black mark lt

SO maybe this is slightly over budget but I figured worth posting. I am not a fan of tonneau covers unless your spending $900+ to get an accordion style tonneau, as they are much too big and make a truck essentially worthless when carrying something large. however, in some cases they are needed. here is my build.. And yes its an 08' and a Lincoln but all cases should apply.


diamond plate sheets $70
diy trailer style hinge pins $4
aluminum angle free as I already had it but typically $5 each 8' length

kobayashi maru

Nice job! I've been thinking about converting my soft trifold into a hard trifold in a similar fashion. I like the retractable tonneaus too.

Brett2013fx4

Please say you have a how to on how you did that. Cause I'd love to do that instead of paying for a soft cover and a how to on that would be awesome and totally custom

KingRanchAg

For being an "under $50" thread, I've already racked up about 5 grand on my mod wish list from reading this!

black mark lt

I do not but I will post more pics at my desktop later it appears I cannot on the mobile app. Was pretty easy. Rivets hold it together. Remember keeping it light is important. One thing to keep in mind also is that for the angle aluminum on the back half of the front panel must be reversed in order for the back have to clear it one folding

black mark lt

oh and lol 2 sand bags to reduce bed bounce. $6 . the stock vibration dampener is worthless

Brett2013fx4

Thank you that is greatly appreciated. I'd love to try and tackle that project

mike.h20

Best mod under $50 was swapping to leather seats.

bobkyle2

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If you guys can't play nice, Stay out of this thread. We are supposed to stick together, ya'll are fighting like you drive dodges.

mike.h20

Or a chevy