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Old 10-30-2011, 10:27 PM   #401 (permalink)
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Glad to hear the patent is finally making headway! I ended up making my own aero shell for my 2001 tacoma out of metal EMT, hardware cloth, and gorilla/duct tape. I'll post some pics as soon as i have enough posts to do such a thing.
I'd love to see some pics!
I'll post em for ya..

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Old 10-31-2011, 11:41 AM   #402 (permalink)
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A shaded rear glass may look very good. Would have to study what kind of turbulence it may create though.

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I was thinking that the shade would work mainly as structural support. It wouldn't block visibility and you could place it on the inside. That way you wouldn't effect aerodynamics.
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Had a guy stop me at Ikea while I was loading a couch into the back yesterday (roofless, of course). I think if I had an Aerolid for the 5.5' bed on a new F-150 for sale he would have bought it on the spot. I told him to contact you through the web page. And I got compliments on the lid at a Ford dealer when we were checking out prices on the new trucks. There's at least some market out there...
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Old 11-01-2011, 02:40 PM   #404 (permalink)
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Had a guy stop me at Ikea while I was loading a couch into the back yesterday (roofless, of course). I think if I had an Aerolid for the 5.5' bed on a new F-150 for sale he would have bought it on the spot. I told him to contact you through the web page. And I got compliments on the lid at a Ford dealer when we were checking out prices on the new trucks. There's at least some market out there...
Hey round.boater. Thanks for being a great representative for the Aerolid.

There is a vast market. I get emails on almost a weekly basis from people wanting to buy one. Someday I will be able to start taking orders.

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Nice work ajohn7211, thanks for the pictures.

Post some of your fuel efficiency figures you realize with your aero shell.

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