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Hard Lids in the United States?

wlarsen76

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I'm a big fan of the UTE Hard Lid and the ARB Hard Lid, but I can't seem to find a US equivalent.
Does anyone know of an equivalent sold in the the US market?

Thanks!
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I'd bet the ARB model comes to the US once the new trucks are on the street. No use in them advertising a product for a truck no one actually has in hand. There are currently no 2024 options listed yet for any brand of truck.
 
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For anyone else interested, this is my correspondence with ARB Support inquiry.

(ARB)Hello, there has been talk of potentially offering the tonneau bed covers etc in the US, but at this time, that has not been confirmed. The biggest challenge is finding a suitable place that can do paint matching. We dont want to import them pre-painted as sometimes shades can vary and that can cause issues with returns etc, so a game plan will have to go into place first. Ultimately I would say if it does happen, it will still be a ways off unfortunately.
(ME) I think I can wait a bit. I really like your product!
(ARB) Sounds good! They seemed very interested in bringing those in state side so I do hope to see those here one day in the near future.
 

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It would be great for them to consider making unpainted fiberglass lids for the Ranger/RR so you could have a local shop match the color. Then they would not have to worry about paint matching and a custom graphics shop could add personalization.
One that has it (unpainted) for other fords is the RealTruck UnderCover Elite LX Tonneau Cover - Unpainted.
Might have do send some emails to them, ARE, LEER, etc.
If anyone sees anything available for the 5' box, please add to the thread.
 

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Paint match only works if you are blending, which means sanding and painting the truck everywhere where the new color comes close to the original paint. The colors might come close, but they never match perfectly. I would get the black powder coat for durability and looks. I’m probably gonna go with the Topo Toppers Mesa for my truck. A bit different, but more useful in my opinion.
 

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Still not finding much for hard lids (fiberglass or ABS) for the Ranger Raptor.
A single-piece front-hinged hard lid would work for me, since I have a trailer for anything I carry taller than the bed rails.
Considering a roll-up type, but have not decided, yet.
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