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Need help on Tonneau cover

Old Mar 16, 2010 | 07:38 PM
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Looking for a Tonneau cover for my 2010 Ram quad cab. I had a Retrax rolling cover on my old truck. I liked the cover but the down side is that I didn't like the canister took up space in the bed. I will have a sliding 5th wheel hitch installed in the near future so I will need the cover to be able to fold up and out of the way when the hitch is in place. I like the looks of the Bakflip. Does anybody have any recommendations for me?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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I have a TorzaHardhat, cost $539 shipped,lifetime warranty on frame and 7 year on the outside. If I was good with downloading pics I would post some.Everytime I look at the truck, the tornneau cover, it looks like a finish product,happy hunting....................Kevin.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 08:25 PM
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I have a Bakflip F1, like it but lately Im seeing the leer on the road and I had a hard top ARE on my last truck so I'm leaning back towards getting a Leer or ARE, thinking about selling my F1, no complaints so far, leaks alittle around the front where the bedliner and bedrails have a gap, sell it to you but it would be something to ship.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 07:52 PM
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I did a bunch of research before buying my cover and I ended up buying a fold-a-cover. They're very versatile, user friendly, and pretty easily removed if you need to take it off. They are a little more expensive then some of the other folding covers, but it seems like there's a lot of quality in them. Love mine...check one out.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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anything by extang is great. personally the trifecta is really nice.

i live by their manuf. i have personally had them replace a cover that was 6 yrs old. without hesitation because of a little crack. in fact the president dropped it off at my house! best warranty in the business. period. cant say that bout the piece o **** bakflip i have.......
 
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 08:11 PM
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Thanks everybody. I am leaning towards the Extang Revolution. Found out that my brother has one and love's his.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 03:01 AM
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Leer. $1200 installed. I chose this over the Mopar cover because I wanted the flat sleek look. I also never found one that had a latch that I liked. Most were big and bulky looking.



 
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 08:04 AM
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I just had a Truxedo Truxport installed on Wednesday. This one is very reasonable in cost and very easy to use compared to my old snap cover. They are avialble for about $280.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 12:05 PM
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I have had several different brands over the years and different trucks, always been partial to the flush look hard type covers. Some of the brands I have tried: Paragon, ARE, and one I cant remember but fit inside the rails and looked nice closed. Always hated them when I had to take them off, specially if I made an "impulse" by for something too big to fit under the cover. This time around I bought a vinyl Truxedo Lo Pro and I love it. It looks good and is super easy to deal with. It might not be as secure as some of the hard covers, but I really don't think any tonneau cover can stop a really determined thief. Just my opinion, but so far the Truxedo has to be my favorite over all. There is a guy wholesaling them on Ebay, he just isn't advertising the name. Got mine for $350 shipped, I just emailed and asked what brand it was first.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Ramschackle
...I will have a sliding 5th wheel hitch installed in the near future so I will need the cover to be able to fold up and out of the way when the hitch is in place....
So the Retrax would be in the way? Do you know that for sure, or are you just guessing?
I would have thought that there would be enough room while retracted to allow for the hitch, I haven't measured it though.

-John
 
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