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Thanks BradMph,I put a whole bottle of Armorall on before,I have put vegtable cooking oil on it. When I got the truck the cover was unsnapped about halfway up and it had been sitting that way for 2 or 3 years.I was lucky I got it snapped to the tailgate. I will look into getting one made.I guess no one makes this kind anymore.
How much too short is your cover? I got a cheap one for my second gen and it has springs at the end where the tailgate is. The rails on the sides are prob 1/2 to 3/4 to short and the springs keep the tension on the cover. I can snap mine in the dead of winter! Just push on the back rail and it gives u some slack. U might be able to do something like that to yours
These covers are more of a specialty nowadays. Since factory outlets are producing fiberglass ones and since Velcro has entered the market, snaps are obsolete and time consuming to do. Though personally I will always like snaps better then any other design on the first gens.
Bob, got a pic of how your is made?
when I had a 2nd gen spacecab Ram 50, I had a 93 up shortbed ranger tonneau a neighbor gave me - cut the frame down 1/4 to 1/2 inch and it fit fine for a while until the stiching went on the peel off cover and it peeled off on I-70 one day at 70 mph - that was the end of using it - I did retrieve it, semi tire tracks and all.