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On my second Bakflip now. Love the function but the first one was a G2 and it dented waaaaay too easilly for me. I have an apple tree in my front yard beside the driveway and the falling apples would leave little dents in the thing. Bought an F1 which is fiberglass reinwhatever the heck and its much more sturdy but is a fair bit heavier to me it seems. Mind you this ones on a 6.8 box and the g2 was on a 5'5

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Virtually everyone that has the F1 is happy with it, and the ones with G2 and HDs aren't. I'd go F1. I am happy I did.

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Virtually everyone that has the F1 is happy with it, and the ones with G2 and HDs aren't. I'd go F1. I am happy I did.

 

That's kind of a blanket statement....I love my G2.

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I finally pulled the trigger and ended up getting a BakFlip F1. I absolutely love it so far! I opted for the F1 over the G2 because we do periodically get hail, and it has been another summer of 100+ temperatures. Several people here recommended the F1's plastic finish for durability and being slightly cooler in the sun over the G2's aluminum.

 

I also added a $50 keyed tailgate lock from my dealer. When I get the time I plan on adding an aftermarket power lock to it, but being able to lock it for now is peace of mind.

 

I couldn't get truckchamp.com to match the price posted here somewhere, but got it for $850 from truckcustomizers.com with an email coupon. Arrived in about a week and installation was pretty easy.

 

I absolutely love having the extra covered space. I have my folding chairs for poker night stashed in there, camping chairs for summer blues concerts in the park, and don't have to worry about losing my groceries. I also helped a friend move a couch today and the fold-up full bed access is awesome.

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Does the plastic that covers the hinges crack over the years and use? My dad had a flip type installed on his 01 sierra when it was new. It has held up pretty well. The lock mechanism no longer works and the plastic covering the hinges has cracked and split but it still functions very well. Im sure the new models are even better. I would buy one myself for sure.

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my 5 month old solid fold is leaking at the panel , I opened it and the hinge is dry as a bone. Drips right where the panel slides into the channel. I just sent them a photo. I have 2 options send it back or 3m silicon a tiny bead along the seem. trouble is I'm a musician and need the cover every weekend. I can't afford to get stuff ruined by rain.

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Extang is going to replace my Panel, another plus for customer service.. he said they have improved the hinge and the way they assemble/seal the channels around the aluminum

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