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Joined: Feb 2002
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From: Denver, CO
I have a Retrax and have some pics of it at:
http://www.cheldelin.com/TheTruck/Index.htm
A couple of guys wanted pics over at one of the other SCrew forums. Look at the bottom of the page for detailed photos of the retrax cover.
I've been real pleased with my retrax.. no holes drilled into the truck, runs quiet and easy to operate. I looked at the rollnlock before I bought my retrax ($937 here in CO, installed myself). Cost was about the same, functionality about the same. Went with the retrax because of the bearings and guides they used for the cover... the rollnlock just slides in the runners and rolls up on itself. I was concerned with the vinyl cover on the rollnlock showing wear as time and use went by. The retrax has bearings it moves on and rolls up in a spiral track in the canister that the bearings run in so it doesn't come in contact with itself when open and driving around. Only thing I've found as a minus to it vs the rollnlock is the rollnlock is rolls up in an acutal square 4 sided canister, the retrax only has a piece of sheet metal to protect it from stuff sliding around in the bed and it's taken a beating a couple of times with stuff sliding around in the bed. Once enough to bend the shield enough to come in contact with the cover when it was rolled up.
My nickels worth....
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http://www.cheldelin.com/TheTruck/Index.htm
A couple of guys wanted pics over at one of the other SCrew forums. Look at the bottom of the page for detailed photos of the retrax cover.
I've been real pleased with my retrax.. no holes drilled into the truck, runs quiet and easy to operate. I looked at the rollnlock before I bought my retrax ($937 here in CO, installed myself). Cost was about the same, functionality about the same. Went with the retrax because of the bearings and guides they used for the cover... the rollnlock just slides in the runners and rolls up on itself. I was concerned with the vinyl cover on the rollnlock showing wear as time and use went by. The retrax has bearings it moves on and rolls up in a spiral track in the canister that the bearings run in so it doesn't come in contact with itself when open and driving around. Only thing I've found as a minus to it vs the rollnlock is the rollnlock is rolls up in an acutal square 4 sided canister, the retrax only has a piece of sheet metal to protect it from stuff sliding around in the bed and it's taken a beating a couple of times with stuff sliding around in the bed. Once enough to bend the shield enough to come in contact with the cover when it was rolled up.
My nickels worth....
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