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Old 06-16-2003, 09:35 PM
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I went down to a small town just outside of Syracuse, NY, and had my new fiberglass cover installed.

a 100 miles drive saved me about $450, so it was well worth it.
Wife & I stopped at our favourite place to eat on the way home (Cracker Barrol) What a great day it was, and the weather was beautiful.

Anyways, here's a few pics of the new cover:

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Old 06-16-2003, 09:36 PM
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Old 06-16-2003, 09:48 PM
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The tonneau cover looks great on your truck. To me they look so much better, and the color is a perfect match on your truck.

Looks good
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Old 06-16-2003, 10:01 PM
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Dood. The lid looks sweet.
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Old 06-23-2003, 12:33 AM
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Looks great!!!!

Can you open the tailgate without lifting the cover?

Have you tried taking it off yet?
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Old 06-23-2003, 01:00 AM
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The lid must be up before the TG can be openned.
As far as removing it, havnt done it yet, and I prob wont unless I absolutely have to. (I did build a cradle for the lid in the back shed just in case I need to remove it)

I have a small utility trailer in case I have to move dirty filthy stuff, so I'm covered there.

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Old 06-24-2003, 02:07 AM
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Habibi, you say you saved $ 450... how much did it cost?
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Old 06-24-2003, 02:27 AM
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Here's the breakdown:

The A.R.E. sellers in Ontario charge $1,550 Canadian for the LS11
(this price includes the foss liner, installation and 15% tax)

I paid $780 USD + 7% NY sales tax for a total of $834 USD
At the current exchange rate $834 x 1.35 = $1,125 Canadian dollars

Being that I despise the Ontario Van & Truck World franchise with a passion, this purchase killed a few birds with 1 stone.

* Since Van & Truck World are the only chain in Ontario who sell ARE, it means that I didnt have to deal with them.
(Van & Truck World, if you're reading this, up yours! I will never set foot in your flea bitten establishments again!)

* Gave my wife & I a pleasant day trip to NY state

* Even after paying for gas, the savings still totalled about $375 in my pocket.

All in all it was a very nice experience.

This is the place I bought it from.
This company was very professional, and treated us with a great deal of courtesy, I can't say enough good things about them.
http://www.americantruckandvan.com/

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Old 07-01-2003, 12:36 PM
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Looks awesome. I saw these pictures of your truck and decided I'm getting one. I get it installed Thursday.
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Old 07-03-2003, 12:15 PM
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Horde,

Don't forget to get the $20 coupon from the ARE website.
It's just like cash.
Hey, $20 bucks is $20 bucks!

Habibi
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Old 07-04-2003, 11:34 PM
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Habibi:

That looks sweet.

How do you like the bed rug? Any problems with it when you didn't have the cap, like driving down the freeway?
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Old 07-04-2003, 11:45 PM
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Congrats on your bed cover, looks great! I really like how the bed cover compliments the curses of the truck.
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Old 07-05-2003, 02:06 AM
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Thanks!

01, bedrug is the cats ass!
I used it without a cover for a couple months last winter with no problems.
I even took the truck thru 'touchless' car washes without incident.
If you're thinking about getting one, go for it, you won't regret it.
Just make sure you bolt your tie down hooks over top of it for a cleaner looking install.

Screwyou, sweet truck man.
Can you post a photo of your light in the bed?
Also, I want to order the same billet antenna, if you could write the part numbers, that would be most helpful.

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Old 07-05-2003, 02:22 AM
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Thanks Habibi, I have been thinking about one for a while. I have the dealer installed bed liner, the Duraliner, its a nice plastic liner, but think I would like the Bedrug better.

You know how the bed has area where you can put like 2" X 6" across the bed, there is two spots, one up front and one in the back. I use the one in the back to hold some bags of sand in the winter, and food when I go food shopping.

Anyway he question would be with the Bedrug does it fit so you can still use those spots in the bed?
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Old 07-05-2003, 02:44 AM
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Hmm,

I dunno buddy, you have the flareside bed on yours right?
So our beds are different since I have the styleside.

Hopefully someone here will answer your question.
The flareside bed is quite a bit more narrow I think.
(This is what I remember when I was comparing the two)

One more thing 01...
If you use yoiur truck like a truck, and carry all sorts of crap around (firewood, gravel, brush) I would stick with what you have.

I once carried a load of pine tree clippings from my property, and man, it took me forever to pull all the pine needles out of the rug.
I since got a small utility trailer to carry all the dirty stuff.

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