Jump to content

Pics of camper shells

T-Ley
 Share

Recommended Posts

T-Ley New Member

T-Ley

Posted
Posted

I'm trying to convince my wife a camper shell will not turn my truck into a grampa ride. Let me see photos of your pickups! Bonus for being black with 6.5' bed

redwngr Senior Enthusiast

redwngr

Posted
Posted

She's right. 

 

But sometimes a shell makes the truck better able to do the job it's being asked to do. 

 

 

 

 

DasGoob Enthusiast

DasGoob

Posted
Posted

Well it is not black, but it is 6.5'.  I love my topper and I think it looks great.  Additionally i added the power lock for the topper and it works great.  Did it myself and saved $200 over Leer dealer install.  Thunder.thumb.jpg.d3aa0c4cb9f2b319d501c3e74fc04227.jpg

mds47588 Enthusiast

mds47588

Posted
Posted

Luv mine and I also went for the power lock on the liftgate, the fold down window at the front to enable cleaning of the window and the trucks window as well.  

Mural, Olney, VA.jpg

  • 2 weeks later...
Biker442 Enthusiast

Biker442

Posted
Posted
On 4/24/2023 at 5:23 PM, DasGoob said:

Well it is not black, but it is 6.5'.  I love my topper and I think it looks great.  Additionally i added the power lock for the topper and it works great.  Did it myself and saved $200 over Leer dealer install.  Thunder.thumb.jpg.d3aa0c4cb9f2b319d501c3e74fc04227.jpg

 

64BAwagon Senior Enthusiast

64BAwagon

Posted
Posted
12 hours ago, Biker442 said:

How did you wire in the 3rd brake light? 

When I bought the cap for my 2018 the dealer wanted to use an adapter that T's off of the rear harness plug. It was pretty expensive at a little under $100 and supposedly only required unplugging the connector and placing the adapter between the 2 existing connectors. 

Personally I always wire mine myself since I usually run a 12v+ to the back so my dome light can work whenever I need it to. 

On my 18 I bought a new pin for the connector at the rear that had a CHMSL circuit in it but was left unused. I cant recall the exact details but it was pretty simple. I doubt the newer (19 and up) are the same though.

The simplest way to wire the CHMSL is to buy a "logic circuit" on Amazon and wire it into both brake lights. This circuit comes on when the brake lights come on but does not flash when a turn signal is on. Unfortunately the wires have to be tapped into at the rear of the truck (I usually make the connection behind the left tail light)  and you really need to seal these connections well so they wont corrode. Whatever you do dont use Skotch loks or similar wire taps. 

If your not fairly well versed at 12v wiring practices I would avoid this method. 

Biker442 Enthusiast

Biker442

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, 64BAwagon said:

When I bought the cap for my 2018 the dealer wanted to use an adapter that T's off of the rear harness plug. It was pretty expensive at a little under $100 and supposedly only required unplugging the connector and placing the adapter between the 2 existing connectors. 

Personally I always wire mine myself since I usually run a 12v+ to the back so my dome light can work whenever I need it to. 

On my 18 I bought a new pin for the connector at the rear that had a CHMSL circuit in it but was left unused. I cant recall the exact details but it was pretty simple. I doubt the newer (19 and up) are the same though.

The simplest way to wire the CHMSL is to buy a "logic circuit" on Amazon and wire it into both brake lights. This circuit comes on when the brake lights come on but does not flash when a turn signal is on. Unfortunately the wires have to be tapped into at the rear of the truck (I usually make the connection behind the left tail light)  and you really need to seal these connections well so they wont corrode. Whatever you do dont use Skotch loks or similar wire taps. 

If you’re not fairly well versed at 12v wiring practices I would avoid this method. 

Thank you! 

  • 1 month later...
DasGoob Enthusiast

DasGoob

Posted
Posted

Sorry Biker, just saw this now.  I apologize for not replying.  

 

The Leer dealer hooked up the third brake light for me, which I did not know they were going to do.  I am pretty ****** so would have preferred to do it my way, but oh well.  

 

The lock is sweet.  

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • bluev8
      Intermittent no-code issues on 2022.5+ V8 trucks — what did the shop fail to capture?

      By bluev8 · Posted

      That makes sense, and I think you are describing the real product problem. Capturing data is the easy part. If the owner or technician has to manually dig through five minutes of millisecond-level logs, the product has already failed. The device would be at the ECM harness, not at the OBD port, so I agree that data retrieval and event marking need to be thought through carefully. The way I am thinking about the architecture is: The recorder itself should not depend on a phone, app, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or cloud connection to capture the event. It should always keep a local rolling buffer and lock the event locally. A button, phone app, or small cabin device would only act as an event marker. If the driver feels a stumble and presses the button 10–30 seconds later, the pre-buffer has to already contain the useful data. For data retrieval, the practical options would be a sealed service USB lead, Wi-Fi download, or a phone/cabin companion device. I would not expect the owner to remove the ECM-side module or work with raw files directly. The cloud or AI side would be for interpretation, not for capturing the event. The truck may have no connection when the issue happens, so the evidence has to be saved locally first. After that, cloud processing could help decode the data, compare it against baselines, and generate a readable report. For the first version, I would keep the automatic triggers conservative and objective: driver event marker bus-off error passive voltage drop / brownout device reset FIFO or queue overflow a normally periodic message disappearing side-to-side communication mismatch, if the topology supports that For “learning normal,” I agree with your point, but I would not want to overclaim it as automatic root-cause diagnosis at first. A realistic first step would be learned baseline comparison for that specific vehicle and operating condition. For example, a value would only be compared against similar conditions: RPM range load / MAP throttle position gear / vehicle speed coolant and oil temperature battery voltage AFM/DFM state, if decoded and validated Then the report could flag things like: this periodic message disappeared compared with its normal timing this value deviated from this vehicle’s normal range under similar conditions the same abnormal pattern repeated after the same type of event the anomaly occurred together with voltage, oil-pressure, misfire, or communication changes But I would still call that “abnormal pattern detected,” not “replace this part,” unless there is enough validated repair data behind it. So the intended product would not be “here is a huge log.” It would need to be an event package: what triggered the capture how much pre/post data was preserved what changed before and after the event whether the device itself reset, overflowed, or saw a bus error selected graphs around the event raw data only as supporting evidence From your perspective, what would make this kind of report useful instead of just another datalog? For example: What are the top 5 parameters or events you would want highlighted first? Would you trust a learned baseline for that specific vehicle, or would you prefer fixed thresholds? How much false-positive flagging would be acceptable before you stopped looking at the reports? What would a one-page report need to show for an independent shop to take it seriously? For misfire, AFM/DFM, oil pressure, or U-code complaints, what would you want the tool to flag automatically?
    • scotthvac.net
      2022-24 halogen - led grille swap

      By scotthvac.net · Posted

      2024 Silverado 2500 HD LTZ grille no camera Parts list   84603331 84913656 84913657 84913654 84913655 84911567 84911568 85646092 85646093 85797921 85797922   11570637  x10-15   grille/bumper bolts 11546500  x10      grille clips 11571006  x10      push/retainer clips 11546454  x6       nut retainers 11611609  x6       M5 bolts 11610700  x6       molding/trim retainers
    • davester
      Replacement Radiator

      By davester · Posted

      And use RA's 5% discount code if you buy from them.  google for the code, one is always available.
    • davester
      Turning radius

      By davester · Posted

      Just don't turn the steering wheel as much?
    • Snowcamo
      Replacement Radiator

      By Snowcamo · Posted

      Rockauto bud. I pass local stores for parts.   Findya something online. 

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...