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We have had ARE cappers on several trucks, and we found with the first one that if you let the back door "slam", it will eventually crack. The solution was to let it down gently. After that, no problem.
Cap dealer recommended only pushing from the center lock assembly area on the glass.
I have an ARE, I have had several in the past. Yes, it has the cowcatcher back, The Aluminum tailgate sticks out farther than the steel ones, its the only way to keep it from leaking.