1st Gen camper shell buying info

Found this in my area but its rough maybe too rough. Claimed it was on a Tundra DC.

 

Nope. Dude is smoking crack. It’ll cost $700-800 to replace the missing glass. That’s a “come and get it for free”, the fact he’s trying to sell for $399 is beyond laughable, it’s insulting to everyone looking at it.

 

https://www.tundras.com/threads/wha...-gen-tundra-today.2558/page-1803#post-3445064

 

California

 

Agreed on all that, but I am digging that hi-vis, glass everywhere look.

 

Visibility at the sake of breathability. If that cap is like others with that 75/25 large side window setup, the small rear window pops out like the rear wing window on our AC trucks.

 

Interesting. And I would be afraid to put more than a single sheet of plywood up there, unlike mine when I get around to doing the unistrat rack for it.

Hey, on another point, when I went to my local LEER dealer, he informed me that a warped piece on my interior sliding window tracks require replacing the entire window frame! (Not sure if I mentioned, but one of my sliders doesn't open more than a few inches because the plastic track it slides into is all wavy, likely from sitting in the sun for years.) I am going to confirm that next trip where I have some time to mess with it. Other option may be trying to cut away some of the most bent/wavy-looking sections and seeing if that helps it move (and doesn't let the window rattle/move excessively if driving while open).

 

Basically you can't get into the windows without removing them from the cab, then breaking the weld on the steel best I can tell. I wanted to take my sliders apart also, but there was literally no way to do it, not that I could see. But yes, that channel is undoubtedly something generic you can find any number of places.

Taking the assembly out is pretty easy if you wanted to tinker with it. Here are the proper instructions on how to do that right, and it's most easily done with a helper on the outside pushing the window in toward the cab while you undo the bolts in specific order (save the top/middle for last, basically). Install is inverse of removal, but they want you to do the top/center bolt inside, then hit all four corners, then fill in the rest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIvN7BwNM_8​

 

This look good?

 

Looks like it might be meant for AC. I'd ask to see pics of the front window. I've had bad experience with people not taking pics of the front and I get there and it's broken or missing.

 

yeah asking for more. thought it looked like an AC one.

 

Looks like a DC shell to me. Unless the finish is perfect, no fiberglass cracks, it comes with working keys, hydraulics are good, and it's got a fold-down cabside window, and it's carpeted, the price is about $100-200 too high IMO. That's an older Leer. You may not be able to get replacement windows. You can call any Leer dealer with the serial number to confirm. Serial number is typically mounted on a plate somewhere inside the interior, often on the driver's side rail, near the door. Some Leers also mount it to the ceiling.

 

I thought the cab gap was weird looking

 

yup kinda why I wanted more opinions. but the guy isnt responding anyways

 

I see what you're saying now, and I think I might agree with you on this one. I didn't see the overhang at the corner in that one shot from the side. Angles are weird.

If there's a Leer model number inside you'd know for sure. FYI, here's a list of model numbers AND the older style Leer serial/model plate back on page #22 -> https://www.tundras.com/threads/camper-shells.94096/page-22#post-3432418

 

Overpriced older Century cap for an AC truck in grey a little west of Greenville, SC. I wouldn't pay a dollar more than $300 for it, needs a repaint ($400-600), and an overhaul/refresh it seems. This is from an era before Century started using the "CTC" shield sticker where the Century badge is here. I prefer the bedrail overhang the newer Leer caps and Snugtops offer, less leak possibility at the bedrail and a cleaner look.

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Also, based on that, it looks like Century puts their model / serial number plate on the passenger side, opposite where Leer puts theirs.

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The riveted plaque on my SnugTop under the fold down front glass is just a comifornina "everything will kill you" warning label. I found my serial number on the inside of the back door on the right side.

 

My ARE plaque is on the driver side ceiling at the back.

 

When you get fed up looking for a shell so you just make your own.

 

I feel sad for anyone who doesn't know how to spot poison ivy and responds to this one. But then again, it'll be a Ford person, maybe they deserve it.

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All this camper shell talk had me wondering about the brand of mine. All it says on it is "Mpulse" seems like this is an ARE brand. Really figured it was some kind of off brand thing. I need to find the serial number plate if it's still there and figure out maybe how old it is.

 

ARE model, "Mpulse Wedge". https://www.4are.com/pdfs/areprodcat_0209.pdf

(EDIT: Dammit, they don't show one in there, they just reference it several times, it seems)

 

That T series is the one. The trucks in this brochure seem to point that this topper is about as old as the truck which makes sense and seems likely.

 

Heres one in Las Vegas for an AC. Higher price for sure. Pictures also not good at all.

 

I'll never understand why society has gotten so lazy. It's like "fuck it" and yet people still inquire about the product anyway. If I were selling that one, you can bet that it would be washed, cleaned and pics would be spot on. At that price, you'd have no doubt in what you were buying because my ad would justify it.

 

Im just going to come out and say it, RCLB's are the best looking tundras.

 

Damn RCLB caps are hens teeth. Someone is in for a steal.

 

Good lawd, you could jump a motorcycle off that ramp.