Search for tonneau cover leaks and review the threads. There's lots of leak issues with Truxedo covers, especially the soft rollups and including the Ford versions of them. It's fixable if you want to mess with them. If you need to keep things dry at the tailgate and the front bulkhead, I would go with something else.
I also got a vanish and love it. I originally wanted a hard cover but was having a hard time deciding which one. I thought for $300 and made in USA I could get this in the short term. I won't be upgrading totally love it. The only thing I did differently was that I took some black spray paint and made the Vanish logo vanish. HahaI had a Truxedo low pro on my Tacoma and it's a great cover. I was going to but the same for my Ranger but I rarely keep a vehicle more than 3 years so I wanted one a little cheaper. I ended up getting the Access Vanish and so far I really like it. Bought it online from Autoanything.com for $308.00,you have to call them for the best pricing. The second ink has a few videos on the cover and the install.
https://www.autoanything.com/tonneau-covers/access-vanish-tonneau-cover
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They give you spacer blocks to fill the gaps where the side rails meet the bulkhead then a weather strip along the top of the bulkhead. We don't get much rain here in AZ but I have washed my truck a few times and have deliberately sprayed those areas heavy and there were no leaks. I really like this cover,it's a nice thick material just make sure you use a good protectant on it. I use 303 Aerospace protectant on all my covers and plastic along with the dash and interior. The sun here is brutal and after 3.5 years my old cover,plastic and dash still looked brand new. You will not find a better protectant than this and it doesn't leave your inside all slimy like Armor All does.
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That's a good-lookin' CrewCab. I think the wheels and tires are awesome. Gonna check out your project pages.Go for the best...pricey but built like a tank...
I'm not having quite that problem with my cheapy North Mountain roll-up cover, but it seems my rear clamps come loose every now and then maybe from the heat distorting the plastic also? I'm going to try to remedy it with buying a couple extra clamps to see if that does anything.Any tricks for the clamps and rails on the tonneau covers? I have the Access Premium and I like the look and the quality. I added extra weather stripping to front to help keep wind out.
Now I am fighting the rails and clamps. The clamps require plastic spacers but the trim on the bed sides is getting distorted after several days out in the sun I lined it up again with a vise grip with tape on the jaws, but it seems every couple weeks something else is not lining up with the Tonneau cover. Every time I re-tighten a clamp it leaves aluminum shavings all over the bed mat which I vacuum up.
I am wondering how this adjustment will last.
On the Access cover you have to put plastic shims between the plastic trim and metal ledge on the truck so the clamps get a good grip.
