Show me your shell!

Thanks but I have a 2015. The bar is new for 2016. I was talking to an ARE factory rep at an outdoor show and he said they a video for installers on how to seal the front corners. He said the same thing about 2016s. They remove the bar and seal it before replacing it.

 

It would be nice to see that video!

 

Dont want to start a new thread so ill try my luck here. Anyone know of any good/reputable topper shops in the Los Angeles area? The handle off my ARE Z series broke and I need to get it replaced...

 

My ARE Z-Series canopy showed up in 3weeks! So excited to have it on! Very happy with the fit and finish, I wish I would have done this sooner..

 

I dig the bronze wheels with the white paint. Looks sharp.

 

Thank you! I dig it too!

 

$300 craigslist special. I only use it occasionally to haul dive gear, so I didnt feel the need to drop 2 grand for a nice shell. Made a sweet setup in my garage with a harbor freight winch to hoist it on or off in a few seconds.

 

Use the ARE site and find the nearest dealer unless the one that originally sold to you was a bad one?

 

Hey guys, hows it going today. I just recently ordered an ARE CX shell with yakima tracks on top. I am hoping some of y'all can shed some light onto my question. I am wanting to put a cargo basket on top of the shell and would like to hear some good quality baskets. I have been eyeing some Rhino Racks and such but I'd like to hear some opinions before going through on it. Thanks.

 

Check out Prinsu design studios, zscott, on here. That's the rack that I will be getting for my LEER.

 

ARE CX series and V series. I have the CX series. I would recommend getting the windoors especially with a LB.

 

Sick truck dude.... all tacomas should have camper shells.... FTMFW!!

 

Dude!! No build thread?!?!?!?!

 

Ha I'm on my third Tacoma. They all started running together. I've just recently made decent head way with it

 

Just had this topper installed yesterday.

 

Following up on my pictures a few posts up. I added an interior light that I picked up from an RV dealer for $10. It is activated when you open the glass by a courtesy light switch I got off Amazon. I wired it directly to the battery with a 5A inline fuse. To help avoid a dead battery in case of some malfunction with the switch, I swapped out the incandescent bulb for a warm-temp LED 1156 bulb that draws less than a watt. I normally don't keep the canopy on for more than a day or two anyway, so crisis averted. The interior light and brake light are connected to the truck using a 4-pin trailer plug. Figured this might help some people out who are looking to save part of the $200 that some dealers want for an interior light. Total cost to set this up was about $20, with the use of some scrap hardware and wire loom I had laying around.

Sounds a little lame, but I was thinking about wiring in an 'alarm' of some sort. Like I said above, I usually only use my canopy to store dive gear for a day or hauling stuff for the honey-do list. Maybe wiring in a cheap car horn/turn signal relay to be powered by the light circuit would chase someone off from a parking lot should they pop the glass open.