Show me your shell!

haha, I've grown rather fond of it. Not only great for work but bought a twin size air mattress that fits perfectly in the bed and since my girlfriend and I are both shorter people we fit in it great. Just need to rig up a fan for the window in the front and a screen for back hatch

 

I installed a vent in my shell, to let heat out, works great for letting moisture out too.

I wrapped the back glass of my shell with vinyl. Works great. Never wrapped an entire shell, but I'd think it would work fine.

 

Wow that little Taco is ready to go to work

 

Thanks,
I just finished another side job today. Figure I have made half of it back already. Does anyone have a good way of making a screen for the back hatch, I got some left over screen from my father in-law but don't have any great ideas on how to go about it?

 

Took a trip to New Mexico with the whole family. Our three kids, spouses and grandkids made the trip. One week near Cloudcroft required looks of luggage, coolers and patience. The Taco was the pack mule for excess items and all coolers. We had great fun so thought to share the topper photos with the TW crowd.

Before we took out, I installed turn signals on the topper to let people in the blind spot of my intentions. First I placed a two prong plug that had been tapped into the turn signal and grounded to the frame to facilitate removing the topper. Drilled the bed just like the Leer installer did on the other side.

Next I ran the power and ground wire under the windows and secured with cable clamps and screws. I had hoped to use the window frame screws, but I would have the replace the screws with longer ones and was concerned about punching through the frame.

Finally connected the LEDs to the turn signal system.

Total cost was under 25$ and took about an hour.

 

Like your idea
Nice Job
Thanks for sharing



CC

 

Nice truck! What Leer model is your cap?

 

Looks like SnugTop Super Sport

 

Thanks fyi. What is your bed topper of choice?

 

As far as looks go, Leer 100XQ is the shell of my choice and this is the one I bought, however, there are few things I do not like about it. See my older post about it here:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/show-me-your-shell.13598/page-159#post-10480997

This is the only shell I've ever had, so I can not tell you if it is better than any other shell quality-wise. Plus I bought it used.
SnugTop seems like a great shell, but Leer definitely looks better as far as i'm concerned.

 

Home patio door screen protectors. Very cheap 1 makes enough for 2 windows.

 

Awesome idea thanks. I didn't want to spend 90.00 for the Leer ones.

 

Picked up mine today from Craigslist found by @DrFunker. Much gratitude!

 

Welcome.

 

100R ?

 

Yes sir!

 

Nice , I have the commercial version of that cap

 

For Sale, Silver ARE Z series topper. Carpeted, cargo net, Yakima tracks, pet screen, 2 led light strips, led dome light, fold down sliding front glass. No dents or major visible scratches. Very nice and clean. Fits 2nd Gen DCSB $1000 or best offer. Yakima landing pads, towers, and bars not included.

 

^^^^^^^ 2010 is also for sale if interested.

 

Finally sold my shell. Woot!