Looks good Francais , nice Dak and thanks for posting the photos.
Jim Knox , 91 Dak 318LA
> Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:16:51 -0500
> From: ffastje@cox.net
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Tonneau
>
>
> 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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