Show me your shell!

I'm going to install them myself but I'm going with Yakima rails. $139 ( If I go with REI I'll get back $13.90 in member dividends) but I like how water tight they are which is my only real concern. A.R.E. wanted $300 to drill 6-8 holes and attach rails on the top of my truck hence why I didn't do it from the factory

 

My buddy got the same quote from some place out here in VA and another place wouldn't even do it unless you bought the shell from them. I just drilled it myself and followed yakima instructions pretty easy.

 

It’s insane how much they charge for a 1/2 hr of pretty straight forward work.

 

My best guess for the crazy costs is the risk they are taking. If it leaks, they will be responsible for chasing that down on their dime. So they price it ridiculously high so that most won't follow through, but if someone says go for it, they will be more than compensated for their efforts

 

Straight forward to some is like brain surgery to another. Some people can make a lot of money, talk to people, but hand them a screwdriver and they say "What is this for?". No disrespect meant to those like that, just some people are hands on. I was a skilled precision machinist, but I am not a mechanic. I know better. I can handle a tool, but I know my limits. (I hope I do)

 

I was quoted $960 to change out a fuel pump in a 1995 Ford Taurus about 20 years ago. I thought “you fear what you don’t know” I knew someone did jobs like that everyday and it was easy to them so I went out and bought a Chiltons book and figured it out. 20 years later I Work in the engineering dept on a tanker. I still have that fear of the unknown and somethings I’d rather pay to have done but It’s still a great feeling to tackle a project that you walked into with a little fear and doubt and overcame with a job well done.

 

See, you are NOT one of them.

 

Well it’s been a long time coming. Had a canopy on my ranger before the Tacoma and 5 years after getting the taco I finally got a canopy. Tried the tool boxes, did the bed rack and RTT for a while. And I just missed the dry, secure storage and place for the dog. So much easy to haul crap to and from the woods. It was local, on Craigslist, $600, the high top version and in my color.

 

**sigh** everytime i see a shell that's higher than the cab makes me almost want to trade mine for something similar.

 

Im the same way, but with vented wind doors, wish they would have been an option when I got my shell.

 

Same here extra room and windoors

 

I started with a cab-hi shell, and after 2 years upgraded to a high rise.

I lost some money in the deal, but the advantages far outweigh the cost - it was definitely the right thing for me to do.

Personally, I think they look better (more 'Expo'-like (yeah, really bad reason!)) but the extra room inside is wonderful. I have a wheelwell high sleeping platform, so the extra headroom is really appreciated.

Think about it - if it is something you really want/need/will use, do it. If you don't like it, you can always sell it...

 

Is free good? I drove 2.5 hours to get it but it was well worth the drive. Can't believe it matches the long bed and silver! It's carpeted and has the sliding front window. Other than a faded third brake light, all I had to do was clean the mold and mildew up with a pressure washer and some elbow grease. Sat for six years but looks almost perfect.

 

What a steal!! Looks great!

 

Free??? Man what a find.

 

One of the clamps wouldn't work so he gave me a c-clamp, and didn't take any money for it either. Great guy!

 

Im looking for a short bed, cab height shell, ideally in red if anyone is unloading one in the next few months near AZ. Interested in any color if the price is right.

 

Here’s mine. It’s Leer. Been on the truck 7 years and is still like new.

 

If you don’t mind me asking what did that run and what model is it.thanks