Haggle Room When Buying A Shell/camper/topper/cap

[birdman7389]

Looking to purchase something like the Leer 100xr or Snugtop Raider for my Silverado soon. Has anybody had luck negotiating with dealers on these? The local guy budged about...well.... none. I can't swing $1800 for one

[Metro12]

For a quality cap, your gonna shell out about $1800. Don't talk to the truck dealer, go to a truck accessory shop. The dealer buys from them, so they are just gonna tack on money for them to make some cash too.

[tanked_darren]

I paid about that for my Leer brand new from cap-it.

 

If you want a deal you have to go used.

[L29er]

I was able to get $250 off my Leer at a local truck accy joint, However the company I work for gets all our truck stuff there, But that still shows how much they "can" move. ;)

[birdman7389]

Just to clarify, I meant that I was at a camper shell place, not the car dealer....

[pm26]

Same thing around here. They do not want to negotiate on camper shell prices. As mentioned, finding a good used shell may be the best way to go. Unfortunately, finding one that matches your truck color will be hard unless you get lucky.

[birdman7389]

Well, I'm a painter (aviation) and can get the paint ordered, and have a full booth and nice guns so I can do that if I have to. My truck is Taupe Grey Metallic, so i figure the chances of finding a used one in that color are about 0%. I cant even find a used one in any color for a NNBS Extended cab with the 6.5' bed

[birdman7389]

Craigslist shows 0 that will fit a 07+ Silverado Extended cab within 400 miles

[pm26]

Craigslist shows 0 that will fit a 07+ Silverado Extended cab within 400 miles

 

Yeah, I know, this can be frustrating. I remember I was looking for a used one for my truck a while back, and when I finally found one that fit, it was in Washington State (I am in Florida).

 

Just keep looking.

[birdman7389]

I just emailed every owner or dealer of a similar truck on CL that was selling a truck with a shell, to see if they will part with the shell :o

[qualicas]

I was looking at a no name brand and a Raider. The Raider was more expensive by $350.00. I went in and told the sales person to tell me why I should pay an extra $350.00 for his canopy. He took great pains to explain how it was built and what features it had that I might not have noticed. It was very refreshing to have a salesman know more about his product than I did! I decided to buy it and he gave me about $100.00 off without me asking. ie $1750ish installed and painted to match my truck.

[NavyVette]

This past Friday, I was able to talk my dealer into $150 off on a Leer 100XR by casually mentioning that I had prices from a dealer 98 miles away.

 

The base 100XR was only 1399 painted and installed on my 2009 Crew Cab.

[kdrchuck]

One place in town will come off their ad prices. Others will not. I bought a backflip, Rhino liner and mudflaps (different stuff but same idea). The more I bought the more he came off. I also made it obvious that I was shopping around. I went straight up with "This is what he said. What can you do?"