What did you do to your Gen 3 today?

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khildebr

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Just ordered myself an HD. Have you had any issues with heat in the bed? Like it getting too hot in there during the summer?
It does get hot in the bed under the cover (when it was doing the install on a 90F day, it was like being in a pizza oven laying on my back tightening the center section and adjusting the latches) but no more so than any solid cover. There are times when I kind of regret going with the HD version given the weight but with the extra tie down cleats on the outside vs the SD version and ability to carry a heavier load on it offsets that regret. They are great covers and very secure.
 

Zeusmotorworks

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Any cover gets hot in Texas (BakFlip MX4 Tonneau Cover)... Had an August rifle class going where the ambient air was reading 111 degrees and the crushed granite hard pack we were on was reading 130-something on the IR (I forgot or was heat damaged myself). I need to find a "vent" to cut in as I'm sure my ammo/rifles were NOT happy. They rode in the cab on the way home.
 

CrazyJeeper

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Bought some pillar wraps from the OCD Plug. Not thrilled with the overall fit and finish, which I will explain, but for the cost and ease of applying the vinyl, I’ll keep them on.

Fitment - It doesn’t quite cover the entire pillar from edge to edge. There is a small sliver of gloss showing on the outer edges of the 4 wrapped pillars.

Finish - On one pillar, the vinyl had a few smudge/rub marks that probabLay came from handling during production. Tried applying some heat to it and it won’t come out. Tried some wax as well.

I hate anything piano black, especially on an exterior of a vehicle, so overall I’m happy.
 

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TOMRAP

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Clean setup. Did you have to drill holes to install bar light?
No holes! SPV has this brackets:

 

mleaky

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Installed some Baja Designs LP4's.

-SDHQ A Pillar Ditch Light Brackets
-Baja Designs LP4's, amber backlight
-SPV A Pillar harness. Ran the harness under the cowl and in between the fender where it mounts, towards the A pillar.
-SPV running light harness
-ARP 12pt Bolts and Nuts. The plan was to lockwire the bolts, but I broke the only 1/16 bit I had.
-Used some left over Gray Techflex and Shrink tubing from a KTM wiring project
-4 way zip tie mounts and zip ties. Mounts are under the cowl.

Running light harness routing under the plastic cover
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Laying the A pillar light harness location
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Prettied up the light harness a bit
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LP4's with ARP Hardware(Orange Locktite)
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Final Product. Just need to adjust the lights a bit more and buy the LP4 side reflector covers.
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