Rollbak Tonneau Cover Review

The Rollbak tonneau cover has so many features Ianywhere you want. The Rollbak truck bed cover
could probably sit here and type all day long about it.locks automatically when closed all the way. There is
I will try to resist myself and make this short andno visible latch or locking system as it latches
sweet. The Rollbak truck bed cover is made by Bakunderneath the tonneau cover. You have to open
Industries and is one tough tonneau cover.the tailgate to access the latch for the truck bed
It is a retractable tonneau cover which retracts intocover. Then if you install a locking tailgate latch your
a canister behind the truck cab. The canister is madetonneau cover is a very secure storage area. You
of a rugged ABS which is very durable and with itscan lift or lower the tailgate without moving the
rounded design is made to expel water. The averagetonneau cover and the stake holes along the side of
canister is about 8.5 inches in diameter and some areyour truck bed remain uncovered which is great for
even smaller which leaves you with an added spaceany type of rack you use or tie downs.
under the canister in the front of the truck bed.The powder coat flat paint is a very durable finish
The side rails are lined with high density polyethylenewhich you can wax as you would the rest of your
which is even better than Teflon as Teflon freezes.truck body. The installation is a no drill clamp system,
You never have to grease this, and it will work well inbut many applications use two self tapping screws at
all types of weather. Hot, cold, wet or dry, this coverthe front inside corners.
is made for all weather.Listening to testimonials, mostly everyone loved the
The slats of the rollback retractable tonneau coverlook and action of the Rollbak tonneau cover.
are made of powder coated industrial strengthHowever they pretty much all had a problem with
aluminum strong enough to withstand over 400the instructions that came with the truck bed cover.
pounds. The slats are designed to channel water toThey were pretty vague and conflicted with the
the side tracks and then to the ABS canister andinstallation video on the Bak Industries website. It
then out the bottom of the truck through hoses.seems they were all able to get through the
The way the slats are designed, even if any waterinstallation but would be much faster at it if they had
does get through the surface of the slats, it is stillto do it again. Even with the poor installation
channeled to the side tracks.instructions they all said it was worth the troubles
The system is designed to stop every twelve inchesonce they had it on.
as you close it so you can close it pretty much