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I almost bought the trifold.. and then i did some research and it always seemed like every picture i saw the cover wasn't sitting flat on the bed rails. On my previous truck i had a hard cover and HATED IT. Having to plan on when you might need to remove the cover and store it became a pain. So at the last second i decided on the tonnopro roll up. Best cover i have ever had.Ive had cheap covers,expensive covers and hard covers. Takes literally seconds to roll up and seconds to roll back down. Has a nice locking mechanism in the rear and is held down with velcro which makes it great for opening and closing in the winter... just a thought.
Not the best pic but its extremely low profile which is nice as well. Just My two cents.
I have one and for what you pay for it, it works. Installation took about 15 minutes. I crawled under it to see how well it sealed and could clearly see daylight at the front corners. It wasn't a huge gap but obviously not waterproof. This is a pic of the right front corner showing daylight.
This is the left front clamp about maxed out and you can see the crossbeam flexing a bit under the stress, daylight still gets in. The clamping portion is a section of inverted U-channel which means it doesn't sit flat against the bed lip, since the bed lip is a thin edge. So the U-channel slips to the edge allowing the clamp to flex inboard. A bit disconcerting at first, but it works fine. And I tend to get my fingers pinched in the rear clamp flip-locks so watch out for those.
Initially I got it to cover the back while traveling so the bags in the back wouldn't get wet. It worked fine for that as we drove through quite a bit of weather from Alexandria, VA to Detroit and back. Back of the truck remained dry.
But while parked in the driveway in a driving rain (truck facing slightly uphill) the bed will be wet enough to soak a canvas toolbag left back there.
The corners don't clamp down with much force and I was concerned on the first trip. It did well going to Detroit, College Station, TX, and the DFW area so I don't worry about it any more.
I end up regularly taking this thing off to carry large loads, most often unplanned. It takes me (alone) about a minute or less to get it completely off and about the same time to get it back on. It's not a fiberglass hard top (which would be a pain to remove and reinstall) but it does what I need it to do, cover what I toss in the back and keep bags dry while traveling. I don't know that I've used the trifold feature much but it does make it easier to remove/reinstall. I keep the tailgate locked and with that combination, it won't keep a thief out but won't tempt them, and will keep honest guys honest.
I got the 6.5 one. It never lays flat and looks rumpled after a year. There are wrinkles in the end and on the sides. I keep it on for the winter and off for the summer. I got it at Costco so I am thinking of just taking it back and getting the tonno roll up one instead.
I have one and for what you pay for it, it works. Installation took about 15 minutes. I crawled under it to see how well it sealed and could clearly see daylight at the front corners. It wasn't a huge gap but obviously not waterproof. This is a pic of the right front corner showing daylight.
These things are just not designed to work with the drop in bed liner. I have the same problem.
To hold the water in This cover was not for me. With a bed liner all four corners had day light.
I've checked mine and no light. I don't understand what some guys are doing. If the seal isn't set right in the front, the front corners will lift. I'm not defending the cover but I think a lot of problems are user error.
Edit: did they lift after a while or since day one?
01-04-2015, 07:53 PM
This cover was not for me. With a bed liner all four corners had day light.