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Re: Truck caps
Well good or bad the decision is made. I bought a Leer 100XL. Started out looking at the cheapest caps, but there are differences. The ARE I liked had some features I liked better, but there were things I liked about the Leer better too. Kind of a horse a piece feature wise, but the Leer was $500 less. The dealer I bought from also handled Centry and they told me that they are the same company and in the case of the cap I bought they were supposedly the exact same cap except logos. They however didn't have any Centry caps to look at. So despite the centry being slightly less I still bought the Leer because I could see it. I did inquire about wiring and they said that there are disconnects for it all of the wiring. The Leer also has a mini fuse box with fuses for the dome light, high stop and accessory. Small thing and hopefully not needed, but I liked it. The dealer I bought from was part of the decision as well, the ARE dealer didn't provide much information, I had to continually ask questions, not good when I really didn't know what to ask. When I expressed concern over the wiring he didn't even mention disconnects, he actually said "they're really not that removable". So there you have it.698Views0likes0CommentsRe: Truck caps
Thanks Everyone, I never thought about liability, not that the high stop light matters much with the travel trailer behind it. I saw on one of the cap websites a reference to a university study that showed an average MPG gain of 1.5 with a cap over an open bed. Takes a long time to justify a cap based on that alone. I tend to tow fast, I work a lot and get precious little time off, so when I have time off I tend to want to get there. I'm typically towing at 75 MPH so aero will matter. If I towed at 60 I'd gain 1.5 MPG or more, well maybe when I retire.697Views0likes0CommentsRe: Truck caps
I've had many trucks and never wanted a cap for ease of loading big and heavy things. Now we have a travel trailer and I'm considering one, both for towing aerodynamics, and to cover things that ultimately end up in the bed when traveling. So I want something that's easy to remove. Today I went to a ARE dealer near by and the first thing that strikes me is that they want to wire lights in the cap and a high brake light. That is going to hamper removal, not to mention I'm not a fan of them messing with my trucks wiring. So what do people think? I thought about the soft caps, but I don't think they are going to help aero much. Thoughts?698Views0likes0Comments
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