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bed cover panels

20streetrod06

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what years were the soft bed covers an option?

do the hard covers and soft covers both use the same hardware to attach?

trying to do some research before I consider buying one that has its cover MIA.
 
I didn't know they made a soft cover....do not think I have ever seen one
 
i dont think i have seen one either, but there is a post on here about the RPO codes and what they mean. Hard bed cover and soft bed cover have different codes.
 
interesting. Now I'm going to have to do some looking myself lol
 
There should be several old threads showing the soft bed cover and it's mounting hardware. It is different from the hardware needed for the hard covers. I remember reading about some members who had soft covers and wanted to switch to hard and one or two members who wanted to go from hard to soft cover.
Far as I know the soft cover was offered as an option for the first couple years in the first gen AV. If I remember correctly a buyer got a $600 discount for choosing soft cover.
 
I have never seen a factory option soft cover in person, but I have seen mention of them on this forum in the past.

It would appear they have a different set of side mounting rails than the hard covers that accommodates a set of slats that hold the soft cover up taut.

Maybe, someone can provide a photo or two.
 
I think 2002 was only year with soft cover.
Different brackets and such.

Rare option.
Most who came on here with it replaced with hard covers.
 
This old thread has a photo of the AV soft cover and brackets. FYI if you try an advanced search you will find about 8 pages of threads dealing with soft bed panels :

 
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