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Samaya
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Bakkie cover

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I thought I would share my recent build here. I needed a cover for my Isuzu's bak. Options were canopies, tonneu covers, rolling doors, etc. All more than R5000 ( prices that I could find...)

So I wanted a cover that would be reasonably water tight, strong enought to carry 200kg, easy to access yet secure enough to keep long fingers at bay.

So I built my own lid cover. It has 3x door/hatches. Made of mild steel and needs at least 2x people to lift it...

I have painted it black but my paint skills are lacking... will have to redo this when we are back from holiday. At least its not rusting [emoji16] and its holding up. I will have to improve the locking mechanism of the side hatches as well. The locks move around a bit when they are open - no problem when they are locked though [emoji106]

Wife is happy with how it looks and I am happy that it is still on the bak... [emoji16]ImageImageImageImageImageImageImage

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Well done.
It does sound heavy though.
Is it waterproof?
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You took the Words right out of my mouth

Well done
It does sound heavy though
Is it Waterproof

Can I help with a Tonneu cover
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Mad Manny wrote:
Thu Dec 26, 2019 9:20 pm
Well done.
It does sound heavy though.
Is it waterproof?
I had a few leaks. But it seems I sorted it. Haven't had anything stolen yet... 😁
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Bugger wrote:You took the Words right out of my mouth

Well done
It does sound heavy though
Is it Waterproof

Can I help with a Tonneu cover
If its for free then yes [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]

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Samaya wrote:
Wed Jan 01, 2020 3:06 pm
Bugger wrote:You took the Words right out of my mouth

Well done
It does sound heavy though
Is it Waterproof

Can I help with a Tonneu cover
If its for free then yes [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]

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As ons daai bakkie vol Vdubtech stickers plak lol
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Lyk baie netjies Samaya!
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