Our 2020 Ford Raptor is our newest long-term truck – and this is its first mod!
This 2020 Ford Raptor is our newest studio truck. It’s bound to show up in a multitude of videos, but it needs a few things added along the way. Over the next several months our Raptor will get a series of modifications to make it more useable – and cooler. The first step? A topper!
Considering the amount of gear we transport, the off-road adventures we have, and the odd-sized cargo we haul, a hardtop wouldn’t do the trick. TFL Studios needed something that could be configured in multiple ways to fill the bill. We’ve seen Softopper demoed before, in fact, Andre got a hands-on demonstration on the flexibility of this top a while back. You can read more about that story (here).
Sure, the Softopper isn’t vault-like compared to a hardtop, but it does have several advantages. It’s lightweight, fairly inexpensive, quick to install (when done by experts), and very utilitarian. Many folks in the off-road community use them, and we’ve seen their durability on display from others in the past. Best of all, we get a great cover that can move out of the way to hold our motorcycles.
The boys from Softopper came by our studio’s garage and allowed us to film them as they did the installation. This was great because it shows how the whole thing works from the inside – out. On a personal note: a good friend of mine has one of these on his Chevy ZR2 and went camping with me. It kept our cargo dry, despite heavy rains and he was comfy using it as his camper.
In this video, Roman takes us through the process, and he explains his reasoning behind getting the Softopper.
