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Shell gaskets

Discussion in 'Tonneau Covers, Caps and Shells' started by lucky13don, Sep 24, 2017.

  1. Sep 24, 2017 at 3:11 PM
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    Where would be the best place price wise for replacement bed gasket? It's a leer shell, have to see if I can find a model number 20170924_144340.jpg best 200 bucks I've spent..
     
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  2. Sep 24, 2017 at 3:18 PM
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    If you’re talking about thenone that goes on the bed sides and front you can get some stuff from Home Depot that’s made to seal doors. It’s styrofam and is sticky on one side.
     
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  3. Sep 24, 2017 at 3:19 PM
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    Like the closed cell foam? Dang, that's a great idea.thanks
     
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    Yep. Cheap and it works. I don’t know much about first gens but I added some silicone to the front corners of mine as well for the second gen as water is forced in there while moving.
     
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    Yeah this stuff is pretty tough. Have a good one!!
     
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  8. Sep 29, 2017 at 8:06 PM
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    When I first installed my cap I got light leaking when going through the auto car wash.
    I went and did a 3 step process to seal the cap up.
    1-I bought a big tube of some type of silicone at home depot. (Sorry I don't remember wht type). I removed the plastic caps on top of the bed rails and laid down a real heavy bead the length of the rails, then reinstalled the plastic caps.
    2-i had a roll of 1" wide by 1/2" thick foam on a roll from a previous project. I took this and applied it the length of the underside of the cap perimeter. When I reinstalled the cap, I had 3 friends help.lift the cap, and we placed it straight down on the correct spot, rather than sliding it.
    3-I bought a super thick gasket on Amazon.
    $16 ESI Front Rail Seal 6ft EPDM Rubber
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00C0WVV72/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    This was applied to the front edge of the cap, where there is a large gap on the truck.

    Since applying these water proofing techniques I have had ZERO leaks all summer. I wash my truck nearly every day at the touchless car wash on my way home from work. I have yet to see any leaks when I open the cap at home after.
     
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Products Discussed in

ESI Front Rail Seal 6ft EPDM Rubber
$15.50
ESI Super Cap Seal 20 FT (1 1/2" Width x 1/2" Height x 20' Length) EPDM Rubber for Caps 200 lbs or less
$28.95
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