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Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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I just picked up my new Snugtop down in Long Beach. It only took them 2 weeks to build it to order. Nice part. Nicer than the old ones.

 

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this is the old 99 with it's Snugtop Look Daddy, no debadging!

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Looks awesome!

 

Except for one thing.... that's not a dalmatian standing guard with your firetruck :D

 

 

They call me the fireman, thats my name...

 

The mutt is a rental. I rent from my wife for the bird season. I'm the dog caretaker the rest of the year for my wife. :D

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Looks sharp on the crew cab! My 99 Sierra ext cab was red, and I had an A.R.E. top that looked almost identical.

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I looked at the ARE and Leer tops. I ended up piddle-f^$king the time away and went with the Snugtop since, being local, they could deliver in the time I had left before my trip to Oregon for dog school.

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I just picked up my new Snugtop down in Long Beach. It only took them 2 weeks to build it to order. Nice part. Nicer than the old ones.

 

 

Looks great....I just ordered the cab-hi to save a couple bucks and because I thought maybe the framed door might be tougher. After seeing your pics, I'm second guessing myself.

 

BTW, do you think that mounting system will hold that top on as good as drilling/ bolting through the bed rails?

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The clamp arrangement is much improved from my 99 Snugtop "J" bolts. They have a area of the inside ledge that protrudes inward to have a bolt go thru and grab a clamp plate under the ledge of the bed.

 

I've never had a problem with the old 99's shell. But, I did check the J bolts once in a while.

 

I don't see any advantage on the doors one over the other. The curved ones like mine are $500 to replace, but look nice. The flat ones are flexy but probably much cheaper to replace.

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