Your truck is great for hauling everything from a bed full of rocks to the most delicate antique cabinet. But when the weather gets nasty, your truck becomes useless for hauling anything of worth. If only there was a solution…

Oh wait, there is. A Truck Cap from Trick Trucks!

Benefits of Truck Caps

• Improved Security: A pickup truck cap is a great way to improve the security of your truck. No longer will you have to worry about passersby stealing items out of your truck bed. Your new truck cap locks, keeping your valuable items secure.
• Improved Protection: Without a truck cap, your cargo is left out in the open, vulnerable to rain, hail, sleet, snow, high winds, and anything else Mother Nature can throw at it.
• Improved Fuel Efficiency: Trucks are not known for their fuel efficiency. And in this economy, with gas prices soaring, fuel efficiency is more important than ever. Did you know that a truck cap can actually improve the fuel efficiency of your truck by eliminating the wind drag that occurs due to the open bed? What can’t a truck cap do!?
• Improved Style: On top of the added protection, extra security, and improved gas mileage, truck caps are also stylish, coming in a wide range of shapes, colors, and sizes.

As you can easily see, pickup truck caps are great investments for several reasons.

Are you interested in having Truck Cap installed on your Truck? Then head to the Trick Trucks nearest you!

Trick Trucks has been helping people customize their trucks for over 30 years. Let us help you! Each Trick Trucks location throughout Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Delaware offers full service installation of all of our exterior parts and accessories, including Truck Caps, and provide factory authorized service for all of your installation needs.

If you are interested in having your Truck Caps, or if you are interested in purchasing one of our many other Exterior Truck Accessories installed in your vehicle, contact Trick Trucks today by calling 1-866-60 TRICK or click here! Check us out on Facebook and Twitter as well!

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Now that you have purchased your truck bed cap, it is time to install it. This article from eHow.com breaks down the installation process step by step.

1. Spread a large blanket out onto a soft area such as a lawn or unpaved surface.

2. Have an assistant help your flip the truck cap over on its top and onto the surface of the blanket.

3. Apply the adhesive foam weather-stripping to the edges around the entire bottom of the truck cap except the rear door/window. Make sure the sticky side goes to the cap bottom. Access the type of truck you have. Some models may have a lower bed rail located behind the cab of the truck, which will require additional padding to fill in the spacing gap.

4. Open the tailgate to your pickup truck.

5. Have the assistant help your flip the cap back over and carefully place it onto the bed of the truck. Be careful to watch your fingers. Walk with the cap aligned properly as it will lie onto the truck bed and approach the truck from behind, with each of you on either side of the cap. Walk forward until you can rest the cap onto the bed rails.

6. Align the cap to the truck bed.

7. Crawl into the back of the pickup with two of the aluminum hardware clamps. Align the clamps as close to the front of the truck bed as possible and tighten them using the ratchet and a socket. For now, just make them hand-tight in case they need to be adjusted as you move along with the steps to install.

8. Close the tailgate to make sure the rear window of the cap can close properly. If necessary, make adjustments to the cap alignment. Once you’ve achieved the proper alignment, you should be able to close the rear window and apply the locking device by its handle.

9. Crawl back into the back of the truck with the two remaining aluminum hardware clamps. Position the clamps so that they are as close to the rear of the truck as possible on the bed rails and tighten securely with the ratchet and socket.

10. Tighten down the front two clamps securely.

11. Drill a small hole, if necessary, near the left rear taillight assembly. Make the hole big enough to fit the wiring of the cap.

12. Thread the cap wire into the hole, then remove the rear taillight assembly from the truck to locate the wiring. Locate the brake wire to cut, strip, and butt connect the high mount brake light. Locate the running light wire (if applicable) to cut, strip, and butt connect the cap interior light to.

Of course, if you would rather leave the installation to the professionals, Trick Trucks is here for you. If you have any questions, please contact Trick Trucks by calling 1-866-60 TRICK or click here today! Hard to find items (including grilles) are our specialty

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