THX Jack, the Hatch opens easy and fits tight. The rubber on the hatch is so the tailgate is intended to be UP when hatch is closed and the reverse of course to open. DOGs go for a Ride Tomorrow!!
Wow! Looks great! Makes me excited for mine (on freight truck for delivery). I’m curious too about fitment and if it has new thicker shims. Rubber rear seal good?IT's ON !!
...yeah definitely a strange look.With the top off she’s got a fat ass.
It’s a little quieter actually. The wind stays high above the cab. Much nicer for the long-haired passengers.
Any idea on gas mileage gain/loss with the cap? Cap and tent?First trip with everything setup and it was a success. Really happy with how the cap did overall. Super happy to finally have it installed and working.
Couple small things to sort out. The replacement rear lift gate door didn’t have the bottom rubber seal trimmed to the proper width. So I had cut that down a bit to get it to close properly, not that big of a deal. My seal does crap on the tailgate pretty bad still despite putting the extra blocks under the back. I’ve got some additional height units on the way to try and space it up a tad bit more.
I went with some @Front Runner load bars for the top. They were rock solid, no issues. But I now wish I’d just gone for one of their racks since I could use the QD RTT mounts. My poor knuckles still aren’t happy after the install/removal
The Roofnest Condor was also great. We had an evening on the trip while camping in Rabbit Valley, overlooking the Colorado River, with winds gusting well over 40mph... despite a rough night sleeping, nothing bent or fabric torn. ? (Our 7 year old slept straight through the entire thing, go figure!)
Again, this cap is really so well thought out. I’m very glad to have gotten through the issues with damaged panels tonfinally have it installed and in use. Hopefully RSI can keep up with demand and get through the QC/Shipping damage hiccups, as I think we all want to see them be successful in the long term.
Couple of shots:
The aerodynamic loss seems to be minimal, just for the cap, but it does add an additional 170 pounds to the truck. Another 40 pounds for the roof rack, and 40 pounds if you add the stowaway table.
I have not really noticed much of a difference with the cap or even with the tent on top as well. I notice a little at times if its windy, especially with the tent, 2 bikes, and a bed full of gear, but honestly it still seems pretty minimal. Part of that is likely the fact that when I am loaded down like that I tend to do a lot of highway miles, so the mileage is better for that reason anyways.
I ordered the bin when I ordered my cap 11 months ago. Still waiting also. No ETA from the distributor. But I just got word my cross bars came in that I ordered a couple months ago.
