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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 10:39 PM
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so much for no mods...i got a tonneau today..FOC!



 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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Nice truck! I, too, prefer the 06 and up 20's!
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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I agree, keep the 06+. When I had my 05, before I put on the M/T's, I considered changing to 06+
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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Do the back corners not seal up? In the one pic it looks like they are just shy of covering the railing like it needs to be stretched another inch or two. For free though I guess there cant be much to complain about.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 11:41 PM
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youre right, they dont pull tight like the sides do. i have an idea to fix it...there are "hooks" corner that can tuck under the edge of the cover...im going to pull them under and have some string or something pulled under the cover. right now, the "lip" connector that it uses tapers up around the edges...im not sure why..maybe im missing a part.

its not perfect, but its perfect enough for the price! i think that after a good rain, it will look even better..its dirty.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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I didn't know there were so many haters of the original 3rd gen wheels!

FWIW, I wouldn't trade mine for any other year because 03's got real polished aluminum, not that chromed plastic cover nonsense. That means mine look showroom new after 6+ years.

Only pic I have handy (has 1400lbs of slatwall in the bed):

 
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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i thought that all of the early 3rd gen "daisy wheels" were solid aluminum? i thought that they went to the "Capped wheels" with my style...
 
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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that is correct, and I think that is what he said
 
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 03:03 PM
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i thought that he said that only the 03s came with solid wheels...i wasnt sure if they had gone to a capped style daisy and i just hadnt seen one.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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my old 05 daisies were the plastic cover ones. but I upgraded to 07 aluminum ones. best mod ever! lol
 
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