The UnderCover Flex Tri-Fold Cover here is a personal favorite of mine, guys, for the
'15 and newer F-150s, available on both five and a half and six and a half foot bed configurations.
Now, this guy is gonna offer a killer build and fit along with a superior level of security
for your bed cargo when everything is all locked up.
The materials are gonna be a very durable fiberglass reinforced plastic along with those
aluminum rails, all of which are backed by a three-year warranty and a price point that's
gonna start around the mid $800 level for the five and a half foot option.
Installation is going to be a breeze here, guys, so figure a one out of three wrenches
the old difficulty meter and about 20 minutes or so from start to finish.
But if you want, hang out till the end and we'll show you how it's done.
Now if you're looking for the ultimate in protection from both the elements and also
wannabe thieves, a hardcover like this is ultimately gonna be the way to go.
Now unlike those soft vinyl covers out there, a hardcover like the UnderCover Flex can't
easily be defeated with a knife exposing all of your stuff which, let's face it guys, is
the unfortunate reality of some of those more affordable soft covers out there.
With a tri-fold again, like this in place in that rear tailgate all locked up, there's
really no easy way to penetrate the bed.
Now full disclosure, guys, I have a very, very similar cover to this one on my current
truck.
Had it over the last four or five years, it's made its way from truck to truck and I still
have absolutely no issues whatsoever, and nobody, knock on wood, has been able to break
into my truck.
But what do you say we talk about the cover a little bit more and that extra security
again, in this case, is gonna come from that durable FRP material, which does stand for
fiberglass reinforced plastic which UnderCover states it's gonna be a little bit more impact-resistant
than similar aluminum covers out there, meaning basically you're not gonna be as prone to
denting or dinging like an aluminum option.
Now the FRP material here, guys, is given a bit of texture as you can see, finished
off in I would say a gloss black powder coat.
It's not gonna fade on you over the years.
And if for whatever reason you do encounter any issues with this cover at all, everything
will be backed by a limited three-year warranty.
So if you haven't been paying attention, yes, the UnderCover Flex here guys is a tri-fold
design meaning it's easy to fold up and out of the way if you ever need access to the
entire bed at a moment's notice.
Simply yank up on the cables here to release the latches and you can fold one or two panels
up at a time, secure them with the included straps if you don't want to fold the entire
thing out of the way, or if you do, well, just simply prop it up using the included
props and you are simply good to go.
Now the only drawback with something like this versus a rolling cover per se is that
you do lose visibility out of the rear window when the entire thing is folded up against
the cab.
But as someone who again has a similar cover on my ride, it's been a non-issue especially
if you have access to a rear or backup camera on your truck like most do anyway nowadays.
Now one of the big things I do really enjoy about this cover and it's a big reason why
I selected it for my own rig is how everything sits once it's been installed.
Basically, it's going to sit flush with those bed rails and just make for a much cleaner
look overall.
Now in fact, at the time of this video, guys, the UnderCover Flex that we're talking about
here in addition to the backflip will be your only two options currently on the site to
deliver this sort of design.
Now the Extang or WeatherTech will stick up a little bit which isn't a big deal for some
owners, but if you prefer that clean appearance, I like the flush option like the UnderCover
here.
Now the cover itself is going to mount using the included aluminum rails that do get clamped
onto your truck's existing bed rails, which ultimately is just gonna make for a very painless
install.
Trust me, guys.
Now the cover does also include or incorporate, I should say, a nice thick rubber seal on
all four sides which is also going to help block out any rain or moisture, keeping your
bed cargo nice and dry in the process.
But what do you say we get into the installation as promised and again, super simple stuff
here so one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter, maybe 20 minutes of your time to get
everything in place.
But to give you a better idea of how this is all gonna go down, here is our detailed
walkthrough as promised along with that quick tool breakdown.
Tools used for this install, 3/8-ratchet, half-inch socket, flat head screwdriver, optional
is an impact.
All right.
We're gonna first start off by attaching our side rails.
You want the drain tube towards the front of the truck and you want it to sit evenly
on the back over there.
Now we are gonna do one clamp at a time and the orientation of the clamp is you want this
C part just like that.
Now I'm gonna hand tighten it now.
Do not overtighten this because it is an aluminum bracket and it will strip out this bolt.
Now it is a half inch socket.
That's just to hold that in place while I work on the other clamps.
Make sure you get behind your bed rail, you may have to loosen him up a little bit like
that.
All right.
Now we're gonna move on to the other side.
All right.
Again we are going to make sure our rails are lined up the way we want them.
We want them flush with the top of the bed and I'm gonna start in the middle, work forward,
and then get the one in the rear.
All right.
Now we're going to get our Tonneau cover and set it on top.
All right.
Now that we have the Tonneau cover on the bed of the truck, these are the two mounting
bolts for the front of the Tonneau cover.
Now you'll see this whole rail system in here.
This head of the bolt, if you loosen it up enough, you'll have enough travel to actually
get it into that rail.
And you can tighten it up a little bit just so it doesn't move around, and we're gonna
do that to both of these.
There's gonna be for the left side and one for the right side.
It's gonna sit like this underneath the Tonneau cover and that's what mounts the front of
the Tonneau cover to the rails itself.
All right.
Now we're gonna fold it back up, get into the truck, and set the front on the front
of the bed.
Unfold it.
Bring it back just a little bit.
Drop your front down.
You may have to move those mounting bolts out of the way a little bit like that.
Slide forward a little bit here.
So now I am underneath the Tonneau cover on my back looking at these front bolts.
What I'm doing is just making sure that it's even across the front of the bed.
I don't see any sunlight.
And then I'm just gonna tighten down
our clamps.
And we're going to do this on both sides.
All right.
Same deal on this side, just gonna tighten that down.
All right.
Our next step is to attach our drain tubes to the little spout here.
We are gonna be removing this cover.
Attach your drain tube
and then run it down.
All right.
Now we're in our final steps.
We are gonna set the Tonneau cover down and test fit it, close the bed, make sure everything
fits the way we want it.
You're gonna hear it lock when it gets down just like that.
Again this is a tri-fold so you're gonna hear three of those clicks.
There's your last one.
Step down.
Close your bed.
I'm gonna go all the way around the truck, make sure it fits the way I want it.
These seals from the packaging, they may be a little deformed but once it hits the sun
and bakes a little bit, it will sit flat.
Front looks good, this side, the back, and this side as well.
All right.
Now that you're satisfied on how it fits and all your sides and everything lines up, we're
gonna open it a back up and tighten down our clamps.
So I have my half inch in my hand, I'm just gonna open it up,
put these support rods up.
Now we're just gonna tighten these down.
Again don't go too tight, it is an aluminum bracket.
You don't want to bend or strip the threads on your bolt.
We're gonna do this all the way around.
And then we're finished.
All right, that's gonna wrap up my install of the Undercover tri-folding Tonneau Cover,
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