topper on the newer rangers 03-04 and up
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I didn't have much $$$ so I got a ratty one off craigslist for $25. It was an old Glasstite highrise (raven). He didn't have the keys (and the locks were corroded anyhow) so I bought new matched ones off eBay for $15 each, shipped. {Edited to add: and he helped me lift it onto the truck. :-)}
The PO had mounted the whole thing on a wood layer for some reason and I haven't taken it off yet, so you can see a 3/4" wooden border at the bottom. Just C-clamped to the truck until I make more permanent plans.
Did the 2x6 across the bed notches and 3/4" plywood across that to make a quick/dirty deck. Wrapped an old bike cover around the plywood to avoid splinters while I get that sorted out. There is 7.5 clearance from the bed to the bottom of the boards, and 33" clearance from the deck to the ceiling of the topper.
The PO had mounted the whole thing on a wood layer for some reason and I haven't taken it off yet, so you can see a 3/4" wooden border at the bottom. Just C-clamped to the truck until I make more permanent plans.
Did the 2x6 across the bed notches and 3/4" plywood across that to make a quick/dirty deck. Wrapped an old bike cover around the plywood to avoid splinters while I get that sorted out. There is 7.5 clearance from the bed to the bottom of the boards, and 33" clearance from the deck to the ceiling of the topper.
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This afternoon, I was chatting with a guy at the local NAPA shop about pickup bed covers and such. We compared our tonneau covers; his is a beautiful A-R-E brand tonneau... mine looks nice but has no brand name at all on it. (Came with the truck).
The A-R-E brand looks really well designed and executed, with really nice-looking hardware inside it. I know you're looking for a topper, not a tonneau, but A-R-E makes a nice line of "pickup bed covers" that are really high quality... not ¢heap, but good.
Might be worth a peek...
The A-R-E brand looks really well designed and executed, with really nice-looking hardware inside it. I know you're looking for a topper, not a tonneau, but A-R-E makes a nice line of "pickup bed covers" that are really high quality... not ¢heap, but good.
Might be worth a peek...
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