Hey Guys,

I have an 04 Scab and recently attempted to install Extang's snap on tonneau. I had the snaps set for winter and the bows in the lowest position and couldn't for the life of me get it snapped! Are any of Extang's lower priced tonneaus (not Roll top) good in cold weather? I haul a lot all year long and want something I won't have to wrestle with.

Thanks
Jason

 

Oh man I hate soft covers! I have one on my super crew now. I only took it because it was part of my free $1000 worth of Ford goodies when I bought my truck.

I made the mistake of rolling it back about a week and half ago .... lets just say coming short of ripping my fingers off trying to put it back on, I said sc**w this and didn't put it back on. I will wait for a warm sunny day.

 

Get an access lite rider. They should only be about $275-$350. Just velcro no snaps to deal with.
Or the Sportmaster tonneau master is a little cheaper and it is basically the same thing.
Both are no drill.

 

Artic Cat,

I was searching through the threads and a guy said he snaps it without one or two of the bows in and then inserts the bows after it snaps. That might be a way around the problem, although kind of a pain.

Jason

 

Hi everyone I just bought my first F150! I love this thing.
With that said I spent a couple of days researching Tonneau covers and settled on the Torza...they all have pros and cons.
Since I have only had it a short period of time I can provide no hard data on hot/cold performance, howerver you will not have to snap this thing it has a camlocking system that allows you to fold it back to the cab or for that matter take it off completly in a matter of seconds. I got mine at a local shop for the same price I found online. $350 is not too bad if your in the bed of your truck alot like me.
I get a little noise from the back doing 80 on the freeway. Not too bad, and it's very water resistant.

Just my thoughts and by the way its seen a couple of nights in the twenties and seems fine.

Good luck

 

Ochoada, that's good advice. I will have to remember that. On my cover I don't have metal snap buttons but actually more of a plastic grove that snaps together. I've never seen this before un till I got my truck.

 

I expect all soft tops will be difficult in the cold.
I have the extang tuff tonneau, good quality
but also hard to snap on in the colder weather.
Down here in TX, cold is not often a problem.
For colder climates, I would proably go with
a roll up or fold up cover that you don't have to wrestle to close.

 

Exactly the reason I got a truxedo. Same ease if its 20F or 100F.


Chris

 

Artic Cat,

Could you please give it a shot and let me know if that strategy works? If it does I might go back and purchase that classic snap cover again.

Thanks
Jason

 

If you take out a bow it leaves a bit of a sag where the bow is missing. It will go on but I don't want a sag. I can see it flaping when I drive down the highway. (that would drive me nuts) It's warm out today it's +2 so I didn't have much problem earlier at lunch putting it on.

 

What the guy recommended was to snap it down with the bow out and then crawl in the bed and put the bow back in. That way you wouldn't have a flapping problem.

Thanks
Jason

 

I don't think you'll get the bow back in once the cover is on. I think i might be too tight between the cover the mount to place the bow in. You'll have some how slide it in and jimmy it into place. I will try it next time I take it off. Should be this weekend when I put my atv in the back.

 

Thanks,

Yeah, you are probably correct. Maybe it's a brand specific. He didn't say which one he was using.

Thanks
Jason

 

Thats one of the reasons I got the Access, to avoid snaps and changing them for hot and cold weather. So far a great cover.

 

I recently sold my SuperCrew with a snap on Extang cover. That cover was a huge pain in the ***. The best way to close in really cold weather is to remove a bow from the inside, leave the rear gate open and push the top rear bar toward the fron of the truck while at the same time pulling on the cover and snapping. Work form the center to the corners of the rear gate. Then snap the sides. You can put the bow back in later. Forget about the adjustable snaps - makes no difference - still very difficult to close.

If you are still in the return period for the product get rid of it and go with a Truxedo Low Profile. No snaps, stays very tight in cold or hot. Definitely the best cover.