Need a cheap bed cover

[Skeeter74]

Any know where I can get a cheap bed cover? One that velcros to the or something. Doesnt have to be anything fancy..

[jeremytkoontz]

I\'ve got a cheap one that came with my truck that I\'m replacing but you wouldn\'t want it. It is home made with 2 pieces of plywood and some sort of black vinal covering.... I ordered my new one from summit for 160.00..... I\'ve read somewhere on here that one of the guys picked one up on ebay for like 50.00..... good luck

[riotpolice75]

home depot - 7/16\' OSB $11.69



dont get cheaper than that without stealin.







smith

[spacecadet]

Gotta agre with riotpolice75! I have seen a few do some nice ones with plywood! and a ltille paint.



Space

[Skeeter74]

where could I get the vinyl to cover it

[Jeffyboy]

An upholstery shop would be able to hook you up. Most fabric stores I\'ve seen don\'t have wide enough vinyl to cover the whole thing. I bought my Checkmate flush mount hinged vinyl cover straight from the factory for something like $150ish. It\'s not super nice, but it works for what I need it for.

[Sinful10]

Skeeter Im in the process of building one for my truck and Ive found several places on the net that carries 78\" wide tonneau material like this one on ebay..



<hr><img src="images/forum/ebaylink.gif"> I saw this on eBay motors: tonneau (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4593187759)<hr>

[ReedZ]

Sorry to whore the post, but is there a website for checkmate?

I\'ve got a covercraft one, that i\'ve had for just over a year, and it\'s already ripping, and the stitching is coming out. I\'m very unhappy with it. I\'d like to look into getting a new tonneau cover too. I\'d also like a cap to use during the winter, but finding a cap for a long box is hard.

Thanks

[Skeeter74]

I want to make my own so I can cover up my fuel cell, battery and nitrous bottle. I guess I can buy the fabric and plywood. anybody done it got any ideas.

[riotpolice75]

why not fiberglass it?







smith

[fasrnur]

Well skeeter, here\'s my take on it. you could go buy yourself some \"cheap\" plywood/OSB, buy some \"cheap\" vinyl to cover it with and that is just whit is going to look like...\"cheap\"

This will still probably run ya close to $100 with the wood, vinyl and whatever brackets or hinges you\'ll need to mount it with.



or you can go out and buy a \'good\' tonneau cover for around $150-$200 and have it on in less than an hour and all your stuff will be covered and you won\'t have one of those....Danm, I cut that to short!

episodes.



Just my 2 cents folks,

Jeff.....

[Skeeter74]

Good idea!!!!!!!!!!

[Skeeter74]

Good idea!!!!!!!!!!

[grimpuppy]

I have the Downey SST tonneau cover. I really like the way it fits. You can see it in some of my pictures. It is a soft cover that uses bows for support. It uses square snaps that snap into a square channel. You don\'t have to try an line the snaps up, just push down the snaps anywhere on the channel and it snap in.

[Skeeter74]

Where did you get it

On 2005-12-01 06:05, grimpuppy wrote:

I have the Downey SST tonneau cover. I really like the way it fits. You can see it in some of my pictures. It is a soft cover that uses bows for support. It uses square snaps that snap into a square channel. You don\'t have to try an line the snaps up, just push down the snaps anywhere on the channel and it snap in.

[grimpuppy]

You can get them about anywhere. Ebay, Summit, styling concepts, ect. They are good name brand so most places sell them.



Here is there web site:



Downey SST Bed Cover (http://www.downeyproducts.com/prod_pages/sst.html)

[prostreet383s10]

I have one that has hinges and lifts open on the back,on it sits on top of the bed rails, it was around $300 new. Its in good shape, I\'ll selll it for $100.00 if any body need one like that. You must pick it up

[Jeffyboy]

I had a Downey SST on my \'98 Sonoma and loved it. It was a little pricier than some others, but the quality is good and the rails that grimpuppy described are about the best system I\'ve found. I wanted a hinged one for my \'85 because of the fuel cell, but otherwise I would have gone with one of those again.