remember of seeing one that uses a type of plastive
J-Hook. Simillar in fashion to hooking your fingers together. Kind of like
putting your fingers together then bringing the tips back towards your
palms. Then hook your two hands together. Similar to that. Unfortunately
I do not remember the name of the company that did this. I wound up going
the cheap route with my tonneau several years ago when I had the Dak. Took
a couple sheets of 3/4" marine plywood and mytered them together. Put a
frame of pine under the edges and the middle where it came together.
Treated the hole thing with a few coats of water sealant. Then got some of
that black outdoor carpet to cover. Also fashioned a support for the center
to keep grocery's from sliding to the front. I could put several large
people on the deck and it would not break. Because of the weight it never
bounced off either. Admittedlly the drawbacks were, it was not completely
waterproof and could not be removed easily for storage to haul larger stuff
but was a cheap alternative and I did get alot of complements on it.
""Rick Barnes"" <barnesrv@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:000001c49791$3c4c1e10$7900a8c0@highland...
>
> And I love my Snug Top Hardtop! Locks up my guns and stuff.
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Tony Cellana
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 7:19 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Re: Tonneau covers - Snaps or Snapless?
>
>
> I have a Mopar Soft tonneau that I LOVE.
>
> The top is black canvas over vinyl. It snaps onto a frame that tips up
> about 1/3 back from the cab so you can get full access to 2/3 of the bed.
>
> If I need to haul cargo or something tall, I can unsnap it, roll it up.
If
> it will slide under the tipped up frame, I just drop the coverless frame
> over it. If not, the ribs can be removed quickly due to the use of ball
> detent pins that lock them in place.
>
> All in all, a rearrangement of the top for cargo is about 2-3 minutes when
> neccesary.
>
> It keeps the water out quite well. Been on for 2 years, and never a
problem
> beyond the occasional tightening of a few of the allen screws in parts of
> the frame.
>
> Sorry, I don't have the part number or price. I won it in a raffle at a
> meet.
>
> TonyC
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Orr <chris@manual-override.net>
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Date: Friday, September 10, 2004 6:52 PM
> Subject: DML: Tonneau covers - Snaps or Snapless?
>
>
> >
> >Hey,
> >
> >Does anyone have any comments about wether they would go with the snaps
> >or the snapless kind of tonneaus? I've been looking around a bit and
> >found that most stores have just the snap-less and can order the
> >snap-full. Personally, I'm more inclined to go with the
> >snap-full...but I'd like to know if the snap-less is any better or more
> >annoying.
> >I'm worried about the stretching that will happen in the summer and the
> >shrinking that happens in the winter...I noticed Extang's snaps can be
> >adjusted.
> >
> >Any input?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >-chris
> >
> >
>
>
>
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