hey guys i have a crew cab that im thinking of getting a topper on. i was looking at the A.R.E. Z series i got a quote of $2,146 with only a few basic options. is that a fair price or are there any other caps that i should be looking at i dont like the leers tailgate union so that one is out. the only other option is a bakflip but i like the extra room for my gear and being able to but the dog in the back when hunting.

 

have had toppers for the last 25 years. leer has a bad rep, but i have never owned one. eagle truck caps are common here in jersey, i have had two and found them to be problematic with the molding coming off, seals around the windows leaking and coming loose. I will stick with Jeracho, "sp" no problems on the last two. hope this helps. also that price sounds pretty high by about 7 or 8 hundred dollars, but it has been 6 years since i have purchased one.

 

I had a Leer on my '01 Ram for the three years I owned the truck and didn't have any problems with it (used truck, used topper off of craigslist, $160 bucks, man that was a steal).

I just got my 2010 QC and got a quote of $1200 for an ARE plain jane model (V Series) with no carpet in it, so your price seems high but again I was looking at the cheapest one my local dealer had. I didn't pull the tigger on it (got a tri-fold tonneau cover instead for $250) because I was spoiled by the craigslist price on the last topper, so I'm going to scan craiglist for a while and if I can't find one I'll save up my money and go for the ARE.

 

does anyone have any experience with the ARE cap or any other brand that they would recommend.

 

I have had 3 Jason's on 2 Rams and a Dakota and love them. You can find pics in this thread: https://dodgeforum.com/forum/4th-gen...your-caps.html A link to Jason's website: http://www.jasoncaps.com/php/product.picture.php?id=12 I paid $1300 plus an extra $50 for the painted tailgate cover