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susan peplow
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www.joshuatreevacationhomes.com
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Sep 26, 2007 - 06:23pm PT
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Knuckles, your post is specific about camper shells but I re-read your initial post and you indicated that you will be shopping for a new truck.
Last year I found myself in the market after blowing up truck after 220,000 miles which was something spectacular considering it was a Ford Ranger.
I had every intention of purchasing a Toyota Tacoma myself as it was suppose to be "the" truck to get.
After a fair amount of shopping and investigation I decided against the Tacoma and landed on the Nissan Frontier. In less than a year we've logged nearly 33,000 miles on the rig without a single problem. It has the "most powerful engine in it's class" which is no doubt! It will blow away any Tacoma on a straight away or grade and comes in something crazy like $7K LESS than the Toyota.
Me, I took the savings and purchased an extended warranty (not that it's been in for anything other than oil changes & tire rotations). To be honest, we've been pleasantly surprised with the drive, feel, power and price point the Nissan provided.
Oh yeah, one last thing, the Nissan now provides a Crew Cab with over 6' bed. As it is, last year we had to settle on a king cab in order to get the 6' bed.
Edit - the lock on the tailgate is standard.
~Susan
p.s. No charge for the consultation
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crøtch
climber
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Sep 26, 2007 - 06:58pm PT
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Nice setup! What are the two sticks for?
The panels are a couple of inches narrower than the width of the shell from wall to wall to make it easier to take them in and out. Without the two sticks, on a bumpy road the panels would rattle around and end up falling into the bed. The sticks (1"x2") are there to lock the panels in place. They also come in handy when trying to coax a rattlesnake to move off the road.
You can see them under the windows in this picture
and then the gap that's left when they are removed here
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Clayman
Trad climber
CA, now Flagstaff
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Sep 26, 2007 - 08:51pm PT
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how do you keep em from leaking? please advise. mine leaks like crazy.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Sep 26, 2007 - 09:09pm PT
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Clayman, which kind are you using?
and where is the leak? door gasket? door frame? shell bed rail gasket? slider window?
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Clayman
Trad climber
CA, now Flagstaff
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Sep 27, 2007 - 12:42am PT
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I have a Glasstite Raven that is even level with the top of my cab. it comes in the windows mostly, I have completley sealed around where the shell meets the bed rails inside and out. its mainly in the windows. what have you done to stop this, all my stuff gets soaked. thanks guys
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Sep 27, 2007 - 01:13am PT
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just checking the interwebs, there's a lot of folks with leaking problems on their glasstite's, but not a lot of solutions that I see.
silicon caulk will work wonders, but that assumes you don't want to open it again.
i'm just an average tard, with no skill, but if you have to keep the shell, head down the hardware store and look around for rubber stripping and or weather sealing strips. you might find something that will work.
my old, old snugtop had a bit a drip straight into the back of the shell from the hinges type problem, especially on that first open where the water drips forward to the hinges. I used adhesive and rubber strips to get a deflection of the water going for awhile. totally ghetto, but it worked for awhile. probably not the same issue you are having tho... sorry
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