How to Install Accordion Boot - Camper Shell onto a Truck
Many truck owners like the look of a camper shell over the bed of their truck, and they appreciate the benefits provided by the shell. Some like it so much that they wish to make their camper shell a permanent part of the truck. This can be accomplished by using what is known as a truck boot to seal the gap between the cab and the shell and make the interior a unified space.
Tool and Supplies Needed
- Accordion Boot
- Measuring tape
- Utility knife
- Superglue
Installation Instructions
- Remove the truck's rear window and the front-facing window on the camper shell. See the owner's manuals for the truck and the camper shell for specific window removal instructions.
- Start at the bottom center of the window opening. Slide the spring clips on one side of the accordion boot over the truck's rear window flange.
- Slide the spring clips on the opposite side over the flange of the camper shell's front-facing window.
- Work your way around the window perimeter until you get back to where you started.
- Overlap an extra three inches of accordion flap on top of the driver's side accordion flap and glue it there with the superglue.
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- I am installing a boot between a truck cab and utility box.The box is about 1/2" thick. Will the boot clips expand over that type of material?
The material will not stretch that far. The maximum size that flange can be is 3/16" to receive the rubber. One solution to consider is to use flat bar and attach that around the opening in the box. One thing you must also remember - both opening need to be the same size and similar in shape.