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Sneezer
Dodge Dakota
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6/16/2004
16:13:43
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 Subject: Alternate way to find used caps/shells
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Just in case anybody is interested. I had been in the market for a camper shell for my 1992, but such things are not that easy to find. Most shells that I did find that would fit were in different areas of the country, and it did not make sense to drive 1000 miles to pick it up. This was the case for ones advertised here, on ebay and on other Dodge websites that hosted on line forums. However, a couple weeks ago I started contacting individuals and dealers that were selling trucks in my date range that already had camper shells on them. Finally a dealer in the same state said he would sell me the cap off the truck. Price was right, cap was in great condition and it only took a day to drive there and back.
I have seen posts off and on for people looking for shells close to where they live, so I thought I would offer this tip. I just used traderonline.com and searched for listings within 300 mi of where I live. You can also search cars.com and carsdirect.com as well, but I had the most success with traderonline.
Of course the cap does not match color wise with my truck, but it is white so it does not look too bad. Peeling paint, hail damage, rock chips and a dent in the side of the bed probably don't help much either, but it works for me.
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GB2000
GenIII
6/16/2004
19:44:10
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Shoot...I wish somebody would be interested in the one I'm trying to sell. It's a red Leer cap that came off my 98 RC.
Josh
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Judd
Dodge Dakota
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6/16/2004
19:48:19
| RE: Alternate way to find used caps/shells
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Thanks for the tip Sneezer!
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another mark
Dodge Dakota
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6/16/2004
20:22:56
| RE: Alternate way to find used caps/shells
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Hmm, I dont' know where you live but by me there are camper shell dealers all over the place who can order whatever you want and in the color to match your vehicle.
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Sneezer
Dodge Dakota
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6/16/2004
20:43:21
| RE: Alternate way to find used caps/shells
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We are talking about a used cap for a 12 year old truck. Sure, I could order a new one but putting a 1000.00 cap on my truck would make no sense whatsoever. Used was the only way to go, and none of the cap dealers around me had much in the way of used inventory anyway. I actually found 1 cap at a dealer and he wanted 500.00 for the cap and the clamps were extra. The cap was not in very good condition either. Black paint that had faded so much it had turned grey.
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Dr. D
Dodge Dakota
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6/16/2004
22:48:41
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I just bought a 98 Dodge Ram Cummins Diesel LWB and I too
am looking for a good "used" topper.
There seems to be no database for used tops and I cannot
afford an $1800 top.
Thanks for the traderonline.com idea !!
Dr. D
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Wadak
GenIII
6/18/2004
01:18:01
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Check out this one on Ebay, it might work depending on where you live:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7905139890&category=33652
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Wadak
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6/18/2004
01:19:49
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Check this link out also, you might find what you are looking for:
http://search.ebay.com/truck-camper_W0QQsofocusZbsQQsbrftogZ1QQfromZR10QQsosortpropertyZ1QQsosortorderZ1
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another mark
Dodge Dakota
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6/18/2004
01:28:10
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Try craigslist.org they are in many metro areas, free ads.
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