VIS Carbon Fiber CR Tonneau Cover
11-12-2016, 03:58 PM
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VIS Carbon Fiber CR Tonneau Cover
Hey guys, so a few months back I bought a VIS carbon fiber rep CR tonneau cover from a buddy of mine who never installed it. I have never seen anyone with this piece and there is pretty much no information regarding it online so I figured I would show mine.
Its cover itself is an extremely well made piece for being a replica. It comes with the oem replica mounting brackets that are also made of carbon fiber which is nice. The piece also comes with the OEM metal brace to keep the cover from flexing. In addition, it comes with the separate pieces that cover the OEM hardtop hardware when the top is off. These are also made of carbon fiber.
It does not come with any seals or mounting hardware, so I bought those from the dealer. The seal that goes around the cover was about 50 bucks. no big deal.
So an actual OEM tonneau cover mounts to the brackets using plastic push pins that lock it into place. Because this piece is a replica, I was having trouble getting the push pins to line up with the holes, and lock everything down. What I ended up doing was bolting it down. I was afraid that the metal bolts would make it rattle but so far Everything seems to be working fine. I maybe should have used rubber washers. I'll change it eventually.
The only other problems I have is that the cover sits maybe 2 mm too far to the right leaving a small gap on the driver's side. the average person will probably never notice so I can't complain.
Time for pictures
Pic of car before the installation
Its cover itself is an extremely well made piece for being a replica. It comes with the oem replica mounting brackets that are also made of carbon fiber which is nice. The piece also comes with the OEM metal brace to keep the cover from flexing. In addition, it comes with the separate pieces that cover the OEM hardtop hardware when the top is off. These are also made of carbon fiber.
It does not come with any seals or mounting hardware, so I bought those from the dealer. The seal that goes around the cover was about 50 bucks. no big deal.
So an actual OEM tonneau cover mounts to the brackets using plastic push pins that lock it into place. Because this piece is a replica, I was having trouble getting the push pins to line up with the holes, and lock everything down. What I ended up doing was bolting it down. I was afraid that the metal bolts would make it rattle but so far Everything seems to be working fine. I maybe should have used rubber washers. I'll change it eventually.
The only other problems I have is that the cover sits maybe 2 mm too far to the right leaving a small gap on the driver's side. the average person will probably never notice so I can't complain.
Time for pictures
Pic of car before the installation
