http://www.articlesnatch.com/rss2/Bedlocker Bedlocker Articles from ArticleSnatch.com Rss Follow Up Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:50:44 -0500 What exactly is a tonneau? Well a tonneau also known as a truck bed cover is exactly that, a cover that goes over a truck bed. There are many different types of tonneau covers on the market today. Some are made of vinyl that look like leather but hold up fairly well under different weather conditions as well as the ultra violet rays of the sun. Some tonneau covers are made of plastic, fiberglass and aluminum. Many of the soft vinyl covers have aluminum frames and aluminum bows which give the covers a slight arch for strength against snow load and also allow water to run off. Some tonneau covers close up along the edges with snaps and others close up with rugged velcro tape. There are truck bed covers that open on hinges. Just lift up from the back of the pickup truck much like a trunk cover. These are known as a hinged tonneau. Several manufacturers make such a soft cover such as Extang with there fulltilt tonneau and Lund Genesis with there hinged tonneau. Tonneau Masters make a hinged tonneau they call the hinged slantside.Chevrolet Silverado Keychains]]> Chevrolet Silverado Keychain]]> ]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Tonneau-Covers/3511549 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:10:30 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Tonneau-Covers/3511549 I put together this tonneau cover buyer's guide to help some people find what they are looking for in a truck bed cover. When buying a tonneau cover for your pickup truck, one of the first things you should do is ask yourself, what do I use my truck for? By this I mean do you use your truck bed often, do you carry high cargo loads or low loads below the truck bed rails or do you use your truck bed very seldom. Are your pockets deep or like many others shallow and you need an inexpensive cover. Do not just go out to buy a tonneau cover because you seen one on another truck and it looked great. That truck may have a cover that takes time to open and that would be no good if you use your truck bed often. Below I will throw some of my personal ideas at you just to get you thinking.new york]]> car]]> dealer]]> dealership]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Tonneau-Cover-Buyers-Guide-/3511539 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:08:27 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Tonneau-Cover-Buyers-Guide-/3511539 Tonneau covers have become the big craze these days, and for good reason. Truck bed covers give you the option of having the extra storage space your truck provides, while maintaining the look of a sharp truck. In addition, tonneau covers have actually been proven to increase gas mileage while protecting your possession from the elements. These features have made them among the most popular automotive products available today. However, with increase in demand has come increase in production. There are now hundreds of available tonneau covers for all kinds of trucks. With so many options, it can be hard to find the right tonneau cover for your truck. When this situation arises, I normally recommend that a customer look at the different categories of tonneau covers available, and make a decision based on which category of tonneau cover will best fit their needs. There are basically six categories of tonneau covers, ranging in price, ease of use and installation, protection capability and durability. These categories are hard top tonneaus, soft roll up tonneaus, hinged tonneaus, retractable or roll top tonneaus, tool box tonneaus, and cross bow tonneaus.4x4 Truck Tiresmastercraft tires]]> prices for mastercraft tir]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Choosing-The-Right-Tonneau-Cover-For-Your-Truck-/3506355 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:41:02 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Choosing-The-Right-Tonneau-Cover-For-Your-Truck-/3506355 best car insurance rates online]]> best cost car insurance]]> ]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Bedlocker-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover-By-Pace-Edwards-Review-/3506215 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:12:15 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Bedlocker-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover-By-Pace-Edwards-Review-/3506215 Pickup trucks are incredibly popular - and for good reason. There are few other vehicles that are as versatile and downright useful than a pickup. In fact, the only major drawback to a pickup is the open bed. That's where a retractable tonneau cover comes in handy. If you're considering a tonneau cover as an accessory for your Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Toyota, or Nissan pickup truck, here are five reasons to go for it. 1. Privacy. You don't need or want to show everyone what you carry in the back of your truck. It's frankly none of their business. A retractable cover for your pickup bed keeps your belongings private. 2. Security. It's an unfortunate truth in today's society that property crimes are up. Particularly in these tough economic times, would-be thieves take every opportunity that comes along. Why give thieves the opportunity to steal your tools or other belongings? A lockable, retractable tonneau cover keeps your items away from prying eyes and helps prevent theft. Those who steal are notorious for choosing targets that are easy; a cover for your pickup bed will likely cause them to look elsewhere. 3. Better gas mileage.retractable tonneau cover]]> Pace Edwards]]> Jackrabbit]]> Full Metal]]> Bedlocker]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Five-Reasons-To-Buy-A-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover/673961 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Five-Reasons-To-Buy-A-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover/673961 I am a scuba diver and I have a pickup truck. Scuba diving requires lots of specialized equipment and that equipment takes a lot of space. It's only natural that a pickup truck would be the perfect solution for hauling and organizing scuba gear because of its size, but the biggest problem has always been keeping the truck bed's contents safe and secure. A friend of mine told me about Pace Edwards retractable tonneau covers. So, I did some research, I bought and installed one, and was amazed at how well it works and how inexpensively my problem had been solved! To go scuba diving you often have to travel to get to your destination. Sometimes I travel by plane, but more often by driving my vehicle. When I lived in Tennessee I drove my truck to places as far away as South Florida and all the way to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for dive trips. One of the nice things about driving is that you don't have to really limit how much you take because a lot will fit in the bed of a truck.retractable tonneau cover]]> Pace Edwards]]> Jackrabbit]]> Full Metal]]> Bedlocker]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Convenience-Of-A-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover/624762 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Convenience-Of-A-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover/624762 There's just something about a sharp-looking, high performance light truck that no other vehicle can match. Those of us who love pickup trucks keep driving them through economic recessions, gas price hikes and increasing urbanization. One reason many of us remain loyal is the wide variety of after-market parts available to sharpen a truck's image. No accessory does that better than a retractable tonneau cover. Just in case you're still on the fence about whether a tonneau cover helps your truck's image, let's compare a set of scenarios. First, imagine your late model pickup with tie-downs crisscrossing the bed, trying to secure an unwieldy load of building supplies into the back of the truck. The tarp you stopped and stretched across your sheetrock when it started raining is flapping in the wind, so you throw a spare tire on it and make a run for home. Not exactly the image you hoped to project when you bought that cool pickup truck, is it? Now, let's shift that scenario and add a great looking retractable tonneau cover to your vehicle.retractable tonneau cover]]> Pace Edwards]]> Jackrabbit]]> Full Metal]]> Bedlocker]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Sharpen-Your-Truck-s-Image-With-A-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover/603286 Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Sharpen-Your-Truck-s-Image-With-A-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover/603286 The trend of customizing light trucks with specialty equipment may be one you've enjoyed indulging. But did you know there's a single accessory that can add style, security and versatility to your truck? A retractable tonneau cover lets you ride in style while protecting whatever you're hauling. Here are three quick tips for selecting the right one for your vehicle. Look for Versatility By allowing you to access your load without cumbersome tonneau removal, a retractable tonneau cover lends real versatility to your light truck. While selecting a cover for your truck bed, opt for features that allow you to load and go quickly. Remote-controlled retractable tonneau covers like the Pace Edwards Bedlocker give truck owners unparalleled ease of use. The push of a button sets the cover gliding down custom rails, giving full access to whatever is in the bed of the truck. If your truck bed is high traffic, make it even more versatile with a cover you control remotely. Insist on Security If you're like most light truck owners, you want to know that what you're hauling is secure. Full metal retractable tonneau covers built from aluminum panels offer improved security as well as style.retractable tonneau cover]]> Pace Edwards]]> Jackrabbit]]> Full Metal]]> Bedlocker]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Selecting-The-Best-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover/579559 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Selecting-The-Best-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover/579559 Truck bed tops can be difficult to install or require a professional to install a truck top without the alternative of taking it off. Both scenarios are inconvenient. Owners who purchase truck bed covers with the option of removal, or without the need for installation by a professional, find a product with versatile convenience. If you are considering a way to cover the back of your truck for any use, there are a few simple advantages to owning a retractable tonneau cover. Most obvious is the ability to protect contents in the truck bed from weather and theft. Other benefits include savings on gas mileage. In addition, many current owners like the product, because several models allow them to keep a toolbox in the back. This is great for the tradesperson who typically carries many tools with the need to cover the remainder of the truck bed. Several types of tonneau covers are available. Pace Edwards is one particular line with many practical features. This particular type has several advantages over similar products. First, its product is made of powder-coated aluminum panels that have a sleek look, blending well with your truck.retractable tonneau cover]]> Pace Edwards]]> Jackrabbit]]> Full Metal]]> Bedlocker]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Simple-Advantages-Of-A-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover/544535 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Simple-Advantages-Of-A-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover/544535 Putting a retractable tonneau cover on your truck is one of the best upgrades you can add to your rig. A retractable tonneau cover increases gas mileage, protects your valuables, and looks great on your truck. The tonneau cover will create a more aerodynamic profile and improve your fuel economy - up to 5% improvement. Tools, gear, luggage or anything else you lock under a hard tonneau cover is less likely to "walk off." And, anything you put in a tonneau-covered bed is sheltered from the elements. Tonneau covers come in a variety of materials - from soft vinyl to vinyl-covered or powder-coated aluminum - and two main styles - solid or rolling closed and open. Although a soft tonneau is technically retractable, the term is usually reserved for those that are made of a series of connected aluminum panels that open and close like a garage door. Retractable tonneau covers are considered the ultimate, providing the best features of both soft and hard.retractable tonneau cover]]> Pace Edwards]]> Jackrabbit]]> Full Metal]]> Bedlocker]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-To-Choose-The-Right-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover-For-Your-Truck/507503 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-To-Choose-The-Right-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover-For-Your-Truck/507503 Retractable tonneau covers, or roll top covers, include any kind of aluminum or hard plastic covers that cloak the storage box of a pickup and retract into a canister mounted at the front of the truck bed. This particular accessory serves to make the truck more aerodynamic while contributing a blanketed storage area within the back of the truck. Most retracting-style truck cover makes and models can be purchased both locally or online. Other competing hard tonneau covers, but equally convenient, sport wing-style doors on the top side providing the driver easy access to the pick-up truck's storage area. Quite a few hard tonneau covers are made to be lifted up and suspended in the air by way of aluminum or fibreglass poles, much like the rods that support most car hoods in the opened position. However, the most convenient hard models appear to be retractable in nature. Many other competitive models exhibit paneled tops, whereby the cover sections slide back and forth letting users stash away or procure articles from the bed. Most retracting truck bed lids can are constructed using powder-coated aluminum panels and retract into a canister when admittance to the truck bed is necessary.retractable tonneau covers]]> rolling tonneau cover]]> roll tonneau covers]]> Pace-Edwards]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Retractable-Tonneau-Covers-Review/495294 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Retractable-Tonneau-Covers-Review/495294 Retractable tonneau covers have become an extremely coveted accessory in today's pick-up popular climate. A retractable tonneau's price is among the highest within the truck bed cover genre, but for good reason. This style cover is typically comprised of aluminum panels or slats that run from side-to-side between the truck's bed rails. And, commonly, those panels feature a black powder coat finish, an extremely enduring paint system formulated to protect the tonneau from the harshest of elements. Others sport a powder coated frame and hardware while the aluminum slats or panels are laminated to weather resistant padded polymer to soften the cover with a leather-like look. All such retractable tonneau covers glide along a guide system which is normally clamped along the inside face of the truck box rails. The flexible cover rolls into a canister mounted at the front of the truck bed directly below the rear windshield. Any retractable truck cover worth its salt usually has a heavy-duty tension spring, maintaining just enouth tension for both easy closing and minimal rattling.retractable tonneau covers]]> Pace Edwards]]> Roll Top Cover]]> JackRabbit]]> Bedlocker]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Rolling-Along-In-A-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover/388593 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Rolling-Along-In-A-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover/388593 Pace Edwards Full Metal Jack Rabbit]]> Pace Edwards Bedlocker]]> Tonneau Cover]]> Truck Covers]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Pace-Edwards-Full-Metal-Jack-Rabbit-Makes-The-Pace/218395 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Pace-Edwards-Full-Metal-Jack-Rabbit-Makes-The-Pace/218395 Pace Edwards bedlocker tonneau cover]]> Bak rollback]]> truck bed cover]]> tonno]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Soccer-Mom-Revolution/201777 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Soccer-Mom-Revolution/201777 I put together this tonneau cover buyer's guide to help some people find what they are looking for in a truck bed cover. When buying a tonneau cover for your pickup truck, one of the first things you should do is ask yourself, what do I use my truck for? By this I mean do you use your truck bed often, do you carry high cargo loads or low loads below the truck bed rails or do you use your truck bed very seldom. Are your pockets deep or like many others shallow and you need an inexpensive cover. Do not just go out to buy a tonneau cover because you seen one on another truck and it looked great. That truck may have a cover that takes time to open and that would be no good if you use your truck bed often. Below I will throw some of my personal ideas at you just to get you thinking.tonneau cover buyers guide]]> tonneau cover]]> truck bed cover]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Tonneau-Cover-Buyers-Guide/126146 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Tonneau-Cover-Buyers-Guide/126146 Have you ever seen a roll-top desk ¦ the kind that features a paneled wooden topper that slides back and forth over the top of the desk, and, when closed, conveniently conceals the desk's contents? Actually, when one thinks about it, a roll-top desk works similarly to the opening and closing of a garage door. Pace-Edwards' BedLocker retractable tonno operates a lot like both the retractable desk top and the garage door. BedLocker's blanket, or cover material, is constructed from two inch wide, quarter inch thick, black powder-coated aluminum panels that roll along durable side rails attached to the innermost face of both truck side rails. Once more, conceptualize the garage door effortlessly and smoothly rolling into an opened and retracted position. That, too, is a picture of how the BedLocker works on your pick up truck bed. The disparity being, the BedLocker top retracts into a 12 inch by 12 inch container fixed at the front of the pickup truck bed. Out of sight but not out of mind. Acknowledge also that BedLocker is the only motor-driven retracting topper on the tonneau market that opens and closes with the assistance of a hand-held remote.electric retractable tonneau cover]]> BedLocker]]> tonneau]]> tonneau cover]]> tonneau covers]]> electric truck bed cover]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Bedlocker-Remote-Control-Electric-Tonneau-Cover/125674 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Bedlocker-Remote-Control-Electric-Tonneau-Cover/125674 What exactly is a tonneau? Well a tonneau also known as a truck bed cover is exactly that, a cover that goes over a truck bed. There are many different types of tonneau covers on the market today. Some are made of vinyl that look like leather but hold up fairly well under different weather conditions as well as the ultra violet rays of the sun. Some tonneau covers are made of plastic, fiberglass and aluminum. Many of the soft vinyl covers have aluminum frames and aluminum bows which give the covers a slight arch for strength against snow load and also allow water to run off. Some tonneau covers close up along the edges with snaps and others close up with rugged velcro tape. There are truck bed covers that open on hinges. Just lift up from the back of the pickup truck much like a trunk cover. These are known as a hinged tonneau. Several manufacturers make such a soft cover such as Extang with there fulltilt tonneau and Lund Genesis with there hinged tonneau. Tonneau Masters make a hinged tonneau they call the hinged slantside.]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Tonneau-Covers/98633 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Tonneau-Covers/98633 The BedLocker Retractable tonneau cover by Pace Edwards offers the capability to open and close the tonneau cover with the aid of a remote control. Yeah that's right. An electric motorized retractable tonneau cover. Just think of it, you are doing your Christmas shopping and coming out of the store with your arms loaded with bags, just hit the button on the remote control and voila¦ the tonneau cover on your truck opens up. Is it worth the money? I'm sure that some out there would say, what a waste of money, and there are others who would say what a great and practical idea. For those of you who like lot's of extra toys on your truck, this is a must. There are many who just love the capability that this feature provides. If you have some extra cash lying around and you want a retractable tonneau cover, this is the one for you. This all may seem like a sales pitch but I can't help it, I love the thought of opening a tonneau cover with a remote control. Is it just a fair weather tonneau cover?]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Bedlocker-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover-By-Pace-Edwards-Review/98621 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Bedlocker-Retractable-Tonneau-Cover-By-Pace-Edwards-Review/98621