Tonneau Covers Research Guide

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Some advice on selecting a soft tonneau cover for your vehicle

When shopping for a soft tonneau cover, you'll find more than enough choices to make your head spin. When trying to narrow down the field to the ideal soft tonneau cover for your truck, consider these features:

• The seal/closure type that best suits your needs
• The opening style you like best
• How you want your tonneau cover to sit on your bed

Which soft tonneau cover seal/closure type best suits my needs?

Tough snaps, "peel & seal", "hook & loop." Each is used to keep your tonneau tarp closed, but each behaves just a bit different than the other.

• When you live in an area where biting cold is the winter norm, select a hook & loop model like the Access Lorado Performance Tonneau Cover or an adjustable tough-snap soft tonneau cover like the Extang Black Max Tonneau Cover
• For rapid opening and easy closing in moderate temperatures, grab a "peel & seal" tonneau cover, like the Extang Saber Tonneau Cover.
• When smooth edges around your tonneau cover are important, select a "peel & seal" or Velcro-style "hook & loop" model similar to the Lund Genesis Roll-Up Tonneau Cover
• If you want the most common tonneau cover seal on the road (and the most economical one), pick-up a snap-seal soft tonneau cover like the Tonneau Masters Mile Maker Tonneau Cover

Which soft tonneau cover style works best for my truck?

Each soft tonneau cover style — from roll-up to lift-up to fold-up — has its own unique advantages. Though picking one is essentially a matter of personal preference, some styles are better than others.

• When you want the fastest, most complete access to your truck bed, select a roll-up tonneau cover, like the Tonneau Masters Slant Side Tonneau Cover (pictured)
• Like the lift-up lid style best? Pick a lift-up tonneau cover that opens by lift or roll-up style (see the Extang Full Tilt Tonneau Cover)
• When fast folding is more your style, grab a folding tonneau cover (like the Extang Trifecta Tonneau Cover) for your truck

Which soft tonneau cover look would I like on my truck?

Even among like closure types, the way a soft tonneau cover sits on your bed rails can vary drastically. Spend some time thinking about the style you want on your truck.

• When you want the classic soft tonneau cover look, select a raised cover with arched bows, comparable to the Lund Genesis Snap Soft Tonneau Cover
• When smooth and low-profile matters most, get a tonneau cover that mounts flush with your bed rails that's similar in style to the Extang RT Tonneau Cover
• Want something different than the arched "covered wagon" look? Grab a low-profile soft tonneau cover with straight bows (the Truxedo Lo Pro Roll-Up Tonneau Cover would be an excellent choice)
• If you want a tonneau cover with smooth edges and corners, select a "peel & seal" or Velcro-style "hook & loop" closure soft tonneau cover model

How much soft tonneau cover installation can I handle?

No truck owner should have to pay for installation of their soft tonneau cover — they're just too easy to put on your truck (most can be mounted in 20 min. or less). But, there are varying degrees of soft tonneau cover installation difficulty. If installation is a big factor in the soft tonneau cover you choose, steer toward the style that best suits your install skills.

• When you want the easiest installation of any tonneau cover made (no tools required, 3-10 min. project), select a folding tonneau cover, the Extang Trifecta Tonneau Cover being our easiest to install
• If you can handle turning a screwdriver or wrench and have 20 minutes for installation, select any snap, "peel & seal" or Velcro soft tonneau cover that mounts above the bed rails
• When installation is no object in your soft tonneau cover decision, pick a smooth tonneau with rails that mount inside the bed rails, like the Access Lorado Performance Tonneau Cover

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.

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