Tonneau Covers?
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BakFlip is the best choice!
The BakFlip is hard, lockable, flush mount, allows full access to your truck bed and comes in 3 different flavors to suit your pocket book. It's a far superior product (OEM) to any of the vinyl covers. It also is great in bad weather (snow etc) and allows full access to stake pockets. In a nutshell, it does what all others covers can't do.
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From: Michigan
I'm not sure how good you can see mine, but I think it's Tuxedo brand. It is a roll up and uses Velcro on the sides. The dealer installed it before I took delivery. I also got a Rhino liner installed (of course you can't see that). I like it. I was told that the hard folding covers leak. So far this one does not. Very easy to use.
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From: Ontario, OH
I'm not sure how good you can see mine, but I think it's Tuxedo brand. It is a roll up and uses Velcro on the sides. The dealer installed it before I took delivery. I also got a Rhino liner installed (of course you can't see that). I like it. I was told that the hard folding covers leak. So far this one does not. Very easy to use.
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From: Ontario, OH
The BakFlip is hard, lockable, flush mount, allows full access to your truck bed and comes in 3 different flavors to suit your pocket book. It's a far superior product (OEM) to any of the vinyl covers. It also is great in bad weather (snow etc) and allows full access to stake pockets. In a nutshell, it does what all others covers can't do.
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From: Newmarket ,Ontario,Canada
Mine is a tri fold since I have the short box....some H2O gets in thru heavy rain or a car wash....usually just a bit at the back tailgate area....but very little.
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From: Arizona/Texas
I have the Truxedo and I like it. It's my second one. Had one on my Ranger for 4 years, but had to have it replaced because the threads sewing the velcro on started to dissolve under the desert sun. Contacted Truxedo and sent them pictures, and I got a new and improved model for free. Great Service. So when I got the FX2, I ordered another one. It's light weight, and rolls up completely out of the way for big stuff.
Not sure about fuel mileage with a cover. I think it depends more on the length of the bed. I feel the short 5' 7" bed does not really benefit from a cover. Maybe an 8 foot bed might actually see an increase in fuel mileage.
Not sure about fuel mileage with a cover. I think it depends more on the length of the bed. I feel the short 5' 7" bed does not really benefit from a cover. Maybe an 8 foot bed might actually see an increase in fuel mileage.
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From: Newmarket ,Ontario,Canada
for us in the snowbelt a hard cover makes sense...also like the security of locking it down when tailgate is locked....
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The BakFlip is hard, lockable, flush mount, allows full access to your truck bed and comes in 3 different flavors to suit your pocket book. It's a far superior product (OEM) to any of the vinyl covers. It also is great in bad weather (snow etc) and allows full access to stake pockets. In a nutshell, it does what all others covers can't do.
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From: Michigan
Pretty sure Myth Busters Busted this one as well as leaving the tail gate down to increase gas mileage.
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Yes, I saw that show and for them, it worked out to be opposite of what was claimed. They actually got better mileage with the tailgate up. That said, I don't believe they tested one with a Tonneau Cover. It bothers me when someone is selling a product and advertises 10% increase in Gas mileage without the facts to back up the statement. IMO, it detracts from the credibility of the product.
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From: Maryland
I can vouch for the ACCESS rollup cover. I had one on my 2002 f150 screw and it was the first purchase I made for my 2009. They are durable, roll up out of the way, and the velcro holds up over years of use. They are great covers.
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Check out the Undercover. One piece hard cover 65# and you can take it off yourself. They send a hook set so you can hang it on the wall out of the way. I have been looking at alot of different styles and from what i have read this unit seals up the bed the best. Also no drilling to mount. Install is way easy 15 mins. and you are good to go.
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Well, I gotta go with what works for me.
I'm a proponent of the cap accessory. My cargo bay in the box is now massive and everything stays bone dry. The high-rise cap I selected is also very complimentary since it is painted to the precise paint code of the truck. It is also very stylish and aero-dynamic.
Mine is a Leer cap (yes, others had issues in the past, I didn't with this years model).
With the larger bedsides provided by Ford now and extended cap height, I could camp in the thing besides all other conveniences I've mentioned in other posts.
Just wanted to lay out the alternative option.
I'm a proponent of the cap accessory. My cargo bay in the box is now massive and everything stays bone dry. The high-rise cap I selected is also very complimentary since it is painted to the precise paint code of the truck. It is also very stylish and aero-dynamic.
Mine is a Leer cap (yes, others had issues in the past, I didn't with this years model).
With the larger bedsides provided by Ford now and extended cap height, I could camp in the thing besides all other conveniences I've mentioned in other posts.
Just wanted to lay out the alternative option.