Let's See Some Softoppers

Wired up a third brake light

 

Listed my Softopper for sale. It’s in the Boston/Portland Maine area.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/fs-black-short-bed-softopper.811634/

 

Another pic of mine.. & with all that Black im definitely gonna have to get the Pro taillights.. dang it.

 

And pro headlights

 

& although hard to see in pic, I went Smoked back window & for 3rd break light I took Lazy way & accomplished 2 things. Got D.D. Back up light/3rd break light. So far so good

 

I’ve already got LED’s there Awesome, for anyone on fence bout swapping out there pretty impressive .

 

I'm a bit confused as to why when I look at photos of Softoppers or the various ones I see in person, that some rear windows come nice and flat these days and others are a wavy mess? Is this a QC issue? Did they change materials? Something else? Mine is wavy, doesn't bother me anymore, at this point I'm more just curious.

The contrast of the two trucks photoed above is a prime example.

 

Mine came with clear & it looked close to perfect my smoked one has lil dimple in it where it folded on something. I would ask them. The back window has there Name right on it, im sure they want them to look nice.

 

@Saturnine. You look set up for camping in there, what do you do for bed. & above your Maxtrax there’s a Softopper product rolled up what’s that if i May ask.?

 

The rolled up product is my window panel. I have the mesh on now. I have a couple sleep setups depending on weather. Full bed air mattress in summer, cot setup for winter

 

Nice.. thank’s. that’s what im gonna try’n do. & i was jus mess’s with my other New accessory the “Broverlander” is nearing completion..

 

I've been looking into something similar

 

Depends, I just got a new smoked rear panel/window. It’s pulled a little tighter than the old window because now I have a third gen model topper with a second gen window so the fit isn’t exactly the same but it’s nice and snug.

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New

 

It's all about how you fold and store them. And the temperature...;-)

I'm careful with that back panel. when the top is folded down, that window only gets a single fold through the middle.
Two winters, and three summers, All looks good .......

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There "appears" to be a difference between short bed and long bed tautness. But I have no real experience with the reality.

 

Sold

 

I’m sure this has been mentioned before, but does anyone have any fix to the bars sitting on the bed bending inward?

I feel like I’ve tried a bunch of different adjustment but the rails always bent a bit.

 

Does yours look like this?

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/lets-see-some-softoppers.277644/page-339#post-26539856

 

yup exactly like that. I’ll do that. Appreciate the help!

 

I put some shims in between the the rail clamp and the upper part. I'll get a pic shortly

 

When i put my clamps on the rails there is 2 spots on each rail where you can put clamp on without sliding them in from the end.
I leave clamps in those spots and it doesn’t roll the bars inward
Ill see if i can get pic later