Show me your shell!

Wow that's a good deal.

 

Got really lucky after deciding I wanted a top about 2 weeks ago. I got some great eyes on TW and had a member locate me 2 different toppers within a 3-4 hour drive. I ended up deciding on the one that had a rack already to one that had the place to mount feet and a rack. I drove 4 hours and got this one for $850. It has everything I wanted and needed. Way better than the top I had quoted for $2437.50.

Just thought I'd share...the look of the top is growing on me...I was never really one to go for a top until I wanted to take all our 4 dogs with us on vacation next summer comfortably and save my interior and wet okoles. I think my 5 year old shepherd approves.

 

Finally got around to fixing the CL shell. Sanded, primed, and monstalined. Built in a sleeping/storage platform for camping trips. Before, during, and after

 

Looks real good on your truck --nice job!

 

Here's mine with a SnugTop. I've had it quite a few years and I love it, especially to keep all my work gear out of the elements. Not sure the exact model for you all. It has a manual locking rear lift window and side rear vent windows.

 

Can anyone chime in on how long it took for your ARE topper to be delivered to California?

 

i got mine at a local shop, someone had ordered it, when they showed up to pick it up they said they didn't want it bc it was too expensive. so i waited about two weeks, went into the shop and gave them cash in hand. so i cannot say how long it took. i think they had quoted me a couple weeks to get bc it was the first year of the magnetic grey.

 

Are you running with stock suspension?

 

Air it out

 

Nice. Do you have a pic with windows closed?

Also, which exact model? 100XR?

How much did the sliding windoor option cost?

 

I believe it is an XR, been about a year since I got it. All in all it was about $3,500 with the carpet kit. Both side windows have the sliding windoor and I also had them hookup the poplock so the tailgate and back window unlock with the key FOB. Don't remember the specifics of how much each part was.

I've got a front runner rack for the shell but am waiting to upgrade the suspension before adding more weight to the back.

Where are you located? I went to American Camper Shells in Garden Grove if you are in Southern California area.

 

Be sure to check for Raider and Century dealers in your area too. I was able to find the Raider equivalent of the 100xr (same shell, same factory) for about $500 bucks cheaper than the Leer dealer in town.

 

Anyone know of a website where I can order this part. It’s the black that holds the latch.

 

Thanks

 

custompickup.com posted above is a great resource for parts, here's one more that I've found helpful: http://www.truckoutfittersplus.com/store/truck_topper_parts.html

 

Best mod so far!

ARE CX. Soon to be getting tracks installed for a Prinsu cap rack.

 

Thanks!

 

Hopefully this helps the next person as much as this thread helped me, but finally had my CX installed this past weekend!

Windoor on driver, slider/pet screen on passenger side.

 

I did the opposite, windoor on passenger. I wanted access 'off of the road' if I had to pull over, to the side of the road, to access the back.

 

Finally installed today
Leer 180 options were lighted windoors both sides, carpet headliner, front solid flip down & Thule tracks w/ rack