I just bought the Covercraft brand soft top and would reccomend it highly
if you were looking for one. It uses full length aluminum runners with a
stiff sponge padding the full length of the runner. At the rear of the bed
it is doubled up so that it is sealed here as well. Looking from
underneath the cover there is no spot open to the outside except for at the
tailgate. Also the cover use plastic inserts that snap into the runners so
that it has a very smooth appearance (no snaps). Really nice quality and
removes and installs about as quickly as I have seen for a soft top once
you get the funky tool figured out.
I paid $203 direct from Summit. Supposedly they have other color options
but I got basic black.
Nicholas
At 10:00 PM 4/8/98 -0500, you wrote:
>For those of you considering tonneau covers of any type (hard, soft),
>realize that the truck beds are not square. They also flex. The
>companies that manufacture tonneaus supply "L" brackets which get
>installed in the inside corners to help. Any kind of cover which uses a
>clamp in frame to install the cover may have fitment problems (such as
>the Champion brand). And, if you ever remove the assembly, it will not
>go back in the same place, so reinstallation will take longer than the
>type that "lift out" of the permanently attached mounting bracket.
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>Ever wonder why the over-the-top caps have so much gap between them and
>the body? It's the flex - so you don't get little paint rubs. I had a
>dealer installed cap that moved around (a bolted-on installation) enough
>on a two day trip between California and Texas to rub little circles in
>the paint. Get a brand that has ample clearance between the edge of the
>cover and the bed panel. Otherwise, adjust installation, touch-up paint
>and hope for the best. They do move, and I wonder how much of a seal is
>achieved with any type of flush fit frame.
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