Retrax Tonneau replace Lexar

ernie,

i too have a retrax with a semi split lexan cover (now going on 13 years). i replaced the rolling mechanism as well about three years ago ( directly from retrax). at that time the split also existed and i temporarily fixed it by stop drilling the split, and tieing the broken part with copper wire. retrax also offered a replacement lexan cover at their dealer cost (i cant remember how much at this point)

i just lived with the split the last few years, and the truck goes in on trade (tomorrow) so i dont have to decide now. i was going to get a new retrax (best price in canada i found was $1490 CDN free shipping out of toronto i now see that is $1600 they must have watched the exchange rate ) but the new truck has a factory tonneau the dealer is giving at his cost ($1000) so i'll live with that for the short term so no new retrax

(the current list on retrax from usa was $12xx plus shipping) my original came from usa at the time since there were no cdn dealers then

check with partsengine.ca ( the dealer in toronto ) maybe they can do better than retrax)

A tip for RETRAX owners, I alternately open the top from the passenger side and close the top from the driver side. This solved a " would not open fully " problem .

windviewer wrote:
ernie,

i too have a retrax with a semi split lexan cover (now going on 13 years). i replaced the rolling mechanism as well about three years ago ( directly from retrax). at that time the split also existed and i temporarily fixed it by stop drilling the split, and tieing the broken part with copper wire. retrax also offered a replacement lexan cover at their dealer cost (i cant remember how much at this point)

i just lived with the split the last few years, and the truck goes in on trade (tomorrow) so i dont have to decide now. i was going to get a new retrax (best price in canada i found was $1490 CDN free shipping out of toronto i now see that is $1600 they must have watched the exchange rate ) but the new truck has a factory tonneau the dealer is giving at his cost ($1000) so i'll live with that for the short term so no new retrax

(the current list on retrax from usa was $12xx plus shipping) my original came from usa at the time since there were no cdn dealers then

check with partsengine.ca ( the dealer in toronto ) maybe they can do better than retrax)

Thanks for the reply, seems like a common problem with Retrax when it gets a few years on it. I did take some 3M 2" wide Vinyl tape from my old Telephone Cable Splicing days and put it across the cracked joint and it might do for a while. I was thinking about a heat type tape that one might put on the joint and sweat it into the Lexar. If there is such a type of tape it just might work......Ernie

Some other info on Retrax found while searching for a "FIX" for my split Lexar.
This guy used Pop Rivets;
http://www.titantalk.com/forums/titan-parts-accessories/154805-retrax-repair.html

I am not beating up on them as I had good service for about 6 years however they claim "Lifetime Warranty" on their advertisements.

http://beware-retrax-rolltop-cover.blogspot.com/2009/02/is-retrax-tonneau-cover-scam.html

http://www.amazon.com/Retrax-40833-RetraxPRO-Tonneau-Cover/product-reviews/B00LGSUJSS/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending