Problem with Ford hard roll up tonneau cover

[vandeda2024]

I like that endcap kit! It gives it a nice finished look. I am going to send that to a friend of mine with the same cover on a Frontier, he has a 1/4" gap at the tailgate.

You have to be careful though. The end caps are real fragile as they are a fairly brittle plastic. One of mine snapped just opening the cover. In their vote of confidence, Real Truck sent two complete end cap kits!

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[Backin15]

So I got a call that the parts came in, come pick them up! Since I installed the cover I have to replace the seals, if I had them do it I would have to pay and they would need the truck for a day.
Has anyone done this before? I am guessing I need to heat the seal up to peel it off, but I assume I then need to remove the leftover adhesive. The area that is loose is so small I am thinking of securing it with some flexible adhesive like rubber cement or shoe goo and doing the replacement in a few years when the seals get worse, I just don't want to use something that wont be removeable when it does come time to replace the seals.

 

[OleKennyRoy]

It didn’t come with VHB tape attached?

 

[Backin15]

Yes, the new seals have the strip of adhesive already on them, I am thinking of a way to resecure the loose section on the existing seals for now.

 

[OleKennyRoy]

Yes, the new seals have the strip of adhesive already on them, I am thinking of a way to resecure the loose section on the existing seals for now.

Honestly, you could replace the VHB tape on the loose section and use a little adhesion promoter for a nearly permanent fix.

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[Backin15]

I will give that a try - thanks!

 

[Backin15]

I did the tape, it is holding it down but since the rest is adhesive directly on the rubber it has elevated the seal and doesn't look that good. I am becoming increasingly aggravated that I spent a lot of money on what was supposed to be the best and am left to deal with a factory defect myself.

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