Does anyone know where I can get a decent deal on the Ford tonneau cover? The dealer wants $450 and fordpartsonline wants $380 shipped. Given that's it's a $150 factory option, there's got to be a better deal out there.

Thanks,
Edward

 

I just got mine 2 weeks ago from Ford. I have a collision shop so i got it wholesale and still paid 360.00. But its the best tonneau cover I think

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2000 WHT LIGHTNING
#2013 Born 4/6/00
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w/superchip 13.53 101.5mph
w/superchip and JL filter kit 13.23 @ 104.2
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Bedrug
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And a pully as soon as there made!!!!

 

Edward, I posted a thread asking if anyone knew who made it for ford hoping for a better price but none of the leads paid off. Some Company is making the Tonneau cover for ford if we can just find the right lead to who they are we might get a better price than FORD.
Oscar

 

01SVT,
The 99/00 and most likely 01 cover is made by Invostyle/Bestop for Ford(all 3 yrs are the same style). It is a Ford part not their part and as I said in the other post, they probably can't and won't sell it to you. I know you e mailed them but I got a warranty replacement from them and then another top because of curling. You will have to get it from Ford. I got mine from Ford parts and it just happened to be drop shipped directly to the dealer with their return address and phone #. I had a bad time with the parts guy and decided to try direct. As a matter of fact this cover was on the Nascar truck in 98. I'm sure you will not get it from them on a direct purchase, it is not theirs to sell to the public.
Tom

 

Tom,
Thank you for all yor help! IM sure you are right, If I decide to go with a factory cover I guess I will have to order it from Ford. Would you sugest any other soft covers that you think would look good? Oscar,

 

I don't know of any less expensive option if you want to go with the soft tonneau. However, for about $300-$400 more you can get a fiberglass lid, which is the way I'm going. I'm getting a Snuglid put on and it'll cost me about $950 installed without drilling it into the bed. I think that's the way to go. Why waste the cash on a soft cover when you can put a few more bucks into it and get the hard one? Just my $.02.

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Tom
2001 Black Lightning (known as the Executioner) picked up 05/02/2001!!!!!
2001 Black Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (the wife's soccer-mom-mobile!)
1994 Blue Honda Accord EX FOR SALE!!!

 

Edward,

Check with Fast-As-L, he told me that he has the factory one that came with his 2000 for sale...Not sure of the price...

Later

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Brian K
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99.5 Black - Born 5/17/99

• "Full Trim" Club
• 13.28 @ 102.31 (8.52 @ 83.84) Street tires & 93 octane
• 12.97 @ 105.18 (8.30 @ 84.68) MT's & 100 octane
• Appearance Mods: Tinted Windows, Clear Corners, Bed Rug, Street Scene Grilles, Pro-Sport Lid, Autometer "Phantom" Boost Gauge
• Performance Mods: JL Stage 2 intake, JL Ram Air, JDM Street/Strip FlipChip, FRP Single Blade TB, NGK TR-6's, Electric I/C Fan, MT ET Streets 26x11.5x16's, PSP Lower Pulley, 90mm MAF
• Sound Mods: Alpine Audio w/MB Quart Components(F) & Pioneer(R) speakers
• Misc: Tow Package, Mobil 1 5W-30
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Oscar,
I think the factory soft cover is about the nicest I have seen, If you find someone selling one that came with the truck buy it, it's the best bet on getting it at or around the factory price.

tliss,
I like the looks of some of the hard covers but you have to plan ahead to put something large in the bed. The soft cover rolls up nice and easy. I have needed that option several times.
Tom

 

I have the Downey SST soft cover and love it. I paid 209 for mine. Sorry I don't have any pictures. Anyone wanna donate a digital camera to my cause?

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2000 Black Lightning
#1326 of 4966
Born on 03/20/2000
PSP Chip
PSP Filter
Best time: 13.248 @ 104.4 mph

 

Can someone post a Pic of the Ford cover? Does it have the SVT logo on it?

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2001 Black Lightning
Stock

 

jrcase,
This is it.
Tom

 

tliss: Have you seen the paint finish on those Snuglids up close. I've seen quite a few; and I must say that I'm not impressed. I planned on purchasing one as well; but then I started seeing them up close. The finish is not very smooth. It's worse than orange peel. It looks like the surfaces are not prepped very well. The vertical surfaces that cover the bed rails look even worse. Additionally, the edges are not even painted on all the lids I've seen. About half are just bare white on the bottom edge. I haven't been able to get a look at an ARE up close, so I can't talk about that lid.

Are there lids available unpainted? Does anyone know how much it would cost to have a lid painted at a body shop? If I were to get a hard lid; I would want the paint to look as good as factory.

 

This may sound stupid, but given the way the Ford tonneau attaches, can't it become unfastened? Soft tonneaus expand/contract with heat/cold so even if it didn't un fasten itself it could look "wavy" due to it being loose, right? Just a thought.

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2001 Lightning Bright Red
1980 Z28 350 4spd T-Top
1995 Silverado Ext cab

 

I got a ex-tang installed for 199.99 at auto world here in buffalo.

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1997 F-150 XLT 4.6 REGULAR CAB, FLARESIDE PACIFIC CLEARCOAT GREEN 5-SPEED. WESTIN NERF BARS, POWER EVERYTHING,BUG SHIELD, EX-TANG SOFT COVER, BED LINER(FORD).

Better 1/2 : 92 Red T-Bird.

 

anyone know the Ford part# for tonneau ?

thanks,
Dave O
2001 BLack L