Tonneau covers?

[gunmunky]

I have never had a truck with a tonneau cover. I'm looking for opinions on if the ones with snaps are better or the ones with velcro? A hard cover is not a option. I do know that I want the bows that keep the top from sagging. I will be wanting to keep the rain and snow completely out as I will need to put luggage back there once in a while.

Thanks for any input.

[Fish On! Guide Service]

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and check out their retractables. I have one on the Tundra and love it. It's lockable, retractable, made of aluminum, able to withstand 500 lbs (standing on it in its closed position), offers great protection, doesn't flap or bounch when you're driving down the interstate, but that sob is expensive. $1300 from auto anything,

but on the flip side, I think their more attractive then a hard top tonneau, definately more versitile, and cost less.

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[crothmeier]

The "access" tonneau covers are the soft rollup type ones. They have velcro down the sides and the bars in the middle. i put a new one on my 2000 pickup that worked awesome and was around $500, I traded that for a new car and a 97 pickup that had a access on it, and the velcro was worn out and wont "stick" anymore. if the velcro worked it would be just fine. Im looking into getting new velcro sewen on.

You will have to get a tailgate gasket to seal up around the tailgate, then it stayed dry and clean in the box.

[coombia21]

i bought a truxport 3 months ago and love it and it was very cheap i would never get a snap cover the snaps break and rip the canvas around the snap

[gunmunky]

coombia21, Might I ask where you bought yours? Did you order it or is there a store that stocks them?

Thanks.

[Hafnutz]

Access x2! If you shop you can find them in the $300-350 range. Put it on in about 10 minutes. I really like mine.

[gunmunky]

Thanks for all the replies today!

[Jeremy airjer W]

extang full tilt. There a soft cover that lifts up like a hard cover with the help of two struts. If you need it out of the way you put the struts lift it up and pull it off, takes about 30 seconds. The first one I had had snaps. The one I have know is snapless. I actually prefer the snaps. Its so easy to remove it really doesn't matter i guess.

[Down2Earth]

Truxedo low profile is what I just put on. I don't think you cold go wrong with the access either. I just liked how the cover barely sticks up over the bed. The velcro can also be replaced in one big strip that doesn't look like much of a chore at all. Installed the cover myself in about 10 minutes.

[Eckie]

I bought my Access on craig's list for $150 -- met the guy and took it off his truck (a lease that he had to return to the dealer)..and put it on mine. He'd had it for 3 years, and I've had it for another 3 - still works and looks like new -- I have 3 young kids and we sometimes use the truck for traveling, which means with 3 kids in the back seat, EVERYTHING else goes in the bed -- luggage, toys, baby [PoorWordUsage], you name it. Never once had a problem with anything getting wet from snow/storms/etc.