NBS Canopy/Topper Advice

[diggerdan11]

Hey everyone. Im looking for some advice for those who have, or who have had Canopies/Toppers on their 99-06 trucks. Im thinking about getting one for my 03 1500HD. I have been browsing craigslist looking for a used one. Have not found a black one yet, but Im sure I will eventually.

 

My truck has the "spoiler" tailgate cap, and my only experience with canopies on these trucks is my dads 06 with the smoother and much smaller tailgate molding, and Im concerned about fitment with a canopy. My dads canopy fits nice and snug, and the rear glass door has a plastic piece on on the bottom the bottom that sits nice and flat on the tailgate cap and creates a water tight seal. But since my truck has the "spoiler" cap, it sticks out much further and and I dont think it would seal up right.

 

So does anyone have the "spoiler" like cap and a canopy? Does the rear door seal?

 

Or Im I going to have to remove the "spoiler" cap and get a different one?

 

Companies like Bushwacker make aftermarket ones that seem like they would work nice, and they are much cheaper than stock ones if I have to go that route.

 

Also the "spoiler" cap is screwed on and the nuts it screws into would have to be removed in order to stick on a smooth one. Does anyone know if these nuts can be removed? Has anyone switched from the "spoiler" cap to the smooth one?

 

Here is a picture of the "spoiler" cap on my truck:

 

 

And and example of a smooth aftermarket one:

 

 

[newdude]

I'd get the smooth spoiler. Seen way to many at work that don't close right or close at all because of the spoiler.

[big_dawg74]

A little late, but yeah, you need to switch the cap. Not a big deal, old one unscrews, then peel it off from the adhesive. The "nuts" are part of the tailgate metal and are not removable. The smooth one mounts over the holes with 2 sided adhesive.

[06pirate]

I put a SnugTop on my 2006 Sierra six years ago and I am very happy with it. Never has leaked here in the Pacific Northwe't. My truck had the factory tail gate plastic, which never did fit the tailgate very well, but it wasn't the spoiler type. I replaced it with after-market that was part of the bedrail cover kit, and I think it was Bushwacker, but I can't recall. It fits much better, and gives a perfect fit under the bottom shield of the SnugTop. The topper fits perfect over the bedrail caps.

 

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