Some quick advice on picking the right hard tonneau cover for your vehicle
Getting the right hard tonneau cover for your truck is simple, fast and fun. When you know it's a hard tonneau cover you're after, consider:
- What shape/style of hard tonneau cover you would like
- Whether or not you want a custom paint matched tonneau cover
- How often you'll be carrying large or oversized loads
As your old high school guidance counselor may have mentioned, life is full of choices. Hard tonneau covers are no exception. From standard bed coverage to sleek racing looks, there's definitely a hard tonneau cover that fits your needs.
The only path to true customized hard tonneau cover appearance requires custom paint matching. While custom paint matched hard tonneau covers are premium-priced, the end result is worth the extra dollars. Best yet, we'll ship it already painted and ready to install. All you have to do is find your vehicle's paint code.
- When you want completely customized looks and seamless blending with your
truck, pick a paint-matched hard tonneau cover, available with any Gaylord's Tonneau Covers
- If you want a basic hard tonneau cover with improved scratch/chip resistance, select an unpainted hard tonneau cover model like the Undercover Tonneau Cover
Hard tonneau covers can be heavy (up to 110lbs.), which makes them tricky to remove when carrying a large load. More often than not, oversized loads that stack above your bed rails require removal of your hard top tonneau cover, which takes time, tools and a couple of people, plus a place to safely store your lid.
We hope you have found our Tonneau Covers Research Guide Center a good guide in helping you choose the best Tonneau Covers for your vehicle. It is AutoAnything's goal to provide the most information on the Internet and through our Auto Accessory Specialists on every product we sell. If you have any information that you think could help improve this section, please email us at researchcenter@autoanything.com.
Quick Tip
A Security Word: Locking Tailgates
Trucks with locking tailgates can have complete tonneau security without getting a locking cover. Many tonneau models clamp closed under the bed rails and can only be opened by dropping the tailgate. No locking tailgate? No problem. Hard tonneau covers overlap the tailgate, preventing opening when the cover is locked down.
Do You Know
What's in a Name?
The name tonneau cover is derived from the French word for the rear seating compartment of a vehicle. While your truck bed isn't a seating compartment (legally), the term still fits.
Other more direct descriptive names refer to the same part: bed cover, bed lid, truck bed lid and more. You'll even find tonneau spelled "tonno" on some covers. Though a variety of names exist, tonneau cover is the name that has stuck best and is most often used.