Just Joined Today !! /Truck Cap Question.
 

Hey guys, I just joined today !! I picked up a nice 98 Dakota club-cab, v6, 2x4 a few days ago for 2,200 bucks. My soon to be wife and I have been looking for a truck to pull around our pop up camper for a while now and I'm really excited to get this thing ready for our summer camping trips !!

I was looking into getting a cap for the back and i was wondering if anyone knows what other trucks will fit the second gen Dakota bed. I found a nice Ford cap from a short bed but it turned out to be too short. I don't have a long bed, just regular,does anyone know of some other trucks that might fit ??

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I don't think any do. You're better off just getting a new one- they aren't all that expensive. Are you wanting a tonneau or a shell?

I'm looking for a cap so I can put the dogs in the back and not have to worry about them jumping out or anything. Something with tinted windows and a sliding center would be best but I will see what I can find, so far I'v been just watching craigslist for something cheaper then new, they can get expensive for the nicer ones. Maybe it's called something other then a cap, but thats all I can come up with, just a shell or bed cover wont work for the dogs.

It's blue and they'll shuttle it to Belleville or Holland MI. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=200553748348

white in indiana http://stores.channeladvisor.com/cus...itemid=6760485

New is around $700

Thanks ! My Dakota is Dark Green, they have a black alumminum cap on the custom truck site, I think black would look fine on green. 200 bucks is a pretty good deal.

aluminum caps will greatly increase heat in bed area, dont want ya to bake fido, fiberglass more pet friendly

ok thanks

What fits? Camper shells made for Dakotas, period.

Keep watching Craigslist & do some digging. Looking on Craigslist late one night a few months ago I spotted a fiberglass cab-high camper shell/cap to fit my 02- info was hidden inside the ad, not in the title which said something like "Used Camper shell" only. It's made for the 97-04 Dakota club cabs, came off a 97, made in 98. Some peeling clearcoat on top, one torn side-window screen- but all glass is perfect, front glass has sliding center section, the rear glass/hatch lift-cylinders still work, seller even had the camper clamps for it, and it does a chameleon act. Though the shell is light/med gray in color, under many lighting conditions it appears to match my gold truck very close or even exactly!

The cost? $50 !:icon_naughty:

Yea im going with unclestu. Ive found a couple in my area pretty reasonable on craigslist.