Build It Yourself

[dmeyer07]

Howdy there boys :)

Hey any of you ever try building your own tonneau cover?

I'm talking the hardtop snug ones, that like wrap around the edges slightly.

I have a friend who has built boats for 30 years, and is a master w/ fiberglass, and i was thinking how hard do you think it would be to builid one of these myself with his help?

Any one do it ever?

Tips,etc..

Thank ya

David

[smoker]

never did it myself but from what im thinking.....by the time you make it, fab up the brackets, the lock mechanism and shocks then get it painted and cleared......you probably could have bought two of them

[JeremyC]

Yeah your best bet is to find one that is used, or slightly damaged and fix it. Thats what I did for my S 10, and I only had about 200 in it installed.

[dmeyer07]

yea i'm going to toys for trucks, they have some good deals, hopefully i can find one used or something along those lines, i don't want to spend 900 on new one for the truck.

[sinister audio]

ya id find one with a crack cause a new one your going to have to paint anyways but your boat friend could fix a cracked/broken one in no time.

[dmeyer07]

yea we'll see what i find, i have found some pretty nice ones on ebay for about 560 avg price... but i don't want to fux around w/ shipping fees, etc.. i think this is one thing i'll buy localy :) .

I'm going to t.f.t. tonight, i'll tell ya what i find.

-David

[OnYrMrk]

My neighbor has the patent on the original tonneau cover. But I don't think he has them on the hard shell kind. I haven't seen the patent, but I know he has patents on many things automotive and aerospace. He holds the patent on the formula used to create the ceramic heat blocks on the shuttle. I have seen that patent

[dmeyer07]

cool cool.. how does that help me tho :)