Gator Tri Fold Tonneau Cover Delay?

[B_kiz]

I ordered the same from real truck with the bed rug in mid December. I got the bed rug in less than a week and the cover kept getting pushed back. I cancelled the order and got the rough country direct from their site and it was delivered in 3 days

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[ccubedzx3]

Hey everyone, I would look into the Tonneau from Rough Country. It looks and functions almost identical to the Gator Tri-fold. It shipped from Tennessee and showed up in Michigan at my doorstep in 2 days. Ordered on Tuesday, arrived by Thursday.

 

[jeffrol48197]

I ordered the Gator trifold early December with expected ship date around new year, was delayed a few weeks and finally showed second week of January - like you guys, they charged me right away, most places only charge when shipped.

 

[Gullzway]

I just ordered a Gator FX3 Hard Tri Fold from Realtruck yesterday. Delivery estimate March 16-24th.

 

[Edge Haley]

Ordered back in Dec - Black Friday sale. Tonneau showed up 2 weeks later. Most smaller companies have a hard time scheduling a shipment without getting credit approved/charged...I understand that since having owned several small businesses....

I installed the Gator Tri-Fold this morning...and I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER with the product and installation...it includes weather stripping that I'm confident will make the tonneau mostly waterproof. Will uninstall in 2 weeks to have SIBL (LineX) sprayed but the Tonneau only took 10 minutes max to install.

The only (minor) complaint is instructions (nor Video) mention nothing about installation of the weather stripping...with a little logic you can see it needs to be cut in pieces to fit each section of the sides but full length on front and back. Not mentioned in instructions is that you place the Weather Striping on the bottom sticky side to the tonneau in front first, fold down, then in each side section in 3 pieces for each panel ( I guess) then finally on the section above the tailgate. install a full length piece. Then pressing the tonneau latches down with the clamps should let weather stripping adhesive stick for 1/2 hour or so. I can foresee weather stripping might have to be replaced periodically.

The weather stripping really added to the watertight seal around the tonneau. Found it a great value...and easy installation.

 

[BootXL76]

Got the shipping notification on my gator soft tri fold today (original shipping estimate showed 2/4), so looks like they’re starting to move on orders (ordered 1/7 from tonneaucoversworld)

 

[LAClippers420]

Ordered on Monday, expected to ship in about a month.

 

[Bushpilot]

Ordered January 4, received shipment notification today.

 

[testa422]

Just got my shipment notification this morning

 

[tomahawk72]

Just got my shipment notification this morning

Same here! I was hoping it would be here before the Nor'easter drops a foot and a half of snow in my area, ohh well!

 

[Hybrid2021]

I finally received the cover. The good news is that it takes 5-10 minutes to install.

However, it doesn’t look like very good quality and even in these inflationary times, it shouldn’t cost more than $150.

 

[KimTexas]

Update: Mines arriving Monday and we have rain, winter mix and snow forecast for next week so I'll get to test it for leaks

 

[Hybrid2021]

The only (minor) complaint is instructions (nor Video) mention nothing about installation of the weather stripping...with a little logic you can see it needs to be cut in pieces to fit each section of the sides but full length on front and back. Not mentioned in instructions is that you place the Weather Striping on the bottom sticky side to the tonneau in front first, fold down, then in each side section in 3 pieces for each panel ( I guess) then finally on the section above the tailgate. install a full length piece. Then pressing the tonneau latches down with the clamps should let weather stripping adhesive stick for 1/2 hour or so. I can foresee weather stripping might have to be replaced periodically.

Did the adhesive seal come in a packet called Part # 1030?

If so, the length of it seems sufficient to only do the sides or the front and back, but not all 4. Would have been nice if they included the instructions.

 

[Hybrid2021]

Found a YouTube video for the adhesive seal. Start watching at the 7:00 minute mark. I’m confused, the water may come in through the top of the sides and the front and back.

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