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camper shell or tonneau Seal

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by muddog321, Feb 25, 2020.

  1. Feb 25, 2020 at 5:07 PM
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    muddog321

    muddog321 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Many have had or have a leak at the front of their camper shell or tonneau cover and I did too.
    Look at the pic and you can see the seam where the bed side meets the bed front and its an open slot so it needs to be sealed. Then pull the plastic bed rail up (push pin inside the bed) and that needs to be pulled up a little and sealed. Then finally use a 1 inch wide by 1" high front bed form type seal and apply to the front rail and taper the cut to the rounded side plastic bed rail, then apply sealer to that entire end where the seal contacts the plastic side rail. I used Permatex silicon adhesive in black - its a mess to work with so wear some disposable latex gloves. I did the open seam and under the plastic bed rail a few hours before the front form type front seal. Now you know.

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