Tonneau Cover with Toolbox
11-26-2011, 05:55 PM
#11
Curmudgeon
Photos of my Highway Products tool box with custom Truxedo LoPro QT tonneau. The photos were taken on a drizzly day, so the light level wasn't the best.
The photo showing the gap between the tool box and the cab shows the seal I used to fill this gap. I found a stick-on L-shaped rubber molding on the Steele Rubber Products website. I stuck that molding to the front of the tool box at the right height so the molding would just fit over the front wall of the bed. The bed was Line-X'ed and the coating comes over the top of the front wall of the bed.
The tonneau cover came with a nice rubber molding on the front edge that seals nicely against the tool box, but the ends don't seal very well. The ends are supposed to stick on the top rails of the bed, but it isn't working very well. I need to find some good double-sided tape to see if I can improve that situation.
I also need to get some tailgate seals.
The photo showing the gap between the tool box and the cab shows the seal I used to fill this gap. I found a stick-on L-shaped rubber molding on the Steele Rubber Products website. I stuck that molding to the front of the tool box at the right height so the molding would just fit over the front wall of the bed. The bed was Line-X'ed and the coating comes over the top of the front wall of the bed.
The tonneau cover came with a nice rubber molding on the front edge that seals nicely against the tool box, but the ends don't seal very well. The ends are supposed to stick on the top rails of the bed, but it isn't working very well. I need to find some good double-sided tape to see if I can improve that situation.
I also need to get some tailgate seals.
Last edited by bb37; 11-26-2011 at 05:58 PM.
11-30-2011, 12:21 PM
#12
Senior Member
I dont have a need for much storage in my truck so im thinking of going with a Nice Peragon cover and Wheel well/pork chop boxes. Should leave me with enough room for ropes, straps, and my winch. thats really all i need, haha. Oh, and some bungee cords 
. if you need large capacity, bakrak's got their box with their liners. Im a fan of the way the peragon folds though even though it does get in the way a bit. Saving up right now for the Peragon. 600$ isnt the cheapest haha. And i found some cheap aluminum wheel well boxes for like 160$/pair. Not too bad. Doors open from the side instead of on top though, so your losing TONS of room, but on the other hand i could open the bed without folding the cover which i would need to do if i got the better ones with the top that opens.
. if you need large capacity, bakrak's got their box with their liners. Im a fan of the way the peragon folds though even though it does get in the way a bit. Saving up right now for the Peragon. 600$ isnt the cheapest haha. And i found some cheap aluminum wheel well boxes for like 160$/pair. Not too bad. Doors open from the side instead of on top though, so your losing TONS of room, but on the other hand i could open the bed without folding the cover which i would need to do if i got the better ones with the top that opens.