Which cap for the KR?
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Are you looking to go fiberglass or with a different type of material?
I just ordered a ASTRO PLATINUM cover for my truck after seeing it on a green SuperDuty a couple of weeks ago. This lid, in my opinion, looked better than anything out there that I've seen personally and came with more standard features (light, carpet, etc -- which are typically optional and cost more).
Some of the more popular lids that you'll see on the boards are ARE (the LSII model is the most popular), LEER, SWISS (Patriot), and Truxedo.
ASTRO PLATINUM LID
The picture there is pretty awful but, if you look close, you'll note that it's not a totally flat lid and that it has a cover over the opening mechanism. To me, this cover really made sense and really added a nice touch of style to the lid. Additonally, the little 'ASTRO' emblem that is on that lid is a beige color and REALLY looked good against the AZ Beige trim on that SD that I mentioned earlier.
I never really found many good pictures of the Platinum lid on the internet as it doesn't seem to compete well with some of the more popular brands. But, with that in mind, I asked around and got nothing but good responses on brand reputability (this included a huge thumbs up from a local ARE dealer might I add and various folks on various truck message boards). I should have it here in about 2 weeks. If you can wait that long, I'll post pictures just as soon as I get it on the truck if you're interested.
RP
I just ordered a ASTRO PLATINUM cover for my truck after seeing it on a green SuperDuty a couple of weeks ago. This lid, in my opinion, looked better than anything out there that I've seen personally and came with more standard features (light, carpet, etc -- which are typically optional and cost more).
Some of the more popular lids that you'll see on the boards are ARE (the LSII model is the most popular), LEER, SWISS (Patriot), and Truxedo.
ASTRO PLATINUM LID
The picture there is pretty awful but, if you look close, you'll note that it's not a totally flat lid and that it has a cover over the opening mechanism. To me, this cover really made sense and really added a nice touch of style to the lid. Additonally, the little 'ASTRO' emblem that is on that lid is a beige color and REALLY looked good against the AZ Beige trim on that SD that I mentioned earlier.
I never really found many good pictures of the Platinum lid on the internet as it doesn't seem to compete well with some of the more popular brands. But, with that in mind, I asked around and got nothing but good responses on brand reputability (this included a huge thumbs up from a local ARE dealer might I add and various folks on various truck message boards). I should have it here in about 2 weeks. If you can wait that long, I'll post pictures just as soon as I get it on the truck if you're interested.
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Ha ha. I don't like the spinners. Not my taste. The roll pan's been on since July of last year. My latest mod however is the Holley Thunder supercharger. That really gives it some umph.