Re: Tonneau

From: ffastje (ffastje@cox.net)
Date: Sat Oct 30 2010 - 05:16:51 EDT


On 10/30/2010 1:04 AM, M.B. wrote:
>
> Well, I picked up an Access "Vanish" soft tonneau today for my '95
> Dakota. Here's some pics, ignore how dirty my truck is, I had to go
> to my Dad's to install it and the roads are all mud out there right now:
>
> http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/tonneau/tonneau01.jpg
> http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/tonneau/tonneau02.jpg
> http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/tonneau/tonneau03.jpg
> http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/tonneau/tonneau04.jpg
> http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/tonneau/tonneau05.jpg
>
> It's pretty darn flat and tight. I had to loosen the adjusters by 1
> turn to get it to close.
>
> I also fixed my courtesy lamps. I originally thought it was the door
> switches and lose a wire replacing the driver's side. I've been
> driving around with a piece of tape over the hole, heh. I finally
> fished it out... there's a tiny hole near the e-brake mechanism that
> let me fit a finger into the body cavity where it fell, and after
> 20+min of fighting it, I got it back through. I figured it was the
> relay, which plugs into the fuse block, so I picked one up.
>
> I got under there and found the stupid relay was completely missing, I
> suspect it failed in the "on" position and some genious decided to
> save 10 bucks and just remove the relay and turn the lamps on
> manually. <facepalm> I dread working on this thing anymore as I find
> all sort of redneck shortcuts. I had to take the lower dash apart
> just to get room to plug the relay back in.
>
> As a side note, anyone know what the heck these connectors are that
> are coming out of my steering column?
>
> http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/weird_connectors.jpg
>
> Some day I'll have this thing in the condition that I don't have to be
> scared every time I work on it. ;)
>
> M.B.
>
>
Great looking tonneau.

-- 
Francis Fastje	
1999 dakota 3.9 4X4
67000 miles



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