Tractor Dan
New Member
- Joined
- Dec 29, 2008
- Messages
- 297
- Reaction score
- 1
- Points
- 0
- Location
- Near Lima, Ohio
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0
- Transmission
- Manual
I have a fiberglass cap on my truck. Nothing fancy just the sliding side windows and the rear half hatch above the tailgate. I would like to get a contractor cap or something better one day but for now this is working. It does the job ok which is to keep my sandbags and the box that holds them dry in the winter.
Trying to get stuff done before winter gets here. I have found that my truck cap on my bed is leaking. Appears to be coming in around the window frames on the side. To fix this i'm thinking just take either a caulking removal tool or a razor knife and cut the old rotted caulking out and caulk it with silicone. Maybe get a black to match the color of the cap and truck. Does this sound like a good idea?
Also another issue i have is the rear door of my cap doesn't latch very securely. I'm going to replace the lock because i have never had keys for it, this was a $25 craigslist find. The problem is the two rods that go out to either side of the bed and into the door frame don't latch tightly. With the latch in the closed position i can sometimes still lift the rear door. So any thoughts on how to fix this issue? I'm most likely moving to Dayton,Ohio for college and while having an unsecured cap where i'm at is no big deal i know in a bigger city that's asking for trouble. So i want to make people atleast have to put out some effort if they want to take anything. I generally don't have a lot of "valuable" things in the bed but i keep my ratchet belts and stuff of that nature in the bed. Anything of value goes in the cab.
Trying to get stuff done before winter gets here. I have found that my truck cap on my bed is leaking. Appears to be coming in around the window frames on the side. To fix this i'm thinking just take either a caulking removal tool or a razor knife and cut the old rotted caulking out and caulk it with silicone. Maybe get a black to match the color of the cap and truck. Does this sound like a good idea?
Also another issue i have is the rear door of my cap doesn't latch very securely. I'm going to replace the lock because i have never had keys for it, this was a $25 craigslist find. The problem is the two rods that go out to either side of the bed and into the door frame don't latch tightly. With the latch in the closed position i can sometimes still lift the rear door. So any thoughts on how to fix this issue? I'm most likely moving to Dayton,Ohio for college and while having an unsecured cap where i'm at is no big deal i know in a bigger city that's asking for trouble. So i want to make people atleast have to put out some effort if they want to take anything. I generally don't have a lot of "valuable" things in the bed but i keep my ratchet belts and stuff of that nature in the bed. Anything of value goes in the cab.