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mrtc4w
07-13-2020, 07:02 PM
Does any one still make a bed cap for 1989 Ram50 short bed?

Are used ones hard to find? I haven't found one yet.

Thanks,
Marty

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85Ram50
07-14-2020, 09:30 AM
IDK but here is the page most outfits use to determine box sizes. https://raybuck.com/pickup-truck-bed-size-dimensions/
That way you can find one by dimensions that is not necessarily listed as for your truck.

tortron
07-14-2020, 04:46 PM
These trucks are very common here in nz, i have never seen a hard top for them. Most people get an alloy checkerplate one made up with rails on top to tie stuff down

geezer101
07-14-2020, 11:26 PM
Hard bed tops weren't even a thing when these trucks made it onto the market. The odds of finding ones for another truck that fit properly is unlikely. The fibreglass ones crack eventually from the huge amount of air being forced over them. A 'possible' alternative is to use aluminium composite panels with aluminium extruded channeling for a support frame (the stuff they make real estate signs out of) IDK if this has been done before but I'd imagine it would be easier than trying to DIY fibreglass form one...

85Ram50
07-16-2020, 04:47 PM
I had one on mine when I bought it. Took forever to give it away.

Edit- This was a camper shell not a touneau

geezer101
07-16-2020, 11:01 PM
I had one on mine when I bought it. Took forever to give it away.

You couldn't get rid of it - he can't find one... irony? :rolleyes:

claych
07-26-2020, 01:54 PM
Humble Apologies mrtc4w...
Bed Cap ?? = Camper Shell ??
Thx.

tortron
07-26-2020, 02:37 PM
hes talking about a hard shell cover like a tonneau

claych
07-31-2020, 10:37 AM
Thx tortron.
LOL, New Zealand, Great Britain, Australia, United States, the same peoples separated by a common language, LOL.