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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 05:34 AM
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Tonneau swap

like many people on here with a vert with the rod release mechanism on the tonneau, i cannot find a replacement latch release button. is there any reason why i cannot swap the entire tonneau to a later version with the cable system? car is an 88 iroc vert
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 10:59 AM
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Re: Tonneau swap

This might be easier

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/ca...pgradekit.aspx

not sure if its cheaper though

-jason
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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Re: Tonneau swap

yeah you can swap them. do you need all of the rod setup or just some of it. If you just need the rods I can probably bend them from mine. the plastic handle is a different story though.
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 08:08 PM
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Re: Tonneau swap

Originally Posted by Jaysz28
This might be easier

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/ca...pgradekit.aspx

not sure if its cheaper though

-jason

thanks, I have seen this. just seems like an awful lot of money for nothing. i could probably find the newer style tonneau someone selling for 250 or so.
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yeah you can swap them. do you need all of the rod setup or just some of it. If you just need the rods I can probably bend them from mine. the plastic handle is a different story though.

I just need the plastic handle. thanks for the offer though on the rods

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