My rubber tube retainers pulled right through the holes before I gave up on trying to install it with the drop in liner. It's just not possible... I used composite deck board to fill in the gap, and I think I will remove it and use some high quality silicone to "stick" it to the bedliner and seal the gaps to the sides.
I guess the drop-in liner causes some additional problems but the assembly ends up being about the same. Try using some bolts about a 1/4" longer than the provided screws. You may have to experiment with some different lengths to find the right combination that works to allow you the get a washer, lock washer, and nut or locking nut on without dropping them and also not extend too far towards the cab when tightened. The gap between the cab and bed is small to work in. Forget it if you have big hands. You will also need nuts and matching large washers to hold the bulkhead rail in place. Tie strings to anything you might drop between the cab and bed.
Very nice cover, I've never seen one fold back like that, wish I did more research before I purchased mine. I just went with Ford’s OEM roll up.Installed the Truxedo Deuce on my SuperCrew last night. Took a bit longer than a usual tonneau install, with the additional bulkhead seal and functionality of the cover. About an hour total, still not bad though. Wasn't too bad once I got into it and started to understand how it was going together.
A good combination of roll-up and soft-folding!
Will need some practice on my part to get the front fold to open and close properly. The latch to open the front fold is still a little stiff, so hopefully that breaks in a bit more otherwise I'll just lube it up a bit. Allows great access to the accompanying Truxedo Expedition bag I also installed near the front bulkhead!
The bag can be mounted anywhere in the bed. It just clamps to the bedrails like the cover does, so it can be slid further FWD or all the way back or wherever. It definitely has more room than the swing out cases. But that means it takes up more room. I wanted it up against the FWD bulkhead to keep most of the rest of the bed still usable. Though the bag just slides into slots on the rail mounts, so it can be removed quite easily if you need that extra bed space.
Super slick! I saw it in the Ford Accessories but didn’t know it could be mounted in the front or back. Although it does look like it would be quite a reach to put something in it from the back with the tailgate down, but closed it looks like it might be doable. Very nice setup you have.
Yeah, it might be a bit of a reach with the tailgate down, but with it up you shouldn't have much of a problem at all. One of the pluses of getting a mid size for me was I'm able to reach over the bedrail and grab something from inside the bed without needing a step ladder or anything. Granted, I'm 6' 1" with pretty long arms, so I don't have much of a problem.
NICE, I also have ford factory drop-in bedliner, I was planning to install the Gator Soft roll up, but it requires to drill some hole for mounting the bulkhead bar and also side brackets for the roll up rails, I end up returned. Probably gonna get the tri-fold one you got, I will use your idea of double stick tape and notch the bulkhead barI installed the Gator SFX Tri-Fold a couple nights ago. I have the Ford factory drop-in bedliner, so had to get a little creative with the bulkhead bar. I ended up having to notch the corners (see picture) so it would sit flush with the front and top of the liner. I used Gorilla brand mounting tape (strong double sided tape) to mount the bar. I figured I'd see how that works before I get crazy drilling holes in my new truck lol so far so good!
The cover seems well made and was otherwise very easy to install. I drove home through a hard down pour the second day I had it, and the bed was dry when I got home aside from a few drops from the front corners (not the cover's fault). I'd recommend this as an inexpensive alternative to some of the name brand covers out there.
I'm liking your roll up. I like the tension adjustment idea and the warranty. Priced a little over 500 for a 6 footer. Sound about right?
This looks great! I’m planning on installing one of these, but I am looking to install my bed lights before then. Could you maybe take a few shots on the inside of the bed where the rails are, so I can install the lights without having to redo them? Or should I just wait until the Deuce is on before installing the lights?Installed the Truxedo Deuce on my SuperCrew last night. Took a bit longer than a usual tonneau install, with the additional bulkhead seal and functionality of the cover. About an hour total, still not bad though. Wasn't too bad once I got into it and started to understand how it was going together.
A good combination of roll-up and soft-folding!
Will need some practice on my part to get the front fold to open and close properly. The latch to open the front fold is still a little stiff, so hopefully that breaks in a bit more otherwise I'll just lube it up a bit. Allows great access to the accompanying Truxedo Expedition bag I also installed near the front bulkhead!
