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Depending on how you measured, over the ridges or the valleys of the bed channels, the Retrax Pro MX is 1/16" too short with the included weather stripping.
I had a retrax pro on my GMC 2500 and loved it. So much so that I just purchased the retrax pro MX for my 250. Thing is, I didn't want to drill holes into my old truck (And I really don't want to drill into my new 250!!) so I just had the drain tubes hang out in the bed. While a little water did come into the bed, I believe the majority of it came from the tailgate area as I did not have a tailgate seal. I have the bed covered 99% of the time. Am I correct that the drain tubes are for when you roll up a wet (or snow covered) and moisture needs a place to leave the canister? Anyone else not drill the holes and just let the drain tubes hang in the bed?
Does anyone have a suggestion for a cover that will roll or fold up to allow the use of my fifth wheel hitch, without sacrificing the bed height? I need the cover to clear my in bed tool box which is 21" in height.
Here's a video I made of my Bakflip MX4. Bed height doesn't seem to be sacrificed at all and overall fit and finish is excellent in my opinion.
Am I correct that the drain tubes are for when you roll up a wet (or snow covered) and moisture needs a place to leave the canister? Anyone else not drill the holes and just let the drain tubes hang in the bed?
Mostly yes, it drains the canister when you you roll up a wet cover. You don't have to drill the bed, there are two rubber plugs that you can drill instead on the front wall. They are oval-ish in shape, no metal drilling required.
Here's a video I made of my Bakflip MX4. Bed height doesn't seem to be sacrificed at all and overall fit and finish is excellent in my opinion.
I bought the Ford version of this cover. It works great so far. One thing I don't like, especially after watching your video, is that I have to open the cover to close the tailgate. Otherwise it's awesome. It keeps the bed completely dry.
Here is my new cover. Its the Pace Edwards Ultragroove. It comes with an integrated rail system for a Thule or Yakima rack system. I went the Thule route. This is a rolling style cover with a canister and its got an aluminum bottom with a leather style top. It's very secure and very good at water resistance. Great cover and great support.
I'm not sure Gary, my F150 has the solid top bedrails but it looks like they would easily be clear. The pictures on the website look like they do on other trucks. Maybe try giving them a call? Just giving options to people.
Here are some pictures of mine (standard Flex) after 4 years and 80,000km of use. It gets opened and closed probably 3-4 times a week just to load hockey gear, not to mention the hundreds of times camping and on road trips, and has held up really well. Here are some pics I took the other day in order to sell it when the new truck comes in.
From your picture, in the open position, the cover is in the vertical position not leaning against the truck similar to the BakFlip covers. When in the vertical positon how far away from the cab does it extend? Does it completely block the bed camera from seeing the Gooseneck connection.
There are obviously many choices to be had. I did not care to have my rear vision and line of sight to the box contents blocked, so I went with the Extang Encore: https://www.extang.com/p-36319-encore.html
Several features that really work for me:
The "BOLT" lock uses the truck's ignition key (same as my receiver pin lock).
The 3 section cover flips either way toward center for access, or two folded forward with just the one closest to the cab laying flat.
It is quick to completely remove for those larger loads when it might be in the way.
MY 2012 F-150 that the F-250 replaced, had the full hard tonneau, which I really liked the looks of, but it was a pain hauling anything taller than the bed rails.
Mostly yes, it drains the canister when you you roll up a wet cover. You don't have to drill the bed, there are two rubber plugs that you can drill instead on the front wall. They are oval-ish in shape, no metal drilling required.
This ^^^ is how I routed mine. Best method is removing the caps to drill. There's very little space between the plugs and the cab.The caps pop out easily.
I thought I'd share my BakFlip F1 experience. The cover works and looks nice. I had it folded up and something hit it while loading. (That's my fault, not the cover's.) The cover is fine but the bolts that mount the cover to the rails sheared right through the cover. Apparently they thought it was a good idea to have bolts sticking down through foam. Really stupid. IMHO, This ruins a really good design.
You can see a little home-brew fix here. I wound up doing it on both sides as the other side was slightly damaged (but still OK) but I wanted it to look right.
My wife will paint the rivets with black nail polish one of these days to match.
I'll clean up the shavings from the sealer and it should be new and improved.
The plates are just 1/8 thick black aluminum stock cut to 7" 1/8 x 3". Ideally I'd have had a spacer to put under it but the sealer works fine and it's much stronger now. The cover still folds up as if nothing was changed.
We went with the Paragon no drill folding hard aluminum cover. Very easy to install. Also got a commercial upfitter $500 rebate from ford (does not cover soft tonneau covers). Cost was $815 - $500 net price $315 with free shipping.
This company is a Ford-Trucks sponsor and gives members a discount.
I will be doing a complete write up shortly. I am very happy with it.
As mentioned in a previous post I went with the Undercover Ultra Flex. Here are some pictures of the finished install. Had one on my last truck that worked flawlessly for 4 years and lots of miles so decided on another. Matte black top, carpeted bottom, LED lights underneath (didn't install as I have factory lights), saddle bag storage, tailgate seal and a $120 Denali fishing rod as a mail in rebate! $825 with free shipping from Tonneau Covered. Overall happy with the cover so far.
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