Looking for advice on Tonneau cover

[lawnboy-5247]

I am looking for suggestions on a tonneau cover for my truck so I can haul things in the back without getting them wet or nasty in the winter. Here is my criteria

 

1. Watertight

2. Easy to remove cover from truck if needed

3. Durable

4. Avalible for 8ft bed

5. Does not block view in rear window while folded up

6.I am not a fan of the velcro down covers but I will consider valid points made about them.

7.Security is not my upmost consider but I will consider it a added bonus.

[burntorngelonghorn]

I've ordered a leer trilogy. I didn't want to install rails for a hard cover like the bakflip. Not sure how waterproof it is, should be getting it this week.

 

This thread has a lot of good info, most of what you're looking for:

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/156645-2014-truck-bed-tonneau-covers/?do=findComment&comment=1377293

[whaler]

Retrax

 

 

Cheers

 

The Whaler

 

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[letsrock2]

^{American Tonneau Tri-fold}

 

^{Well made tonneau cover constructed right here in Ann Arbor, MI in the Extang plant. I bought 2 of these for a GMC and an F150. They were $269 each delivered free to the house. Both beds dry as bone. Easy on/off and 10% improved fuel economy.}

 

^Enjoy!

[EMCguy]

I went with the truck covers USA model additional Yakima racks built in for more flexibility. These aren't cheap but they are built very solid and better than they have to be. Should last for years. So far 18 months and going strong.

 

http://www.truckcoversusa.com/

 

 

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[Kevin676955]

Retrax pro mx

[sk]

Check into these:

 

Leer Trilogy (hard tri-fold)

Extang SolidFold (hard tri-fold)

Extang Trifecta (vinyl tri-fold)

 

All of them are easily removable and do not leave any rails/drain tubes/etc. on the truck. They all fold flat when open so nothing sticks above the rear window. You can also close your tailgate without lifting up the cover on all of them.

[99silveradoz71]

My Extang Solid Fold from my '08 that I purchased the fall of '07 is now on my '16 that I picked up in Feb. It's been great.

[bearcat77]

Just had a Retrax pro MX put on my 2500. Looks great. I soaked it with the hose as soon as I got home. A little water at each front corner, nothing bad. A TON of water at each back corner. Now granted, I was intentionally spraying all sides, so probably wouldn't be that bad in the rain. Definitely need to work on sealing up the tailgate though. Also, my long term concern is that there is no arch, or slope to the cover. I had about a gallon of water pooled on top of the cover when I was done. Ok while each slat seals perfectly against the next, but I fear, years down the road, that could be a big problem. At this point, I'd call it 90% water tight.

[BLUE72CAMARO]

I have had extremely good luck with access roll up covers. They are simple to install, I have never in 13 years of having them on my last 4 trucks needed to remove one except to switch the previous cover between trucks twice. It does use velcro on the sides which I know you said you dont like but all that does is hold the side tension to keep it from wrinkiling side to side. The latch mechanism at the rear holds tension front to back with easy to adjust tensioners located at the front of the bed. I have now installed 6 access covers (2 mine, 4 freind and family) and there have been 0 issues with any of them. They will seep a small amount of water in the corners during heavy rains but it is very minimal. My old truck had an original model that was purchased in 03 and installed on my 01 z71, removed and installed on my 06 dmax in 06, removed and installed on a second 06 dmax in 07 after it lived thru a 50mph head on wreck with a tree and was still in use with no issues when sold in October this year. It was starting to show its age on the velcro here and there but it still gripped just fine to hold the cover tight. My new truck has a lorado on it as well as the other 5 I have installed for freinds and family and no issues with any of those to date either.

[bearcat77]

Just an update on the Retrax Pro MX. After the first rainstorm, my bed is soaked. Leaked all the way down both sides, a little bit at each front corner, a lot at each back corner, and a few places in the middle of the cover. Definitely not worth $1600. Back to the store on Monday.