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I am close to buying an RST, and will be in this boat shortly. On my Colorado I had an Access Lorado(6 ft bed), and It worked out for me when I bought it. Having said that- I realized that most tonneau covers in general have rails along the inside of bed, that keeps you from being able to use a bike rack across top of rails.

 

I know there are uber expensive ones that allow you to retract and have a bike rack within their rails, but 1500 doesn't excite me! Before I pull the trigger on another cover, I gotta research bike racks and covers a bit better.

 

Chris

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I pulled the trigger on the Lomax. It will arrive Wednesday according to fedex tracking. I think for my needs and budget it was the best choice. Hopefully I’m not disappointed. I’ll update with pics and thoughts after I get it installed. Thanks for all the replies. 

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On 9/4/2020 at 1:24 PM, bamorris2 said:

If you go with the LoMAX, get ahold of Luke at Truck Alterations. I got mine from him for $675 shipped, which was significantly lower than anyone else I could find. This was in December 2019.


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I just traded emails with Luke.  He is still at $675 with free shipping.  That is over $200 less than everyone else.  Everything good when you dealt with Luke and truckalterations.com?  Is that cover easy to remove if you need access to the entire bed?  I assume it is but would like real world experience.  :)

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I just traded emails with Luke.  He is still at $675 with free shipping.  That is over $200 less than everyone else.  Everything good when you dealt with Luke and truckalterations.com?  Is that cover easy to remove if you need access to the entire bed?  I assume it is but would like real world experience.  [emoji4]

Yes I’ve gotten a few tonneau covers as some other truck items from him as well. All of my experiences have been great. I leaned about him through another (Ford) forum back when I had an F150.
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I have the X15 Pro on mine and I love it. It sits flush and I really like the look of the fabric as opposed to the vinyl. It does leak a little at the corners but nothing serious enough for me to be too concerned with.

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16 hours ago, geddylee2112 said:

Is that cover easy to remove

Assuming you're talking about the LoMax Access Tri-fold............it's easily removable for full bed access.  That's a great price as I paid $883 with free shipping.  

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Thoughts on Gator EFX vs LOMAX?  Realtruck.com has the Gator EFX for $649 vs working with the guy mentioned above at $675.  Obviously the money diff doesn't matter.  Just want a nice cover.  Thanks guys.

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So my Lomax cover arrived yesterday. It was a breeze to install. Overall I’m pleased with the fit and appearance. Of course my impatience cost me a couple hundred bucks. I ordered it before the post about the vendor selling them for 660$. Oh well. Can’t worry about that now. 
 

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5 minutes ago, Darkfader said:

So my Lomax cover arrived yesterday. It was a breeze to install. Overall I’m pleased with the fit and appearance. Of course my impatience cost me a couple hundred bucks. I ordered it before the post about the vendor selling them for 660$. Oh well. Can’t worry about that now. 
 

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That's a nice clean bed cover.  Like it a lot.

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16 minutes ago, Greg Spencer said:

Thoughts on Gator EFX vs LOMAX?  Realtruck.com has the Gator EFX for $649 vs working with the guy mentioned above at $675.  Obviously the money diff doesn't matter.  Just want a nice cover.  Thanks guys.

Actually looks like the Gator FX is the one comparable to the Lomax.

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2 minutes ago, Greg Spencer said:

That's a nice clean bed cover.  Like it a lot.

Thanks Greg, the simplicity is what attracted me to it. The seams are only about 1/4”. As far as install and removal goes, I think it will be quite easy to remove when needed. 
 

I traded an ‘18 Tacoma for the trail boss and it had a factory Toyota tri-fold. It was heavier and had a bolt to remove. Not super hard but more to do. This one just folds up, secure the keepers, slightly lift and slide toward the rear. Nice and simple. 

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