GoFastCamper's platform topper on our F150?

[stlgrym3]

has anyone installed these? i'm considering replacing my tonneau cover with that. thanks in advance.

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[ryanc111]

Yep, had one on mine. Two things to keep in mind:

• It will definitely impact your mileage on the PB. Somewhat due to the weight but moreso due to the decreased areodynamics.
• If you don't put some sort of fairing up front it generates a significant amount of wind noise in the cab.

Here's mine:

 

[cghall77]

Yep, had one on mine. Two things to keep in mind:

• It will definitely impact your mileage on the PB. Somewhat due to the weight but moreso due to the decreased areodynamics.
• If you don't put some sort of fairing up front it generates a significant amount of wind noise in the cab.

Here's mine:

Does your fairing go and rest on the cab or is there a space there? Just went on our first trip and didn't notice a lot of noise, but was not as quite as I am used to.

 

[stlgrym3]

Yep, had one on mine. Two things to keep in mind:

• It will definitely impact your mileage on the PB. Somewhat due to the weight but moreso due to the decreased areodynamics.
• If you don't put some sort of fairing up front it generates a significant amount of wind noise in the cab.

Here's mine:

thanks, exactly what i was looking for. by wind noise in the cab, do you mean inside the shell or inside the truck cabin?

 

[ryanc111]

thanks, exactly what i was looking for. by wind noise in the cab, do you mean inside the shell or inside the truck cabin?

Inside the truck when driving. The overhang of the camper is what is causing it.

 

[ryanc111]

Does your fairing go and rest on the cab or is there a space there? Just went on our first trip and didn't notice a lot of noise, but was not as quite as I am used to.

I've seen people do it both ways. Either attach a cross bar to the cab and mount the fairing to that or as I did it in my case mount the fairing off of the camper. The challenge with my approach is that the bed and cab move differently so you can have the fairing making contact with the cab or you will get a lot of squeaking at best and damage to your roof at worst. Even with a foam bulb seal on the bottom.

Given your setup and the height of the tent I'm not sure that a fairing would buy you much though.

 

[stlgrym3]

Inside the truck when driving. The overhang of the camper is what is causing it.

thanks, i will just get the piece for the truck bed, not planning on installing anything over the cabin.

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