GregBC
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- First Name
- Greg
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- Victoria, BC, Canada
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- 2022 F150 XLT 5.0L 302A Carbonized Gray
- Occupation
- Retired US Navy; currently DND
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After MUCH research and options-analysis, I decided to go with the Softopper soft canopy topper. My wife is still a bit concerned with security but I think the vast majority of our life with the topper on will be in low crime/low risk areas.
I ordered direct; I couldn’t find anywhere else to order. Living in Canada, I had to pay about $130 duty; delivery was quite fast otherwise. Everything Arrived in good shape and installation was overall not too bad.
I had watched the videos and read instructions numerous times and STILL messed up some steps. I also found the snaps quite hard To get on: one side wasn’t too bad but doing the 2nd side, I had to start at the back and move forward (they recommend the opposite and doing both ends before the middle). I also figured out the fwd end of the rails need to align with the back edge of the forward bulkhead if the bed.Any further forward and the front of the topper hits thebed camera. The rails also bowed a bit when it’s allput up- I think maybe I have the clamps too far from the edges.
Anyway, seems to work well. Easy to fold up, I can still load my bikes (I folded it up with the bike on, but it can all closeup with the bike tailgate pad still installed). Just filled the bed with renovation debris- nice that I’m not worrying about debris spraying everywhere, tarps, etc!
Next step: install the Adarac and confirm it’s compatible. Fingers crossed!
I ordered direct; I couldn’t find anywhere else to order. Living in Canada, I had to pay about $130 duty; delivery was quite fast otherwise. Everything Arrived in good shape and installation was overall not too bad.
I had watched the videos and read instructions numerous times and STILL messed up some steps. I also found the snaps quite hard To get on: one side wasn’t too bad but doing the 2nd side, I had to start at the back and move forward (they recommend the opposite and doing both ends before the middle). I also figured out the fwd end of the rails need to align with the back edge of the forward bulkhead if the bed.Any further forward and the front of the topper hits thebed camera. The rails also bowed a bit when it’s allput up- I think maybe I have the clamps too far from the edges.
Anyway, seems to work well. Easy to fold up, I can still load my bikes (I folded it up with the bike on, but it can all closeup with the bike tailgate pad still installed). Just filled the bed with renovation debris- nice that I’m not worrying about debris spraying everywhere, tarps, etc!
Next step: install the Adarac and confirm it’s compatible. Fingers crossed!
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