Snuglid RL Tonneau Review

Sotally Tober · October 27, 2019

So I recently replaced my Undercover Elite Lx color matched hard tonneau cover with a Snuglid RL. I was never really happy with the Undercover due to the giant handle on the rear and the raised center of the lid. It just didn’t have that clean look. It was the only one piece hard tonneau available at the time I purchased my 2019 Silverado RST.

Here is my experience with Snuglid:

- I placed the order for the Snuglid RL on 25 June 2019.

- The lid did not arrive until 15 August after being told 3 weeks.

- The white color match on the lid was really bad. Had a yellow tint to it.

- Snuglid would not repaint, however, my shop found some blemishes in the lid and they agreed to repair and repaint as long as we used Snuglid’s local contracted shop.

- After waiting another 8 days, my shop received the lid back. Again, there was new blemishes and chips in the paint.

- We contacted Snuglid and they agreed to have our local Chevy dealership repair and repaint.

- After another week the lid was finally fixed and painted correctly.

- I dropped off the truck for removal of the Undercover Lid and installation of the Snuglid.

- Upon pick up I instantly noticed that the lid was not centered and the electronic locking mechanism on the lid that is tied into the truck was not working properly.

- Turns out that the hardware originally installed on the lid was not centered and caused the lid to sit un-centered. Additionally, the electronic locking mechanism was failing and needed to be replaced.

- After another two days, the contracted Snuglid shop reinstalled the hardware to center the lid and replaced the electronic mechanism.

Here is the end result:

I definitely like the clean lines of the Snuglid over the Undercover and the ability to lock/unlock straight from the trucks key fob. It is significantly heavier than the Undercover but I can deal with that.

In hindsight, I regret not waiting on the Gaylord Lid to be released, however, I am happy with the end result of the SnugLid just not the hoops I had to jump through to get to this point. I will not buy from Snuglid again.