BakFlip Tonneau
Cover Review
Ken Bishop
At first glance you might think the spelling is wrong for this tonneau cover. This
is the way it was intended to be spelled. It is made by BAK Industries hence the spelling. Bak is also the creator
of the RollBak tonneau cover . Bak Industries say “Our belief is that just because a truck is used for work,
doesn't mean it should look like a work-truck. It is possible to elegantly craft rugged and strong products and
still maintain a clean look of sophistication and style.” Their company is located in North Hollywood
California.
The Bakflip tonneau cover is a real nice piece of work. This hard truck bed cover is
made of an automotive grade exterior UV Resistant plastic which is also scratch resistant. The cores of the panels
are filled with a very sturdy resin based honeycomb structure which is waterproof. These panels are made not to
crack, warp or fade. The panels are framed with a powder coated aircraft quality aluminum. All of this makes a
light weight very durable tonneau cover.
The cover folds up in sections, and in seconds, all the way up to the cab of the
pickup truck. This gives you easy access to your truck bed while still having the security and gas saving qualities
of a tonneau cover. It sits flat on the truck bed and leaves the stake holes uncovered to allow you to use
different types of racks. Great for a ladder rack, canoe rack and more.
There are testimonials of this truck cover saying it is shipped, very well packaged.
This is good to ensure that your truck bed cover arrives to your door as it was sent from the warehouse. Many say
the cover installs very easily. You can even go to the Bak industries website for an installation video.
Some say that the cover is water tight while others say that some water will get in.
It seems that sometimes there is a sealer problem with some applications. When they contacted Bak Industries, Bak
sent them some different thicknesses of sealer, which did solve the problem. It seems that the two screws which
hold the front of the tonneau cover secure were made of steel and rust would show after a short time. Some changed
these to stainless steel or galvanized Overall most people were very satisfied with their purchase. Even the one’s
that had slight problems. The look of the Bakflip tonneau cover and the easy installation and how easy it was to
get access to their truck bed made them very pleased with their purchase.
It seems the tonneau cover becomes very secure with the addition of a tailgate lock.
The way the truck cover latches you need to open the tailgate to open the truck bed cover which is great to keep
unwanted people from getting at your cargo.
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