Tonneau Covers-need your advice!!

For those of you in San Antonio:

DO NOT GO TO TEXAS TRUCK TOPS OFF I-35!!!



My wife bought me an Access LE cover for our anniversary from them after I saw the one on my boss's Tundra. He got it from Texas Truck Tops over a year ago. Aparently the place has changed hands, management, help, and suppliers since then. It took me 5 weeks to get my cover on. In the mean time, they gave me a different brand that was not what my wife had paid for. When I pointed it out to them, they said, "do you want to try it?" WHAT?!?! NO!!! This cover only cost you $280. The one my wife bought me was a $400 top!!! Then they got another one in, that was the wrong size. Then they got another one in that had the wrong rails! What the hell!!!

<<<Steps off soap box>>>

To their credit, they did give me a free bed mat to make up for it.

 

How long have you had it? Mine was complete and utter CRAP!

-rubber side strips buckled up because they were too long, and started to come off
-always leaked water.... Not sure from where... Never managed to fix it
-too many things should have been welded, riveted, or one piece but were foam taped instead so they came apart
-card board core under the ABS so the rivets didn't hold
-passenger side gas strut died
-rivets are ALL steel instead of aluminum so of course they rusted (not even PAINTED!!!)

I finally dumped it for a Bestop soft canopy. Soooooo much happier now! Wish I had gone that route before.

On a side note, if you want a TOUGH bed cover, look at www.diamondbackcovers.com They have a folder that can support 400lbs on top of it!

 

Here are some pictures of the Extand Solid fold on my Tacoma. Let me know of you have any more questions.

-Scott

 

Does anybody with these tops see an increase of mpg or noise issues ?

 

Nope on both accounts. I have a canopy now and they supposedly increase noise, but being canvas instead of fiberglass or aluminum might help. Sound might not reverberate off the walls as much since it's fabric.

 

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Thanks Scott, I appreciate the time you took to put the pictures up. I'm definitely leaning towards this top. i've seen a one on ebay for 520.00 or around that. BTW thats a nice looking truck, I'm leaning towards getting the deezee tube steps when I get some money.