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The one I got came from AliExpress
Just a tad different than alibaba
Gonna take off and try to redo the seal tomorrow.
I “bent” the six tie downs in the middle, as they wouldn’t clamp down anything as the top hit the bottom of the topper, really couldn’t get them tight without what I did
Got them tight and then took off the front clamp set up to put my tie down rails back in (required some modifications to get the holes lined up on both the tie down rails and the brackets: carbide bit on Dremel does wonders)
And now can only get one of the two bolts back in (holes misaligned) also have to hook up the brake light, but not sure about doing it since it’s a white and not red light? Might just hook it up to my cargo lights? Lots of pics
Thanks for the pictures! Is yours aluminum or steel? I see both on Aliexpress.

I think this is style you have?
AliExpress Maverick Topper

I like how the front of the topper is angled to fit closer to the rear window.
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Thanks for the pictures! Is yours aluminum or steel? I see both on Aliexpress.

I think this is style you have?
AliExpress Maverick Topper

I like how the front of the topper is angled to fit closer to the rear window.
Looks close, guy I got it from said he paid $2k for it total from there. My side are a little different than the one in the link. (Have a W on the side)
Magnets stick to parts of it, but not the topper, so my guess is aluminum
I’ll get some more pics shortly (trying to warm up at the moment, chilly out )
 

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That is a really cool topper.
 

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That is a really cool topper.
I really like it, price was right, looks good, secure, and it’s lightweight. Not happy about how dark the back glass is, hoping it’s just dirty or I can remove the tint
 

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I really like it, price was right, looks good, secure, and it’s lightweight. Not happy about how dark the back glass is, hoping it’s just dirty or I can remove the tint
It looks great. I actually managed to order one with the side glass windows. AND, I also managed to get a tracking number so it'll be interesting to see how often than gets updated. I do know that it'll be departing Wednesday and delivery is tentatively scheduled for early next month. YAY. Lol
 

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It looks great. I actually managed to order one with the side glass windows. AND, I also managed to get a tracking number so it'll be interesting to see how often than gets updated. I do know that it'll be departing Wednesday and delivery is tentatively scheduled for early next month. YAY. Lol
I got tracking #s on mine also.They tell you when it went to shipper and when it will sail. My ship was postponed by a week. Then nothing across the ocean (talk about a slow boat from China!) Then once it hits the states usually get 1 update a day. Good luck!
 

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I got tracking #s on mine also.They tell you when it went to shipper and when it will sail. My ship was postponed by a week. Then nothing across the ocean (talk about a slow boat from China!) Then once it hits the states usually get 1 update a day. Good luck!
Awesome. Yeah, I figured the updates were going to be pretty minimal until it got to the US. Thank you. Have a good day.
 

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Took it off tonight and got the seal attached to the bottom of the topper, then reinstalled
Still have some adjustments to make (have rear brackets a little too low mounted, tailgate wants to rub)
The rear light looks clear but it is red, so that is a near future project to get it hooked up correctly.

If anyone with a self installed topper has found an easy way to hook up the brake light on the topper, PLEASE SHARE!!! I'm finding out just tapping into the rear brake light will cause the topper brake light to flash when the turn signal is on.
 
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The one I got came from AliExpress
Just a tad different than alibaba
Gonna take off and try to redo the seal tomorrow.
I “bent” the six tie downs in the middle, as they wouldn’t clamp down anything as the top hit the bottom of the topper, really couldn’t get them tight without what I did
Got them tight and then took off the front clamp set up to put my tie down rails back in (required some modifications to get the holes lined up on both the tie down rails and the brackets: carbide bit on Dremel does wonders)
And now can only get one of the two bolts back in (holes misaligned) also have to hook up the brake light, but not sure about doing it since it’s a white and not red light? Might just hook it up to my cargo lights? Actually can’t hook it up to brake lights here in Ohio since it’s not red, cargo lights it’s gonna be
Lots of pics

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Great pics and tips. Mine is scheduled to arrive in the US by the 24th of March. I ordered the aluminum one with the side windows. I am excited to get it and progress my Tremor build. Do you have any advice other than what you have mentioned already? Pro tips? Anything you wish you had done differently with hindsight being 20/20 vision? Lol.
 

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I looked into these. The shipping for these is outrageous. You wind up paying more than the over 4K one Ford sells
That's defnitely false. All in mine was $1457.50, please show me where I can buy something similar for that price.
 
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Great pics and tips. Mine is scheduled to arrive in the US by the 24th of March. I ordered the aluminum one with the side windows. I am excited to get it and progress my Tremor build. Do you have any advice other than what you have mentioned already? Pro tips? Anything you wish you had done differently with hindsight being 20/20 vision? Lol.
you're going to be assembling yours, I didn't have to go thru any of that, just installing the finished product. but I did find a couple spots that they didn't get the adhesive down, and light (water) was coming thru on the inside (corners in the top of the cap). I got a tube of Permatex to cover them up. Best advice I have for installing is to not tighten down any clamps completely until you have them all tightened down a little. The brackets that mount to the front and back of the truck bed need to have some modification done to them to get the holes to line up so it can bolt together properly (I'm missing a bolt on each side of the front, but it's not going anywhere. Also, I've had some of the nuts come loose, so I've been using blue loctite on them as I find them. Hope to have some advice on wiring the brake light on the topper soon, I'm waiting on a "3rd brake light controller" to show up in the mail. Good luck and keep us informed.
 

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you're going to be assembling yours, I didn't have to go thru any of that, just installing the finished product. but I did find a couple spots that they didn't get the adhesive down, and light (water) was coming thru on the inside (corners in the top of the cap). I got a tube of Permatex to cover them up. Best advice I have for installing is to not tighten down any clamps completely until you have them all tightened down a little. The brackets that mount to the front and back of the truck bed need to have some modification done to them to get the holes to line up so it can bolt together properly (I'm missing a bolt on each side of the front, but it's not going anywhere. Also, I've had some of the nuts come loose, so I've been using blue loctite on them as I find them. Hope to have some advice on wiring the brake light on the topper soon, I'm waiting on a "3rd brake light controller" to show up in the mail. Good luck and keep us informed.
Awesome, Yeah, I forgot you picked yours up from someone who already had it. Will do, I may just add the loctite as I go. I did see in the pics where you had to bend the mounting brackets a little. That's a good tip and when assembling stuff like this I always get it "together" completely before really cranking everything tight. Thank you for the information and I will probably make a thread of my own once I get the assembly started.
 

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Awesome, Yeah, I forgot you picked yours up from someone who already had it. Will do, I may just add the loctite as I go. I did see in the pics where you had to bend the mounting brackets a little. That's a good tip and when assembling stuff like this I always get it "together" completely before really cranking everything tight. Thank you for the information and I will probably make a thread of my own once I get the assembly started.
FYI, the assembly instructions are quite amusing............kind of a "here's some pictures, figure it out" thing.
 

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FYI, the assembly instructions are quite amusing............kind of a "here's some pictures, figure it out" thing.
Awesome. I would've been surprised if they were anything but that. LOL.
 

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I got the 3rd brake light module today. Going to attempt hooking up the brake light on the topper after work. please keep your fingers crossed............
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