Softopper: Visual comparison of 2nd gen top & 3rd gen top on a 2016 Taco

Thanks again for the info, I pulled the trigger on a 3rd gen topper for my 2nd gen taco.

 

Right on! Looks good! If you ever want to swap canvases let me know. Haha...
Or if you want an over-the-ST bedrack.

 

Duuude, I may be up for over the ST rack..

 

I make stuff. Let me know.

 

like this

 

Thanks but a little late. I got my 3rd gen topper a couple years ago.

 

I got hell of a deal on mine only payed 300 bucks plus 60 bucks for rear window and cross bar

 

Thank you OP! exactly the info I was looking for.

 

Where I can I find a hell of a deal for a 2nd gen soft topper?

 

Patience my son. Patience.

 

Dam.... I'm in the market for a soft topper too!! looking at one for $550..... but is it worth getting a new one?

 

How old is the topper?

 

the seller said 6month+?

 

Got any pics of a rack you've made that goes over a Softopper?

 

Here's one:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/ghost-shop-builds-installs.636429/page-2#post-21913806

I've also built your standard round-tube racks but I don't have any pictures unfortunately.

 

Nice work! I'm planning on trying to do a more standard tube rack and am looking for ideas to steal. I'd just have you do it if I weren't on the wrong side of the country, but I've got a buddy who's a good welder and said he'd burn it together if I designed it.

I'm sort of insisting on having enough space on the insides of the rack to roll the sides of the topper up, and I'd like to be able to still fold the topper up against the cab. Any chance you've worked around those specifications? Scratching my head on the latter part of that one.

 

Weird, I picked up a used 2nd gen top and it fits just like the depicted 3rd gen top. I did get a new rear window with curved bar to replace a cracked window, but the front of the topper sits perfect.

 

@pabstsmeared

 

I’m thinking that taller 2nd gen ST on a 3rd gen with a cab rack would be perfect.