Jason Flaherty | Profile|Northridge4x4

Great looking/functioning tonneau, poor instructions
psuntlion 2 years ago
I extensively researched the available tonneau covers on the market and ended up going with this one. I liked the security offered by the hard folding design and the fact that the tonneau can be folded and propped up in the open position so most of the bed can be used. After installation, I'm still very happy with the purchase, but installation should have been easier. How hard would it be to include decent instructions with detailed pictures? A few tips: 1) The cover works fine with the SIDE trail rails, but the front trail rail needs to be removed. The knobs for the clamps interfere with the rail (or vice versa). Removing the rail was actually one of the toughest parts of the install. It's held on with double sided adhesive so after you remove the screws, use hook the claw of a hammer inside the rail to pry it away from the bed. The instructions say to put it back on after you install the front mounts for the cover, but DON'T. 2) A video online showed having to drill holes through plugs in the bedliner to insert the drain tubes. That must have been for older Gladiators. New Gladiators already have holes you can use to insert the tubes without drilling.