Hey.
What's up, guys?
I'm Ryan from AmericanTrucks.
And today, I'm here with the BAK Industries Revolver X2 roll-up tonneau cover, fitting
your 2015 to 2018 F-150 with a six and a half foot bed.
This is gonna be for anyone looking for a unique cover to not only add some style, but
maximum protection.
This cover has a sleek and low-profile design, and it allows you to roll it completely up,
providing maximum access to the bed without blocking your rear window.
Now, this has patented rotational locking rails and can be unlatched with one hand by
pulling a release cable.
Now, this is made of sturdy aluminum and can hold up to 400 pounds, and the premium vinyl
finish is gonna keep water out of the bed and the aluminum slats.
Now, this is fairly light when compared to other options, and it comes as a complete
kit, ready to install.
Now, like I said, it is a clamp-on design, so there's no need to drill or cut to install
this.
And it comes with a great two-year warranty.
Now, this is one of the more expensive options on the site at just over $900.
However, I think you're getting the maximum protection with this cover versus other options.
As far as install goes, I'm gonna give this a one out of three wrenches since you can
install this in about an hour using simple hand tools.
Now, with that being said, let's hop into the install.
So the first thing we're gonna need to do for this install is install a foam seal at
the back of the bed just below the windshield on our truck.
Now, if you have a drop-in bedliner, you're gonna use a quarter-inch seal that's provided.
If you don't have a bedliner such as this one, we're gonna use the three-quarter-inch
seal.
You're gonna wanna wipe this surface down with isopropyl wipe or an alcohol wipe.
This is gonna rid the surface of debris and contaminants that's gonna keep this from sticking.
So we're gonna take our wipe, wipe this down, and get our seal installed.
So we're gonna peel the backing off.
We're gonna start at one side and just apply it along this edge.
So after we install that seal, we're gonna start with our passenger side bed rail.
Now, you're gonna want this flat side to stick up, and this aluminum bracket is gonna face
the front.
If you have a drop-in bedliner, you're gonna wanna pull this seal off of the front end.
This will allow it to slide forward a little more.
The next thing you're gonna wanna make sure is that this edge is flat.
If this edge is not flat, then you're gonna need to shim it.
And the manufacturer provides you with shim instructions and shims.
So you wanna take a look at that.
We have a flat edge.
So we're just gonna install this and get our clamps on.
So we're gonna start here at the front with our first clamp.
And we're gonna measure back from the bed about 6 to 9 inches, and then we're gonna
place our first clamp on there.
Now, we're gonna face the nut outwards.
And these teeth, we're gonna make sure that they sit in this edge rail up in here.
So we'll place that all the way up in, and we'll tighten it down.
And then we're gonna use a nine-sixteenths wrench to tighten that up just a little bit.
So we're gonna start back here and do our rear-most clamp.
So we're gonna measure same thing, about 6 to 9 inches back.
Now, when you tighten these up, you wanna make sure that they are square and not crooked
or anything because you want these teeth to sit in these aluminum fins up in here so they
don't slide around.
Next, we're gonna do our middle one.
So you're gonna pick a good spot, about halfway.
Tighten that clamp.
Clamp that clamp on.
So we're gonna do the same thing for the other side following the same procedure that we
did for the previous side.
So after we have our rails installed, the next thing we're gonna do is install our tonneau
cover on the back of the truck.
And then we're gonna roll it forward.
So I'm gonna get someone to help me pick the other side up while we put this on, laying
it ever so gently on your rails.
So after you have it all rolled out and you remove your packing material, we're gonna
roll this back up to the front so we can get the bolts installed in the front.
So after you roll this up, we're gonna peel this section back because we're gonna need
to insert bolts into these slots.
Now, using the provided bolts, we're just gonna take these, and we're gonna stick one
in this slot and one in that slot.
You're gonna do the same thing for the other side.
Now, the reason we're doing this is because these are gonna hold the bolts in place for
when we lay them down through the brackets and install the nuts.
So we're gonna roll this back down, and we're gonna line these bolts up with the slotted
holes in that aluminum bracket so that they can drop down through.
Once they drop down through, we're gonna go underneath and install our washers and our
nuts.
So once you crawl underneath, we're gonna install our rubber washer, our flat washer,
and then our nylon locking nut.
Once you have those nuts on, we are going to use a half-inch socket to tighten these
up, just to snug them a little bit.
You're not gonna fully tighten them yet.
You're gonna do the same thing for the other side.
So the next thing you're gonna wanna do is roll this all the way out.
Before we roll that all the way out, you wanna make sure that this vinyl edge back here for
the tonneau cover is lined up with this rail.
Once you have that set, we're gonna roll this the rest of the way out, and then make sure
our back seats properly.
So you wanna make sure that the tonneau cover is square and even on the bed and that these
latches here line up with these brackets and are square.
Once everything checks out, we're gonna go ahead and roll this back up and finish tightening
those nuts.
So to release this end, we're gonna pull on these cables here on both sides, and then
we'll just roll this back up.
So the next thing you're gonna do is roll this cover all the way up because we're gonna
attach this strap.
Now, this has the same style clamp that we attached our bed rail and is actually gonna
go underneath of here.
You're gonna attach this underneath about as close as you can to this.
And then that's gonna wrap around and buckle in, and it's gonna keep that rolled up.
So we're gonna do the same thing we did for putting the other clamps on.
We're gonna insert this up into the rail, making sure that these teeth lock in.
And then we're gonna go ahead and tighten that up using a nine-sixteenths wrench.
So next, with the cover rolled all the way up, we're gonna attach these foam bumpers
onto these metal slots.
Now, these are in case you roll this all the way up and it decides to contact the window.
It's not going to scrape or break it.
So we're gonna peel this 3M backing off, and then we're gonna push this up against here
and get an idea of where to stick these on.
We're gonna attach one over here.
We'll do another one one up from that.
You're gonna do the same thing for the other side.
So just follow across on here, and we'll attach a bumper onto there and then one on the rail
above it.
So that wraps up my review and install.
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