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Pimp my loading area: Bed Covers for the pickup in the trend

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Recently updated on October 22, 2018 at 07:35 am

Pimp my loading area: Bed Covers for the pickup in the trend

A pickup is the ideal solution for small to medium transport problems. It does not matter whether the pickup was designed based on an SUV, a car or a SUV. Legendary is the VW Bulli, which shaped the hippie era as a bus and was missing as a pickup on any construction site. Today, vehicles are like that VW Caddy, Nissan Navara or the Ford F150 hip models among these flexible burden donkeys. For all pickups are individual loading area covers, the so-called Bed Cover offered. And there are clever constructions on the aftermarket that can be used to transport anything from bicycles and window glass to the entire workshop. Generally, the pickups come in three classes 1 / 4-tonner, as half Tonner and as a Giraglia distinguished.

Pimp my loading area: Bed Covers for the pickup in the trend

However, in recent years manufacturers have often renounced this information. The reason for this is that more and more pickups are not used for work purposes, but in the private sector. If you want to know how much payload your pickup can tolerate, the manufacturer's website is a treasure trove. There are also the technical specifications of older models and sometimes also listed by vintage cars. Or you just look into your flight manual or vehicle registration. As a loading area cover is a system after the Boxes for principle made for windows. Equipped with one or two bolt locks, this construction ensures easy loading of the pickup and a certain security against theft.

Pimp my loading area: Bed Covers for the pickup in the trend

However, the guides and the individual elements often wear out over time, so that water can penetrate. The so-called hoods are available in half-height formats but also in such dimensions that the loading area can be converted into a passenger cabin. And if you like to go camping, you can convert your pickup with an attachment to a motorhome including a kitchenette. If this happens less often, the so-called Automotive Tents an alternative, because then you sleep on the back under a fast folding tent. Tonneau Covers are slightly beyond the railing protruding covers that can either be completely removed or opened by a usually quite simple hydraulics. This variant is usually lockable. And finally Bed organizer offered.

Pimp my loading area: Bed Covers for the pickup in the trend

These boxes of various sizes are screwed or hooked on the loading area. The boxes themselves contain several compartments, drawers and small storage compartments, so that not only the tools but also the welding machine or the lawnmower can be safely transported. In general, the accessories for the loading area are almost limitless for pickups. Spare parts boxes made of plastic, aluminum or stainless steel can be found as well as the stainless steel additional tank. This may be operated in Germany only with a special permit. However, the tank is often used by horticultural businesses. In it are transported ready-mixed liquid fertilizers, which are sprayed by means of a DC pump for 12V or via a 220V inverter with a conventional pump.

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Pimp my loading area: Bed Covers for the pickup in the trend

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