Gator EFX tonneau cover and BedRug Classic installed... nothing special but I did it myself!

[KCBrett]

Love my bed setup! Gator EFX and bed rug classic! Thanks for the discount @Realtruck!

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[REDRUM]

Curious.
What did you pay for each?
Cause I want to do the bedrug, not sure which tonneau.

 

[Dad]

Don't cut yourself short! Not an easy install and it came out great! I have only the bottom section and love it. I got mine early on and didn't see any full coverage versions at the time. If I had to do over, would definitely choose the side coverage as well.

 

[Lookn4bikes]

Looks great to me.

 

[Cherokee]

You lost your upper slider rail system and your lower bed hooks ! I will assume you’re going to re install them on top of the rug cover ?

Had a buddy do that years ago in his pick up truck under a topper in the Florida heat and humidity.
It got damp and moldy. The smell got in the cab.

I had a Leer fiberglass topper with the underside of the topper covered with indoor/outdoor carpet over a drop in plastic bed liner.
Same weather, I never had a problem.
Was able to ‘hose’ out the bed liner as needed.
Something to watch for ?

It looks fantastic, a true custom look, not your typical stick on mod.

 

[Darthie]

Love my bed setup! Gator EFX and bed rug classic! Thanks for the discount @Realtruck!

Nice work. How long did the bed rug take to install?

 

[Geo8866]

Looks professionally done. Good job

 

[KCBrett]

Curious.
What did you pay for each?
Cause I want to do the bedrug, not sure which tonneau.

I got the bedrug for 429 tax and all. The tonneau I got Before I was in the forum, full price.

Nice work. How long did the bed rug take to install?

3 stinkin hours! if I wouldn't have cut in the cubby and power panel, about 1! LOL
The bolts were so hard to get started because I didn't have anything to make a clean poke with so I had to mark and cut x's with a knife and it was still a booger.

 

[Darthie]

3 stinkin hours! if I wouldn't have cut in the cubby and power panel, about 1! LOL
The bolts were so hard to get started because I didn't have anything to make a clean poke with so I had to mark and cut x's with a knife and it was still a booger.
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Thats a bit of time. I had mine done mainly because of the heat and humidity. I would have passed out during the install. Nice work again!!

 

[Sunoo]

3 stinkin hours! if I wouldn't have cut in the cubby and power panel, about 1! LOL

I just did my Bedrug and about 3 of the 4 hours was those dang panels. Getting the power panel screw holes to line up with the Bedrug zipper in the way damn near killed me. XD

 

[Dad]

You lost your upper slider rail system and your lower bed hooks ! I will assume you’re going to re install them on top of the rug cover ?

Had a buddy do that years ago in his pick up truck under a topper in the Florida heat and humidity.
It got damp and moldy. The smell got in the cab.

I had a Leer fiberglass topper with the underside of the topper covered with indoor/outdoor carpet over a drop in plastic bed liner.
Same weather, I never had a problem.
Was able to ‘hose’ out the bed liner as needed.
Something to watch for ?

It looks fantastic, a true custom look, not your typical stick on mod.

Yeah that mold could be one of those unintended consequences. I wonder if treating it with some kind of mold deterrent during install could help prevent that from happening. I haven't experienced the problem here in CA where humidity isn't as bad as the East Coast. You raised a good point ... as usual.

 

[Backin15]

How did you get it looking so good around the power panel? With the end of the zipper right there I had a devil of a time getting mine to go back in, the only way I could do it was to get the zipper to land in front of the bottom of the panel.

 

[Cancunbadlands]

In the Caribbean weather heat and humidity, is asking for damp and moldy.
Looks good tho

 

[KCBrett]

You lost your upper slider rail system and your lower bed hooks ! I will assume you’re going to re install them on top of the rug cover ?

Had a buddy do that years ago in his pick up truck under a topper in the Florida heat and humidity.
It got damp and moldy. The smell got in the cab.

I had a Leer fiberglass topper with the underside of the topper covered with indoor/outdoor carpet over a drop in plastic bed liner.
Same weather, I never had a problem.
Was able to ‘hose’ out the bed liner as needed.
Something to watch for ?

It looks fantastic, a true custom look, not your typical stick on mod.

something that's invisible in the picture, is the Kent sealer I used on vulnerable spots for leakage. It's a clear sealer that sets up a bit harder and more durably than silicone, and stays very clear. Working in the paint department at a Ford plant has it's benefits! The tonneau is waterproof to anything but a pressure washer sprayed straight at the seals. After I weatherstrip the tailgate, for the most part it will be as good as a trunk.

 

[KCBrett]

How did you get it looking so good around the power panel? With the end of the zipper right there I had a devil of a time getting mine to go back in, the only way I could do it was to get the zipper to land in front of the bottom of the panel.

the power panel held it down so stinkin tight I used it to hold the liner together, and ran the zipper back just enough to get it out of the way.

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