12-06-2009, 04:38 PM
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Any news on when this will go to production?
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Hopefully by summer of 2010. One of the U.S. Senators from my home State is working on getting a "tax credit" passed into law for the owner of a pickup truck who purchases an aerodynamic truck cap.
This will make the aero cap much more affordable and be a great enticement for a major manufacturer of truck caps to produce the aerodynamic caps.
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12-06-2009, 04:49 PM
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That's Great! I'd love to see them produced en masse, and the tax credits that go for useless vehicles (like the Hummer... ![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](/forum/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif) ) would be better applied to the aerocap!
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12-06-2009, 09:11 PM
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So Bondo, does that mean you/they will be offering caps for other models of trucks in the "near future" as well?!?
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12-06-2009, 09:32 PM
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So Bondo, does that mean you/they will be offering caps for other models of trucks in the "near future" as well?!?
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Yes sir.
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02-14-2010, 12:29 AM
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Sorry for the off topic question... but
... has anyone compared the following to determine which is best aerodynamically: - Nothing on the bed - "stock"
- Tonneau cover on the bed
- Cab height camper cap on the bed
Seems I've read something about this somewhere... but I can't find it and don't remember the results. I know Bondo's aero cap would out-perform any of the above... but barring that, which one would beat the other?
I'm asking 'cause right now I'm running without anything, though I have a tonneau cover which I've pulled off 'cause I was planning on picking up my ATV last week - didn't happen ![Frown](/forum/images/smilies/frown.gif) - and my wife's been talking up getting a cab height camper cap and getting rid of the tonneau cover. The tonneau cover is a Lund Genesis tri-fold tonneau cover... heavy material, not rigid.
Thoughts on which would be best from an aero perspective?
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02-14-2010, 08:56 AM
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Randy: I think the thing to understand aerodynamically is that a gentle slope or MOST ideally - a tear drop shape, is the best thing for preventing turbulance and drag.
So a regular truck bed with the tailgate up isn't as bad as one might think. A tonneau cover is pretty good but a cab height camper might actually be a little bit worse and yes, the aerobed idea is the best even though it still has a sharp drop off which can create some turbulance.
Anybody stop me if I'm wrong but I think that about covers it.
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02-14-2010, 01:56 PM
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Randy: the answer can be truck-specific. But generally tonneau beats cap and empty bed. See this thread for more discussion: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...elp-11807.html
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02-14-2010, 02:00 PM
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Found it:
![](http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5513&stc=1&d=1265053166)
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02-19-2010, 05:31 PM
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Found it:
![](http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5513&stc=1&d=1265053166)
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sweet...so it looks like my camper is best on the list...
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02-19-2010, 05:45 PM
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speaking of which....I still need to take some good pics!
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