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Truck bed covers and you
Truck bed covers have been around a very long time, but they have only recently gained mass popularity. This is mostly, in part, to their good looks and added security and versatility. Lately, they have also become well known for their ability to decrease wind turbulence (drag) and actually increase fuel economy by as much as 5 – 20%. If you have a truck, you already know that your empty bed with the tailgate up creates a lot of drag and reduces fuel economy. Did you know that leaving the gate down or off does the same? This has recently been featured in magazines like Popular Mechanics. A bed cover gives better aerodynamics and makes the rear end more stable.
So, a bed cover provides many, numerous benefits. It also is good looking and will hide a scratched up and worn truck bed. A spray on bed liner will also do this, but cannot be removed whereas a bed cover can. Removable bed liners should be avoided as they are cheap, ill fitting and trap moisture underneath which is a sure fire way to have a serious rust problem. This rust will end up necessitating bed replacement and may even damage the frame. The best alternatives are either a bed cover or a cab.
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A cab is actually more of an eyesore in most cases (kind of like foggy or cloudy headlight covers can be). They do provide extra room, but they tend to make your truck look like an RV or motor home. They are actually also less secure as they have windows and allow others to see everything you have stored in the cab. A bed cover denies a potential thief any view of what is inside and for all they know it could be empty and not worth their time. This is why there are almost no bed cover break-ins on record, but there are thousands of cab breakins and thefts. For just this reason alone a bed cover is the way to go.
A truck bed cover will definitely improve gas mileage regardless if it is a 4 cylinder Nissan or a V8 Toyota Tundra or big engine Ford truck. Another badded benefit is that the bed cover does not reduce rear ward looking view or field of vision. Many cabs will severely limit your rearward looking view and this can greatly affect your safety. Also, many cabs have plastic or plexiglass windows. Just like with plastic headlights, these plastic windows will oxidize and become cloudy (This can be removed with MDWholesale.com’s headlight cleaning and restoration kit).
Basically, a bed cover is a good looking accessory that should be a definite consideration for truck owners out there. Also, don’t forget to use MDWholesale.com’s headlight cleaning and restoration kit to restore your cloudy headlights and greatly improve your night time visibility and driving safety.
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