I'd like to fit a tonneau cover to my '65 C10 stepside longbed. I like the look, practicality and simple installation of the Craftec soft vinyl cover. Does anyone have any experience of this cover on a stepside and would you recommend it? Thanks Guys
Tonneau Covers I always have one made to suit by my Auto Trimmer . Having him add battens will keep it from flapping so much and thereby last longer , looks nicer too . Look for Marine materiel , it's much more sun resistant .
I’ve read many threads regarding the Craftec tonneau covers and never seen one with an unhappy customer. One of the forum members even worked with them to develop a cover for his truck which wasn’t in their catalog. I thought about getting one myself since it would fit between my bed rails, but I already owned a Gaylord hard cover so I just reinstalled that instead. Here’s a typical thread I picked out of search results: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=551438&highlight=CRAFTEC
I'm with Nate, have a local trim shop custom fit a cover exactly to your truck. This one was installed around 1976 and has extra ribs on the underside to prevent sagging or water collection.
Yeah but look at all the holes they drill in the truck for the snaps! The Craftec is hinged for easy access to the bed. Pretty darn slick guys.
Thanks for your help Guys I have talked with and emailed (with photos of the pickup bed) vehicle trimmers and specialist tonneau makers about a tonneau for my C10 here in the UK and they all are puzzled!! It seems as i have no way to secure the cover to the bed they cannot make one!! However I'm with Lakeroadster on this. I don't want to start drilling into my bed sides for the snaps so i have decided to import a Craftec cover. Unfortunately with shipping and duty it doubles the price. Oh well the sacrifices we make for our passion here in the UK!! I will update with photos as i progress with this one (won't be until the spring though, bloody cold here at the moment).
Looking forward to it! A friend of mine bought a stepside truck back in the early 90's that had a home made tonneau over. It was made from a sheet of plywood that fit flush with the top of the bed. Small aluminum angle had been pop riveted along the side of the bed (more hole drilling) but the holes couldnt be seen from the outside due to the stock bed rail. He then covered the plywood with the same material as the tonneau cover folks use. It looked good, but it was quite heavy and required two men and a boy to remove it. Looked like this, but without the big hinges: And here is a how-to for the "Ford Big Hinge Tonneau" http://www.mysporttrac.com/MySportTrac/projects/DIYTonneauCover/DIYTonneauCover.htm
