2022 Tonneau covers

How’s it working out - have you rolled up/down during winter months?

 

I park out side, wife gets the garage. I need a cover the will work in the winter months allowing easy access to full bed.

 

Not current model but a few years ago had a Retrax in Canada for 5 years, snow from nov to April, loved it. Couple times a year it would freeze up and I’d hit it with my fist and it was fine. I’ll clarify the weather by saying from nov to March it never got above freezing, perhaps in climates that straddle the melt/freeze line it would be an issue . Mine worked great.

 

We had freezing rain on Monday and it was a bit stiff when I tried rolling it up. I didn't force it too much so I don't know what it can tolerate. I will play around with it a little more and let you know.

 

anyone have this one yet?

https://undercoverinfo.com/undercover-armorflex/2023/toyota/tundra

 

I went with the Rough Country tri-fold bed cover. Decent enough. It’s supposed to be the same maker as the oem Toyota cover, minus the shocks to hold up the cover.

 

That looks pretty good. I like the clamps they use in the front with the hold down star nuts. Looks like a sturdier setup than the cheesy 1/8" sheet metal on the Toyotas (and BAKs). Only thing I am not sure about is whether this lets you retain the factory rails or not. They don't have a vehicle specific instruction set, that might show that detail, on the website. It says that it fits trucks with and without the rails but it isn't clear if the clamps have bolt holes for the rails, or that the rails just stay off.

 

I think you really need to check out Truxedo Sentry CT roll up. I had it on my previous 2 trucks. Works great in the winter of Montana as well. The BAK X4 or X4S have known issues with cold/frosty morning of not wanting to roll up - theres a YT video on that.

 

Looks good, similar to BAK. You mentioned you have had for the past 2 trucks, what did you go with for your current truck?

 

It came with the OEM, haven't changed it out yet, only had it for about 5 weeks now. Waiting to see what happens with the recall on it.

 

Question for the masses: I had a retrax and it broke so I went with an Amazon roll top and honestly it's been great. It keeps everything dry in the event it rains. My issue now is mounting my MTB fork mounts on the deck rails. They are not high enough to allow my tailgate to close when my bike (XL/S5) is in there. Has anyone ever mounted a fork mount (Kuat Dirtbag etc...) on the tailgate to get height so an XL bike would fit? For some reason I am hesitant to mount onto the tailgate vs inside the truck bed.

 

Nice

 

I went for a LOMAX Hard Tri-Fold Tonneau Cover.

Looks solid and hopefully lasts a bunch of years!
(fingers crossed)

 

The Truxedo Sentry CT I had, drove 150miles in -12F weather to an airport, it worked great, drove back and it still worked great. Unlike this X2 which the X4S is made from same material ( not something one should purchase in the north). I know the video is a little dated, but the material used hasn't changed.

https://youtu.be/G4z9UwlKK00

 

Nice

 

If you park outside in the sun and live in the south, I'd avoid the Bak rollup covers like the X4S. I've had a few of them. They vinyl failed after a year. My first one (X2) fell apart completely.

 

Same, I'm happy with it.

 

Check out the roll n lock and retrax covers with the t slots.

 

Also check out Pace Edwards Utra Groove. They make quality covers and the UG has tracks that accept Thule, Yakima, etc. racks.

 

Installed the Bak Revolver x4s, love the look and hard roll up design!

 

Can the rough country be fully opened if needed? All I can see is the first 2 folds open leaving 1/3 of your bed always covered.

 

It’s crazy how much more space (both depth and length) the retrax takes up compared to the roll n lock. I might switch back.

For reference, the roll n lock is on a 21 pro and the Retrax is on a 22 pro.

 

For anyone who has installed the BAK X4S, were you able to do the install without having to modify anything due to the OEM bed extender? I had a BAK X4S on my Ram, but I had to remove the OEM bed extender to install the X4S. Before I buy the X4S, I want to make sure I won't lose the use of the bed extender. I've reached out to BAK for an answer, but they've gone radio silent.

 

I had ordered my 2023 tundra 1794 with the oem bed cover. Apparently there was a recall so it didn't come with it, so now I'm looking into purchasing a bed cover outright.

I like the price tag of the rough country, but I don't like that it only goes 2/3 of the way and not all the way up. Basically I think I've narrowed down to getting a backflip.

There are several bakflips. Some have the dual action tailgate and some don't. It seems like the dual action tailgate ones do not overlap the tailgate much whereas the non dual action overlap a lot.

But my question is this. Does anyone have experience with both options and the seal for water at the tailgate? Do they perform the same or is one less sealed than the other?

 

Ordered mine 4 days ago, still no tracking #. With their Constant emails every day asking me to order, order order... even after I ordered. I'm now trying to cancel thinking it's not worth the $40-$50 save over AutoAnything which I was going to go with initially. Emailed them and called to cancel order said BakFlip will ship 3/27 or so but they'll try to cancel once confirmed then they'll forward it to their Finance department to process my refund. The whole process just feels very unprofessional and dare I say Shady.... hmm
Atleast good to hear @Point Man 's transaction went fine.

 

Update with my Bakflip MX4. Replacement #3 sucked… manufacturer has been great. Sending me replacements but after #4, come on. Bakflip.com, just let me send the thing back and give me a refund. Of course bakflip.com (aka realtruck) spoke to manufacturer and they said they addressed the warranty. Yeah… 4 covers in and I’m unhappy but no love.

 

@ziznack - I wouldn’t. I have read others that have had excellent luck with it. Me, not so much. I love the low profile and trifold but the construction needs a little love to prevent the water from getting inside the panels.

 

That sucks man, sorry to hear that.

 

Extang Solid Fold ALX
https://realtruck.com/p/extang-solid-fold-alx-tonneau-cover/

Ordered through Real Truck and the group buy offer.

I've owned BAK products before and the last Revolver was such a giant piece of garbage that I new I wanted something else. I had a version of the Extang on a Honda Ridgeline that was excellent and I was pleased to find the updated ALX that includes a new latch system that allows you to open the cover without detaching latches on both sides.

I ordered this cover on Tuesday and had the cover delivered today! Talk about fast.

Observations

There is an area of the Tundra bed that I'll need to inject with some sort of sealant because its a gap where water will come through. I've attached the photo pointing to the location.

The cover installs its latches into the bedrail system, which is fairly easy, but you'll have less flexibility from the bedrail system now.

The latch adjustment will take some patience b/c you'll want it to latch tightly to reduce chances of leaks, but you'll want to avoid having to slam the cover.

 

You're correct, only the first two panels fold up. The last panel cannot be. That said, it would be a few minute effort to remove the panels completely if needed. Over the years I've owned five trucks and I've not needed full bed utilization all that much. I tow trailers way more than I move loads in the bed. That's just me though, so someone elses milage may vary. This cover will work great for my needs.