Paramount Automotive Restyling 19601 Full Size Camper Shell Contractors Rack for Long-Short Bed, black

Great product relatively heavy duty count on taking all day to install I bolted my mounting brackets into the lip of the bed drilled holes through the bracket and the inside horizontal lip and through bolted it used silicone between the bracket and the bed and silicone between the top of the bracket the bed and the fiberglass cap I would also recommend silicone all the seams/ joints an open gapps to stop water from getting to the inside of the tubing it's not powder coated on the inside and will Rust... after first winner removed it sanded it all and coated it with KBS Coatings rust stop and Crystal Clear top coat. re silicone all seams and reinstalled.. still looks like brand new to this day only because I put the extra effort to coat it.. in summary great ladder rack except for the powder coat but that goes for all of them I have the Harbor Freight version of this one on a 02 Dakota with aluminum cap.. (it's not as wide or as tall) I had to do the same thing.. sand it all down and coat it all with KBS..

All I can say is thank GOD I’m a welder and a metal fabricator, this thing was a pain in the arse, the instructions were total BS, so if you purchase this just go ahead don’t bother reading them, they will just totally confuse you. Look at the pics, lay it out and use common sense. Oh yeah and if you have a camper top on the truck bed, be prepared to have to cut it to fit over the outriggers ( the instructions don’t mention this till the very end in fine print lol). Good luck took me 3 weeks to get it built and installed. UPDATE: This thing is made out of cheap metal, started rusting under the paint with in a month of installing it. DONT PURCHASE !!!!

Arrived in 2 large boxes, with all parts and materials. Easy to read and understand directions.Simple to put together.. . Youll just need an extra hand to help lift / adjust fitting.I bought and installed a separate, extra crossbar,And ran some off-road LED light wiring through the rack itself.At this cost how could you be disappointed?!?!Update:Purchased April 2016, since that time I've had ZERO issues. I've not even needed to tighten a single nut. I've hauled plywood, kayaks, ladders....I've exceeded the posted weight limit by 200lbs. No worries.This is honestly one of the best purchases I've ever made. I use it every single day in my construction job.I've received nothing in return for my review, I'm just a super happy customerDont hesitate to buy.Update #2:July 2019... I just had to tighten the first nut since installation back in 2016. I very regularly carry 700+ lbs on it for work, and on one occasion, I put 1,200lbs on it. I just took back roads, went a bit slower and left my yellow strobe lights on the whole time.I also touched up some paint the other day with a can of blqck spray enamel.This is still one of the best purchases I've ever made.

This item is consistent as described but the printed instructions did not exactly match the product and they were of limited use. You should be confident in figuring out things yourself. My caution to anyone considering the over-shell rack, is that you have at least two people working on installation, and preferably four people when lifting and moving the shell. As stated by other buyers, a LEER cap requires a bit of cutting (overhanging lip) for the base plates and for the mounting J hooks inside the bed. While there is an excellent jigsaw blade for cutting fiberglass, you'll want to measure carefully and wear breathing protection. Also, mask off the area outside the cut to avoid scratching your shell with the saw. For a Ford F-150, the rack was exceptionally tall so we had to cut six inches off the legs and drill new bolt holes. Having comprehensive tools and mechanical skills is important. Given the feel of this rack, I would limit loads to just a few hundred pounds, certainly not 1,000 pounds.

It was a little tall, had to get creative with some strapping in the back to make it stout enough for two people and the rooftop tent. But works great!

At first glance I was pleased with the quality of the product. The rack as a whole seems pretty sturdy and well built. However after a few hours of trying to assemble it I realized that one of the support legs I was sent was close to 5 inches shorter then the rest, making it impossible to assemble. I contacted customer service and was given nothing but an address to send it back to. My experience quickly became a 300$ shipping issue, with not even as much as an apology on the sellers end. All in all for me this was a possibly good product with terrible product representation

Still haven’t got this thing together. The instructions are the worst I’ve ever seen. Says no drilling than the first thing they tell you to have is a 5/16 drill bit. No biggie except a 5/16 fits nothing on the rack. According to said instructions I got all my hardware, but it still doesn’t make any sense in some places. In one place they tell you to use a 5/16 x 2 1/2” bolt. There metric. Who does this? Stupid!! One upright came looking like a return, and the paint is all gouged up. Already buying bolts, and I haven’t even started. Now I’m questioning the quality. Unless you MUST have a universal rack RUN from this one. I will update once I get this pig installed.Well it’s installed. It’s a lot higher than advertised. I ordered a cab high topper based on the description before I received this. Topper is an 8 week lead time. Just put bolts were they make sense. My instructions were about 30% wrong. I’m going to have a friend tach weld every seem. The top rail started to come apart from the center gusset that holds them together even though I used an impact. My only real concern now is how the rear mounting plates sag, and the welds that hold the uprights. Now I’m afraid to put material on it. If your thinking you get what you pay for I get that. There was nothing even remotely local that would fit my truck.

Great concept and build strength. However my truck cap needed a lot of modifications to fit properly over the rack. The finish on the rack is terrible and scratched easily during assembly. The front hoop was twisted. Overall good rack for the price but takes a significant amount of work to get everything aligned properly.