So once again it was off for sale via eBay. It is, however, fair to say that on a trip to the Flinders Ranges, it provided very poor dust sealing and the whole of the rear tub was covered in dust. The hard lid section wraps over the top edges of the ute tub and provides great weather protection. This hard lid was purchased on eBay, was colour-coded and was relatively quick and easy to install. My next option was to purchase an EGR 3P hard lid, including an alloy sports bar with the front sections of the cover attached to the sports bar. So off to eBay it went for a quick sale, including the alloy sports bar. The tonneau on my MY13 Amarok was also four years old and had shrunk to the point where the side and rear aluminium extrusions needed to be packed out just to make it possible to clip it in place. The vinyl tonneau provided only moderate weatherproofing, limited dust proofing and obviously no security. As is typical with these covers, they are secured across the front of the tub with sail track and down the sides and across the rear with sewn in plastic mouldings these clip into aluminium extrusions mounted down the sides of the tub and across the tailgate. When I bought my Amarok second-hand in 2017, it had a traditional vinyl tonneau cover that mounted around the standard VW sports bar. Recently, I have trialled four different options to create a dust-free storage environment for my dual-cab VW Amarok ute. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE IN OUR FREE ONLINE MAGAZINE
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