Hawkshot99
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I recently bought and installed the Roll n Lock M series XT Tonneau Cover on my Ram.
I was replacing a cheap trifold that came with the truck. I had some basic bed bars I had bought on Amazon to go across the bed. With these installed, the bed leaked a decent amount, couldn’t fold the cover open, and had very little bed security against a knife.
So I got the cover, it was missing 2 bolts to install, but these were quickly shipped to me.
The install was not very difficult, but the instructions could have been a bit better. I had never used a self locking bolt before and it took me quite awhile to figure them out.
Now I’ve had the cover installed for about a week, with Thule feet to go in the e-track slot, crossbars, and my ski storage box.
I got lucky in that the feet I had saved from my last trucks cap roof rack can go into the tracks. The bed bars from Amazon shockingly will work with these feet as well, so a bunch of money saved there.
Things I like so far…..
-Going to the car wash has left the bed dry. I wouldn’t store super important to keep dry stuff back there, but I feel way better than my old setup.
-Under the fabric looking cover, is solid metal slats that roll up in the front box. You can’t cut through the cover with a knife.
-I can open/close the bed in 2 seconds, and can lift off the bars just as easy if I need a taller bed.
-The new cover is about an inch shorter off the bed floor than my old cover, so I can’t stand my large gas cans up under it anymore. But I can just open the cover and have it lock at select intervals to still keep the bed mostly covered.
-The only thing I don’t like about the cover is the locking mechanism. My truck has a locking tailgate, so I wish the bed cover didn’t have a key. Just require me to open the bed and squeeze a release mechanism to open it so I don’t have to go get my key out of the cab.
Overall I’m very happy with the look and function of the cover so far.
I was replacing a cheap trifold that came with the truck. I had some basic bed bars I had bought on Amazon to go across the bed. With these installed, the bed leaked a decent amount, couldn’t fold the cover open, and had very little bed security against a knife.
So I got the cover, it was missing 2 bolts to install, but these were quickly shipped to me.
The install was not very difficult, but the instructions could have been a bit better. I had never used a self locking bolt before and it took me quite awhile to figure them out.
Now I’ve had the cover installed for about a week, with Thule feet to go in the e-track slot, crossbars, and my ski storage box.
I got lucky in that the feet I had saved from my last trucks cap roof rack can go into the tracks. The bed bars from Amazon shockingly will work with these feet as well, so a bunch of money saved there.
Things I like so far…..
-Going to the car wash has left the bed dry. I wouldn’t store super important to keep dry stuff back there, but I feel way better than my old setup.
-Under the fabric looking cover, is solid metal slats that roll up in the front box. You can’t cut through the cover with a knife.
-I can open/close the bed in 2 seconds, and can lift off the bars just as easy if I need a taller bed.
-The new cover is about an inch shorter off the bed floor than my old cover, so I can’t stand my large gas cans up under it anymore. But I can just open the cover and have it lock at select intervals to still keep the bed mostly covered.
-The only thing I don’t like about the cover is the locking mechanism. My truck has a locking tailgate, so I wish the bed cover didn’t have a key. Just require me to open the bed and squeeze a release mechanism to open it so I don’t have to go get my key out of the cab.
Overall I’m very happy with the look and function of the cover so far.
