Got the Covermaster in
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Got the Covermaster in
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From: Houston, by way of every major city in America.
It's a Covermaster brand model E-300. It took three weeks to be delivered to TX, though I did see some colors in stock. Chestnut must not be one of those colors they sell much of. Installed. with a special order charcoal grey headliner it was $979 and some change. He said they match the bedrug, though I have not seen a bedrug and this together in the same place to say if it does.
It has major improvements over the Snuglid I had before.
1. It fits better. It covers the entire bedrail and has better sealing. The Snuglid leaked like a sieve, until I weatherstripped the front of the bed, and spread a 1/4" of silcone around the hinges to seal it up. It looked pretty nasty with the cover off, lol. I drove it in light rain from Houston to Dallas just now,
and not one drop.
2. LIFTING EFFORT! You push up on the handle which opens the latches, and about the same time the lift cylinders take effect. The Snuglid was literally
a pain to lift. It would hold itself up very well, but first you had to lift the full weight of it for a about a foot and a half, before the lift cylinders would hold it up. The lift was done by grabbing a 1/4" thick edge. It could get painful if used alot in one day.
3. It clamps on. The truck was already drilled, but I can replace the bed rails eventually.
4. The latches are a full enclosure type, similar to a car door but lighter in construction. The rods are exposed, but I am thinking about getting some covers made to black them out. They're satin finished stainless, which doesn't look all that bad really.,,,,98
The lip spoiler actually helped the handling a bit. It seems a bit steadier on the freeway. Even if it didn't, it still looks cool
It has major improvements over the Snuglid I had before.
1. It fits better. It covers the entire bedrail and has better sealing. The Snuglid leaked like a sieve, until I weatherstripped the front of the bed, and spread a 1/4" of silcone around the hinges to seal it up. It looked pretty nasty with the cover off, lol. I drove it in light rain from Houston to Dallas just now,
and not one drop.
2. LIFTING EFFORT! You push up on the handle which opens the latches, and about the same time the lift cylinders take effect. The Snuglid was literally
a pain to lift. It would hold itself up very well, but first you had to lift the full weight of it for a about a foot and a half, before the lift cylinders would hold it up. The lift was done by grabbing a 1/4" thick edge. It could get painful if used alot in one day.
3. It clamps on. The truck was already drilled, but I can replace the bed rails eventually.
4. The latches are a full enclosure type, similar to a car door but lighter in construction. The rods are exposed, but I am thinking about getting some covers made to black them out. They're satin finished stainless, which doesn't look all that bad really.,,,,98
The lip spoiler actually helped the handling a bit. It seems a bit steadier on the freeway. Even if it didn't, it still looks cool